The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Cambridgeshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Software Developer
Rank 136 101 131
Rank change year-on-year
-35 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Developer 9 44 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 0.339% 1.551% 0.792%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.355% 1.613% 0.833%
Number of salaries quoted 9 21 24
Average salary £45,000 £37,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% +15.38%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Job Titles
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2534 2728 2880
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 95.41% 96.16% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 2259 2299 2561
Average salary £38,000 £38,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.29% +10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
C++ Software Developer
East of England

C++ Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C++ Software Developer across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridgeshire C++ Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Software Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C++ Software Developer across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire C++ Software Developer Salary Trend

C++ Software Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ Software Developer across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Cambridgeshire C++ Software Developer Salary Histogram

C++ Software Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Software Developer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cambridge -38 7 £45,000 +20.00%
St Neots +1 1 £32,500 -13.33%
C++ Software Developer
East of England

C++ Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited C++ Software Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with C++ Software Developer in their job title.

1 16 (100.00%) C++
2 13 (81.25%) Windows
3 11 (68.75%) Degree
4 9 (56.25%) Visual Studio
5 8 (50.00%) C#
5 8 (50.00%) OO
6 7 (43.75%) Linux
6 7 (43.75%) .NET
7 5 (31.25%) Mathematics
7 5 (31.25%) Electronics
7 5 (31.25%) OOD
8 4 (25.00%) C
8 4 (25.00%) UNIX
9 3 (18.75%) Perl
9 3 (18.75%) Python
9 3 (18.75%) MS Excel
9 3 (18.75%) PhD
9 3 (18.75%) CAD
9 3 (18.75%) CAE
9 3 (18.75%) Multithreading
9 3 (18.75%) Computer Science
9 3 (18.75%) WPF
9 3 (18.75%) 3D Modelling
10 2 (12.50%) Data Analysis
10 2 (12.50%) Automotive
10 2 (12.50%) Device Driver
10 2 (12.50%) TCP/IP
10 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
10 2 (12.50%) Java
10 2 (12.50%) MFC

C++ Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited C++ Software Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with C++ Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (43.75%) .NET
2 3 (18.75%) WPF
3 2 (12.50%) MFC
4 1 (6.250%) STL
4 1 (6.250%) Boost C++ Libraries
Applications
1 3 (18.75%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) TCP/IP
2 1 (6.250%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 9 (56.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (31.25%) Electronics
2 2 (12.50%) Automotive
3 1 (6.250%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Mathematics
2 3 (18.75%) Computer Science
3 2 (12.50%) Device Driver
4 1 (6.250%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (6.250%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 13 (81.25%) Windows
2 7 (43.75%) Linux
3 4 (25.00%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) OO
2 5 (31.25%) OOD
3 3 (18.75%) CAD
3 3 (18.75%) CAE
3 3 (18.75%) Multithreading
3 3 (18.75%) 3D Modelling
4 2 (12.50%) Data Analysis
5 1 (6.250%) Software Engineering
5 1 (6.250%) Project Management
5 1 (6.250%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 16 (100.00%) C++
2 8 (50.00%) C#
3 4 (25.00%) C
4 3 (18.75%) Python
4 3 (18.75%) Perl
5 2 (12.50%) Java
6 1 (6.250%) JavaScript
6 1 (6.250%) Embedded C
6 1 (6.250%) Embedded C++
6 1 (6.250%) Assembly Language
6 1 (6.250%) VC++
Qualifications
1 11 (68.75%) Degree
2 3 (18.75%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Your responsibilities will include algorithm development, maths modelling, statistical modelling and data analysis and C++ OO programming... To be considered must have achieved a good degree in ideally...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Fantastic + Benefits + Prospects
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To be considered you'll be degree educated and be comfortable working with mixture of technologies including C#, C++, OO design and Visual Studio and .Net tools... Essential:...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Fantastic + prospects
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key words: Embedded software, embedded C, C++, Cambridge, software engineer An Embedded software engineer with C++ software development experience is needed at an established and innovative Cambridge based...
Oho Group Ltd.
Salary: £48000 to £58000 per annum - Competitive package
Posted: 13 May 2013