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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Coventry region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1816
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads8088
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.037 %
As % of the category below16.63 %21.89 %
Salaries quoted7785
Average minimum salary£31,948£33,882
Average salary£33,935£36,406
% change on same period last year-6.78 %
Average maximum salary£35,922£38,929
UK excluding London average salary£36,191£36,259
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Coventry IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Coventry
Matching permanent IT job ads481402
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.259 %0.168 %
Salaries quoted446363
Average minimum salary£28,622£31,176
Average salary£30,961£33,096
% change on same period last year-6.44 %
Average maximum salary£33,300£35,015
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
C++ West MidlandsC++
West Midlands

C++
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing C++ across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Coventry C++ Demand Trend

C++
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Coventry C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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++.

166 (34.02 %)Degree
263 (32.47 %)Windows
355 (28.35 %)Pensions
454 (27.84 %)OO
454 (27.84 %)Java
454 (27.84 %)MFC
548 (24.74 %)C
644 (22.68 %).NET
741 (21.13 %)Health
840 (20.62 %)VC++
938 (19.59 %)VB
938 (19.59 %)SQL
1036 (18.56 %)C#
1036 (18.56 %)Microsoft
1131 (15.98 %)JavaScript
1131 (15.98 %)VB.NET
1228 (14.43 %)XML
1326 (13.40 %)UNIX
1425 (12.89 %)3D Graphics
1425 (12.89 %)OpenGL
1524 (12.37 %)Finance
1623 (11.86 %)OOP
1623 (11.86 %)MS Excel
1722 (11.34 %)Mac OS X
1722 (11.34 %)SCADA
1820 (10.31 %)ASP.NET
1919 (9.794 %)SQL Server
2018 (9.278 %)Linux
2117 (8.763 %)Visual Studio
2216 (8.247 %)SharePoint

