The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the Devon region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ 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 of the Programming Languages category for the Devon region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 20 31 26
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -5
Permanent jobs citing C++ 24 13 27
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Devon 8.759% 4.248% 6.506%
As % of the Programming Languages category 13.19% 5.556% 10.23%
Number of salaries quoted 22 13 25
Average salary £35,000 £36,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.10% +21.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,500 £27,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £36,750 £45,000 £31,750
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Programming Languages
Devon
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
182 234 264
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Devon 66.42% 76.47% 63.61%
Number of salaries quoted 161 199 245
Average salary £34,000 £30,250 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.39% +0.83%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £43,000 £35,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C++
South West

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

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

Devon C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Devon 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
Exeter +9 8 £36,750 +21.48%
Exmouth 0 8 £35,000 -6.66%
Paignton 0 1 £34,500 -22.47%
Plymouth - 1 £24,250 -
C++
South West

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Devon 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 56 (84.85%) C#
2 50 (75.76%) Windows
3 49 (74.24%) SQL Server
4 31 (46.97%) Java
5 30 (45.45%) .NET
6 29 (43.94%) VB
6 29 (43.94%) VB.NET
6 29 (43.94%) Windows XP
6 29 (43.94%) Data Modelling
6 29 (43.94%) VB6
6 29 (43.94%) SQL Server 2005
6 29 (43.94%) SQL Server 2008
6 29 (43.94%) Windows 7
7 27 (40.91%) SLA
8 23 (34.85%) OO
9 22 (33.33%) MFC
10 13 (19.70%) SQL
11 9 (13.64%) VC++
12 8 (12.12%) Telecoms
12 8 (12.12%) Digital Media
13 7 (10.61%) Degree
13 7 (10.61%) Agile Software Development
13 7 (10.61%) Scrum
14 6 (9.091%) HTML
15 5 (7.576%) T-SQL
16 4 (6.061%) Microsoft
17 3 (4.545%) Web Services
17 3 (4.545%) JavaScript
17 3 (4.545%) COM
17 3 (4.545%) TDD

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Devon 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 30 (45.45%) .NET
2 22 (33.33%) MFC
3 6 (9.091%) HTML
4 3 (4.545%) Web Services
4 3 (4.545%) COM
4 3 (4.545%) WCF
4 3 (4.545%) REST
5 2 (3.030%) Apache Flex
5 2 (3.030%) RESTful
5 2 (3.030%) XML
5 2 (3.030%) SOAP
6 1 (1.515%) Ajax
6 1 (1.515%) CSS
6 1 (1.515%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.515%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (3.030%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (3.030%) Summit
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (74.24%) SQL Server
2 29 (43.94%) SQL Server 2005
2 29 (43.94%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 3 (4.545%) C++Builder
2 1 (1.515%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (12.12%) Telecoms
2 1 (1.515%) Finance
Job Titles
1 59 (89.39%) Developer
2 24 (36.36%) Software Developer
3 22 (33.33%) Programmer
4 17 (25.76%) .NET Developer
4 17 (25.76%) C# Developer
4 17 (25.76%) C# .NET Developer
5 15 (22.73%) .NET Programmer
5 15 (22.73%) C# Programmer
6 13 (19.70%) C++ Developer
7 10 (15.15%) Java Developer
7 10 (15.15%) Software Engineer
8 8 (12.12%) Senior Developer
8 8 (12.12%) Senior Software Developer
9 7 (10.61%) Java Software Engineer
9 7 (10.61%) Java Programmer
10 5 (7.576%) C++ Software Developer
11 4 (6.061%) Team Leader
11 4 (6.061%) Development Team Leader
12 3 (4.545%) Senior C++ Developer
13 2 (3.030%) .NET Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.12%) Digital Media
2 3 (4.545%) Mathematics
3 1 (1.515%) Physics
3 1 (1.515%) iPhone
3 1 (1.515%) Visualisation
3 1 (1.515%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 50 (75.76%) Windows
2 29 (43.94%) Windows XP
2 29 (43.94%) Windows 7
3 2 (3.030%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (1.515%) Windows Mobile
4 1 (1.515%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (43.94%) Data Modelling
2 23 (34.85%) OO
3 7 (10.61%) Scrum
3 7 (10.61%) Agile Software Development
4 3 (4.545%) TDD
5 2 (3.030%) Automated Testing
6 1 (1.515%) Finite Element Analysis
6 1 (1.515%) Multithreading
6 1 (1.515%) Image Processing
6 1 (1.515%) OOA/OOD
Programming Languages
1 56 (84.85%) C#
2 31 (46.97%) Java
3 29 (43.94%) VB
3 29 (43.94%) VB.NET
3 29 (43.94%) VB6
4 13 (19.70%) SQL
5 9 (13.64%) VC++
6 5 (7.576%) T-SQL
7 3 (4.545%) JavaScript
8 1 (1.515%) Objective-C
8 1 (1.515%) C
Qualifications
1 7 (10.61%) Degree
2 1 (1.515%) MCP
2 1 (1.515%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (40.91%) SLA
2 2 (3.030%) ISO 14001
2 2 (3.030%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 4 (6.061%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.545%) Borland
3 2 (3.030%) Progress
Exeter, Devon
Good commercial experience of using .Net (C#) * Good commercial experience of SQL Server 2005/2008. * Good commercial experience using Windows XP and/or Windows 7... *Experience of using...
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £38500 per annum + ben
Posted: 16 May 2013
Exeter, South West
Successful applicants will have a healthy mix of the following skills and abilities: Knowledge or preferably practical implementation of OGC, SOAP or RESTful Web services and conforming to...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £42000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013
Exeter, South West
Successful applicants will have a healthy mix of the following skills and abilities: Knowledge or preferably practical implementation of OGC, SOAP or RESTful Web services and conforming to...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £42000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013