The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Software Engineer
Rank 110 107 89
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer 33 45 60
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 1.266% 1.543% 2.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.329% 1.607% 2.131%
Number of salaries quoted 28 34 59
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,500 £33,500 £29,700
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £52,500 £42,200
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
All Job Titles
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2483 2801 2815
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 95.28% 96.06% 95.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2219 2367 2507
Average salary £38,500 £39,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.28% +11.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £48,900 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
C++ Software Engineer
East of England

C++ Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire C++ Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire C++ Software Engineer Salary Trend

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Cambridgeshire C++ Software Engineer Salary Histogram

C++ Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 22 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 -7 30 £35,000 -12.50%
St Neots - 1 £32,500 -
C++ Software Engineer
East of England

C++ Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited C++ Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

1 76 (100.00%) C++
2 46 (60.53%) Python
3 37 (48.68%) Degree
4 36 (47.37%) C
5 27 (35.53%) Linux
6 26 (34.21%) Computer Science
7 25 (32.89%) Perl
8 18 (23.68%) C#
9 17 (22.37%) STL
9 17 (22.37%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 16 (21.05%) Multithreading
11 13 (17.11%) Haskell
11 13 (17.11%) Erlang
11 13 (17.11%) Windows
11 13 (17.11%) Wireless
11 13 (17.11%) Scrum
11 13 (17.11%) TDD
11 13 (17.11%) Artificial Intelligence
12 11 (14.47%) Electronics
12 11 (14.47%) Embedded C
13 10 (13.16%) OO
13 10 (13.16%) Software Engineering
14 9 (11.84%) XML
14 9 (11.84%) UNIX
14 9 (11.84%) Unit Testing
15 8 (10.53%) .NET
15 8 (10.53%) Ethernet
16 7 (9.211%) Device Driver
16 7 (9.211%) Embedded Systems
17 6 (7.895%) HTTP

C++ Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited C++ Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 17 (22.37%) STL
1 17 (22.37%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 9 (11.84%) XML
3 8 (10.53%) .NET
4 5 (6.579%) MFC
5 2 (2.632%) jQuery
5 2 (2.632%) Ajax
5 2 (2.632%) JSON
6 1 (1.316%) WPF
6 1 (1.316%) Qt
Communications & Networking
1 13 (17.11%) Wireless
2 8 (10.53%) Ethernet
3 6 (7.895%) HTTP
4 5 (6.579%) Broadband
5 3 (3.947%) WAN
6 2 (2.632%) SNMP
6 2 (2.632%) FTP
7 1 (1.316%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.263%) MySQL
2 2 (2.632%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (6.579%) Visual Studio
2 2 (2.632%) GCC
2 2 (2.632%) CppUnit
2 2 (2.632%) Subversion
2 2 (2.632%) Bugzilla
General
1 11 (14.47%) Electronics
2 5 (6.579%) Multimedia
3 4 (5.263%) Automotive
4 1 (1.316%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 26 (34.21%) Computer Science
2 13 (17.11%) Artificial Intelligence
3 7 (9.211%) Device Driver
3 7 (9.211%) Embedded Systems
4 5 (6.579%) Smartphone
5 4 (5.263%) Mathematics
6 1 (1.316%) Firmware
6 1 (1.316%) Physics
6 1 (1.316%) Visualisation
6 1 (1.316%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 27 (35.53%) Linux
2 13 (17.11%) Windows
3 9 (11.84%) UNIX
4 2 (2.632%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (1.316%) Windows CE
5 1 (1.316%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (21.05%) Multithreading
2 13 (17.11%) Scrum
2 13 (17.11%) TDD
3 10 (13.16%) OO
3 10 (13.16%) Software Engineering
4 9 (11.84%) Unit Testing
5 4 (5.263%) CAD
6 3 (3.947%) CAE
6 3 (3.947%) 3D Modelling
7 1 (1.316%) Project Management
7 1 (1.316%) OOD
7 1 (1.316%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (1.316%) Automated Testing
7 1 (1.316%) Continuous Integration
7 1 (1.316%) Test Automation
7 1 (1.316%) Video Processing
7 1 (1.316%) Kanban
7 1 (1.316%) Signal Processing
7 1 (1.316%) Feature Driven Development
Programming Languages
1 76 (100.00%) C++
2 46 (60.53%) Python
3 36 (47.37%) C
4 25 (32.89%) Perl
5 18 (23.68%) C#
6 13 (17.11%) Haskell
6 13 (17.11%) Erlang
7 11 (14.47%) Embedded C
8 6 (7.895%) Java
9 4 (5.263%) Embedded C++
10 2 (2.632%) MATLAB
10 2 (2.632%) SQL
11 1 (1.316%) Assembly Language
11 1 (1.316%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 37 (48.68%) Degree
2 3 (3.947%) PhD
Vendors
1 4 (5.263%) Microsoft
1 4 (5.263%) Oracle
2 3 (3.947%) Riverbed
3 1 (1.316%) Progress
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: Strong C++ experience on a Linux platform... Experience with Python... Experience with RDBMS a must, preferably MySQL... Technical degree or equivalent experience... Keywords: Strong C++, Linux, Python,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Summary: Solid C++ needed for Windows development in Agile SCRUM team, graphics systems, Cambridge, to £competitive + benefits... You will be developing robust C++ code and have the ability...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £competitive + benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
C++ Windows Software Engineer needed in Cambridge... To be considered you'll be degree educated... Software skills needed C++ Visual Studio. Multi-threaded and multi-tasking applications. Additional...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Top Base+Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: C++ and C# .NET development using Microsoft visual studio. Engineering degree or equivalent qualification or work experience... Design experience in multi threaded real time applications on Windows...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
C++ or Java developer with Maths / Physics background needed in Cambridge... Coding is varied and challenging using either C C++ Java C#... Essential: Either C C++ Java C#...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Awesome + Top Prospects
Posted: 21 May 2013
Central Cambridge, East Anglia
Can you offer solid C++ skills, a good appreciation of the software development lifecycle and a knowledge of Database architectures (Oracle / DB2 / SQL Server)?This world-leading software...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£50k + full benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridgeshire
Software is developed principally in C++ (with some legacy code in C), based on an integrated object-oriented architecture.This is an excellent career opportunity for the right...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£50k + full benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Main Responsibilities: To demonstrate Software Engineering excellence. Continuously improving the code base Providing input into the estimation process Review designs and architecture Input into the technical strategy of...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £55000 per annum + Good benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Required: - Experience of large-scale commercial software development - Good knowledge of C++ and the STL - 2.1 or 1st from credible academic institution, ideally in Computer Science, Mathematics,...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: Neg £50k + excellent package
Posted: 25 April 2013