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

Coventry IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
154 (27.84 %)MFC
244 (22.68 %).NET
328 (14.43 %)XML
425 (12.89 %)OpenGL
520 (10.31 %)ASP.NET
615 (7.732 %)COM+
615 (7.732 %)XSL
713 (6.701 %)JSP
811 (5.670 %)HTML
99 (4.639 %)Spring
99 (4.639 %)Swing
99 (4.639 %)STL
108 (4.124 %)J2EE
117 (3.608 %)WebServices
117 (3.608 %)AJAX
125 (2.577 %)WSDL
125 (2.577 %)SOAP
125 (2.577 %)CSS
134 (2.062 %)XSLT
143 (1.546 %)ODBC
Coventry IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (8.247 %)SharePoint
116 (8.247 %)BizTalk Server
116 (8.247 %)CMS
25 (2.577 %)JBoss
31 (0.515 %)Apache
31 (0.515 %)IIS
Coventry IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
123 (11.86 %)MS Excel
24 (2.062 %)MS Office
33 (1.546 %)MATLAB
33 (1.546 %)MS Visio
41 (0.515 %)AutoCAD
Coventry IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (1.546 %)TCP/IP
22 (1.031 %)Internet
22 (1.031 %)X.25
31 (0.515 %)Intranet
Coventry IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (9.794 %)SQL Server
28 (4.124 %)RDBMS
36 (3.093 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
45 (2.577 %)MySQL
54 (2.062 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (2.062 %)Crystal Reports
54 (2.062 %)Oracle Reports
63 (1.546 %)MS Access
63 (1.546 %)SQL Server 2008
63 (1.546 %)SQL Server 2000
Coventry IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (8.763 %)Visual Studio
24 (2.062 %)Subversion
33 (1.546 %)ClearQuest
41 (0.515 %)NUnit
41 (0.515 %)Flash
41 (0.515 %)Visual Studio Team System
Coventry IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
155 (28.35 %)Pensions
241 (21.13 %)Health
325 (12.89 %)3D Graphics
424 (12.37 %)Finance
513 (6.701 %)Insurance
610 (5.155 %)Financial Institution
79 (4.639 %)Games
86 (3.093 %)Automotive
94 (2.062 %)Education
94 (2.062 %)Electronics
94 (2.062 %)Marketing
103 (1.546 %)Banking
103 (1.546 %)Retail
103 (1.546 %)Billing
103 (1.546 %)Telecoms
103 (1.546 %)Pharmaceutical
112 (1.031 %)Publishing
121 (0.515 %)Manufacturing
Coventry IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1100 (51.55 %)Developer
255 (28.35 %)Software Engineer
339 (20.10 %)C++ Developer
426 (13.40 %).NET Developer
520 (10.31 %)Software Developer
618 (9.278 %)C++ Software Engineer
618 (9.278 %)Java Software Engineer
716 (8.247 %)Senior Developer
815 (7.732 %)Senior Software Engineer
815 (7.732 %)Programmer
815 (7.732 %)C++ Software Developer
914 (7.216 %)Consultant
1011 (5.670 %)Senior Java Software Engineer
119 (4.639 %)C++ Programmer
119 (4.639 %)Java Developer
128 (4.124 %)Software Consultant
137 (3.608 %)Senior C++ Developer
146 (3.093 %)Implementation Consultant
155 (2.577 %)C# Developer
155 (2.577 %)Senior Java Developer
Coventry IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (11.34 %)SCADA
214 (7.216 %)Computer Science
311 (5.670 %)French Language
410 (5.155 %)German Language
410 (5.155 %)Life Science
410 (5.155 %)Mathematics
56 (3.093 %)Physics
64 (2.062 %)Multithreading
73 (1.546 %)EPoS
81 (0.515 %)Firmware
81 (0.515 %)Client/Server
Coventry IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
163 (32.47 %)Windows
226 (13.40 %)UNIX
322 (11.34 %)Mac OS X
418 (9.278 %)Linux
53 (1.546 %)Windows NT
61 (0.515 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.515 %)FreeBSD
61 (0.515 %)HPUX
61 (0.515 %)Solaris
Coventry IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
154 (27.84 %)OO
223 (11.86 %)OOP
313 (6.701 %)Unit Testing
412 (6.186 %)UML
412 (6.186 %)CAD
510 (5.155 %)OOD
68 (4.124 %)Project Management
77 (3.608 %)Validation
77 (3.608 %)OOA/OOD
85 (2.577 %)Software Engineering
85 (2.577 %)ERP
94 (2.062 %)Data Validation
94 (2.062 %)Agile Software Development
94 (2.062 %)PRINCE2
94 (2.062 %)RUP
103 (1.546 %)RAD
103 (1.546 %)Manual Testing
112 (1.031 %)Business Development
112 (1.031 %)Requirements Management
121 (0.515 %)Requirements Analysis
Coventry IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (27.84 %)Java
248 (24.74 %)C
340 (20.62 %)VC++
438 (19.59 %)SQL
438 (19.59 %)VB
536 (18.56 %)C#
631 (15.98 %)JavaScript
631 (15.98 %)VB.NET
715 (7.732 %)DHTML
715 (7.732 %)VBScript
810 (5.155 %)Perl
810 (5.155 %)PHP
99 (4.639 %)Python
108 (4.124 %)VB6
116 (3.093 %)PHP5
116 (3.093 %)Delphi
125 (2.577 %)COBOL
134 (2.062 %)Shell Script
134 (2.062 %)Tcl
143 (1.546 %)VBA
Coventry IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
166 (34.02 %)Degree
29 (4.639 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (2.062 %)HNC
43 (1.546 %)MCAD
43 (1.546 %)MCSD
52 (1.031 %)PMP
52 (1.031 %)PMI Certification
52 (1.031 %)MAPM
61 (0.515 %)ISEB
Coventry IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (3.093 %)QA
24 (2.062 %)ISO9001
Coventry IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.515 %)NDS
11 (0.515 %)Terminal Services
11 (0.515 %)Samba
Coventry IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (18.56 %)Microsoft
212 (6.186 %)Oracle
33 (1.546 %)Ericsson
33 (1.546 %)Infragistics
42 (1.031 %)Citrix
51 (0.515 %)VMware
51 (0.515 %)ION Trading
51 (0.515 %)IBM
51 (0.515 %)Compuware