The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the Coventry region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Coventry region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 48 13 26
Rank change year-on-year
-35 +13
Permanent jobs citing C++ 17 36 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Coventry 2.580% 10.53% 6.339%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.273% 21.05% 15.05%
Number of salaries quoted 17 35 31
Average salary £37,500 £28,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+31.57% -12.30%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £24,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £43,500 £37,500 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
All Programming Languages
Coventry
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
271 171 206
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Coventry 41.12% 50.00% 42.13%
Number of salaries quoted 245 159 201
Average salary £35,000 £33,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.06% -12.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £24,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C++
West Midlands

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C++ across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Coventry C++ Jobs Demand Trend

C++
Salary Trend

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

Coventry C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Coventry C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Coventry region citing C++ also 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 that cited C++.

1 36 (61.02%) Linux
2 34 (57.63%) C#
3 30 (50.85%) Java
4 26 (44.07%) Python
5 24 (40.68%) JavaScript
5 24 (40.68%) CSS
6 23 (38.98%) VB
7 21 (35.59%) .NET
8 20 (33.90%) Apache
9 19 (32.20%) PHP
9 19 (32.20%) Web Services
9 19 (32.20%) Ajax
10 18 (30.51%) C
11 17 (28.81%) Microsoft
11 17 (28.81%) SQL Server
12 16 (27.12%) SQL
12 16 (27.12%) Degree
13 15 (25.42%) jQuery
13 15 (25.42%) XML
13 15 (25.42%) SAP
13 15 (25.42%) ASP.NET
13 15 (25.42%) SharePoint
14 13 (22.03%) UNIX
14 13 (22.03%) Windows
14 13 (22.03%) HTML
14 13 (22.03%) .NET Framework
15 11 (18.64%) Web Development
15 11 (18.64%) SAP Business One
15 11 (18.64%) WCF
15 11 (18.64%) WPF

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Coventry region citing C++ also 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 that cited C++. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 24 (40.68%) CSS
2 21 (35.59%) .NET
3 19 (32.20%) Web Services
3 19 (32.20%) Ajax
4 15 (25.42%) jQuery
4 15 (25.42%) XML
4 15 (25.42%) ASP.NET
5 13 (22.03%) HTML
5 13 (22.03%) .NET Framework
6 11 (18.64%) WCF
6 11 (18.64%) WPF
6 11 (18.64%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
6 11 (18.64%) DHTML
6 11 (18.64%) COM
6 11 (18.64%) XSL
7 8 (13.56%) Ruby on Rails
8 4 (6.780%) Web Dynpro
8 4 (6.780%) HTML5
8 4 (6.780%) Silverlight
8 4 (6.780%) Java EE 5
Application Platforms
1 20 (33.90%) Apache
2 15 (25.42%) SharePoint
3 11 (18.64%) Tomcat
3 11 (18.64%) BizTalk Server
4 4 (6.780%) SAP Portal
4 4 (6.780%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 8 (13.56%) MS Excel
2 6 (10.17%) MS Office
3 4 (6.780%) Simulink
4 2 (3.390%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (18.64%) SAP Business One
Communications & Networking
1 10 (16.95%) TCP/IP
2 7 (11.86%) VoIP
3 1 (1.695%) Internet
3 1 (1.695%) DNS
3 1 (1.695%) DHCP
3 1 (1.695%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (28.81%) SQL Server
2 11 (18.64%) MySQL
3 4 (6.780%) DB2
Development Applications
1 8 (13.56%) Subversion
2 4 (6.780%) Xcode
3 1 (1.695%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.695%) Metasploit
General
1 7 (11.86%) Electronics
1 7 (11.86%) Automotive
2 4 (6.780%) Legal
2 4 (6.780%) Aerospace
3 2 (3.390%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 38 (64.41%) Developer
2 18 (30.51%) Software Engineer
3 11 (18.64%) .NET Web Developer
3 11 (18.64%) Web Developer
3 11 (18.64%) .NET Developer
4 9 (15.25%) Senior Developer
4 9 (15.25%) C++ Software Engineer
5 8 (13.56%) Team Leader
5 8 (13.56%) Python Developer
5 8 (13.56%) Ruby Developer
6 6 (10.17%) C Software Engineer
6 6 (10.17%) Software Developer
7 5 (8.475%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 4 (6.780%) Embedded Software Developer
8 4 (6.780%) Designer
9 2 (3.390%) Analyst
10 1 (1.695%) Technical Analyst
10 1 (1.695%) C Developer
10 1 (1.695%) Consultant
10 1 (1.695%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.95%) Computer Science
2 9 (15.25%) Open Source
3 4 (6.780%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (6.780%) CAN bus
3 4 (6.780%) Blackberry
4 3 (5.085%) Mathematics
4 3 (5.085%) Physics
5 2 (3.390%) Firmware
6 1 (1.695%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 36 (61.02%) Linux
2 13 (22.03%) UNIX
2 13 (22.03%) Windows
3 11 (18.64%) Solaris
3 11 (18.64%) OpenVMS
4 4 (6.780%) Windows Phone
4 4 (6.780%) Windows Phone 7
4 4 (6.780%) Android
5 3 (5.085%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (18.64%) Web Development
1 11 (18.64%) Software Engineering
1 11 (18.64%) OO
1 11 (18.64%) MVC
2 10 (16.95%) Agile Software Development
3 7 (11.86%) UML
4 6 (10.17%) Signal Processing
5 5 (8.475%) OOD
6 4 (6.780%) Scrum
7 2 (3.390%) Image Processing
8 1 (1.695%) CAD
8 1 (1.695%) OOP
8 1 (1.695%) Penetration Testing
8 1 (1.695%) Static Code Analysis
8 1 (1.695%) Cyber Security
8 1 (1.695%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 34 (57.63%) C#
2 30 (50.85%) Java
3 26 (44.07%) Python
4 24 (40.68%) JavaScript
5 23 (38.98%) VB
6 19 (32.20%) PHP
7 18 (30.51%) C
8 16 (27.12%) SQL
9 11 (18.64%) Delphi
9 11 (18.64%) Perl
9 11 (18.64%) XAML
10 8 (13.56%) Ruby
10 8 (13.56%) ActionScript
11 5 (8.475%) Embedded C
11 5 (8.475%) Embedded C++
11 5 (8.475%) MATLAB
12 3 (5.085%) VB.NET
13 1 (1.695%) VC++
Qualifications
1 16 (27.12%) Degree
2 6 (10.17%) Postgraduate
2 6 (10.17%) PhD
3 1 (1.695%) HNC
3 1 (1.695%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (1.695%) Squid
1 1 (1.695%) Samba
Systems Management
1 1 (1.695%) Nessus
Vendors
1 17 (28.81%) Microsoft
2 15 (25.42%) SAP
3 4 (6.780%) Oracle
3 4 (6.780%) Sybase
4 3 (5.085%) Freescale
5 2 (3.390%) SIMUL8
6 1 (1.695%) Borland
6 1 (1.695%) Coverity
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
They're looking for expert Python programmers who have experience using and programming Automatic Test Equipment, and have excellent soft skills with the ability to lead technical teams...
Vivid Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
My client are a market leader in their field as well as being a FTSE100 company and are after someone who has both strong technical skills but also...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 31 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Embedded C/C++, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Firmware, RTOS, Automotive, MISRA, CANalyzer, MOST, CAN / Vector, CAN / LIN, TCP/IP, UML, MS Office, Matlab, Simulink... Successful candidates will have...
Saxon Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013