The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 33 13 13
Rank change year-on-year
-20 0
Permanent jobs citing C++ 31 64 70
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dorset 5.132% 13.25% 12.20%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.309% 19.28% 21.02%
Number of salaries quoted 31 60 64
Average salary £32,500 £35,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.45% +9.23%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £28,200
10% offered a salary of more than £54,000 £40,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Programming Languages
Dorset
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
333 332 333
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dorset 55.13% 68.74% 58.01%
Number of salaries quoted 303 266 271
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -1.51%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,500 £23,100 £26,650
10% offered a salary of more than £52,000 £50,000 £42,500
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 Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

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

Dorset 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 Dorset 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
Poole +10 8 £28,500 -6.55%
Weymouth - 6 £37,500 -
Bournemouth -33 3 £32,500 -9.72%
Wimborne - 1 £32,500 -
Shaftesbury - 1 £32,500 -
C++
South West

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dorset 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 37 (46.84%) Windows
2 34 (43.04%) UML
2 34 (43.04%) C#
3 32 (40.51%) Java
4 28 (35.44%) Linux
5 24 (30.38%) C
5 24 (30.38%) Degree
6 21 (26.58%) Software Engineering
6 21 (26.58%) OO
7 19 (24.05%) Mathematics
8 17 (21.52%) Electronics
9 16 (20.25%) .NET
10 14 (17.72%) OOP
11 13 (16.46%) OOD
11 13 (16.46%) Security Cleared
12 12 (15.19%) XML
13 11 (13.92%) VC++
14 9 (11.39%) MFC
14 9 (11.39%) Embedded Systems
14 9 (11.39%) Data Management
15 7 (8.861%) Scrum
15 7 (8.861%) Physics
15 7 (8.861%) Software Testing
15 7 (8.861%) SQL
15 7 (8.861%) OOA/OOD
16 6 (7.595%) MS Office
16 6 (7.595%) JavaScript
16 6 (7.595%) Microsoft
16 6 (7.595%) Telecoms
16 6 (7.595%) Multithreading

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dorset 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 16 (20.25%) .NET
2 12 (15.19%) XML
3 9 (11.39%) MFC
4 5 (6.329%) ATL
4 5 (6.329%) DirectX
5 4 (5.063%) jQuery
5 4 (5.063%) CSS
5 4 (5.063%) Web Services
5 4 (5.063%) Ajax
6 3 (3.797%) WCF
6 3 (3.797%) ActiveX
6 3 (3.797%) HTML
6 3 (3.797%) SOAP
6 3 (3.797%) OpenGL
7 2 (2.532%) Middleware
7 2 (2.532%) STL
7 2 (2.532%) POSIX
7 2 (2.532%) WSDL
7 2 (2.532%) XSLT
7 2 (2.532%) CodeIgniter
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.532%) CM System
Applications
1 6 (7.595%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 5 (6.329%) LabWindows
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.329%) TCP/IP
2 2 (2.532%) DVB
2 2 (2.532%) VoIP
3 1 (1.266%) RTCP
3 1 (1.266%) RTP
3 1 (1.266%) SS7
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.797%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.266%) NoSQL
2 1 (1.266%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (3.797%) Visual Studio
2 2 (2.532%) PVCS
2 2 (2.532%) ClearCase
General
1 17 (21.52%) Electronics
2 6 (7.595%) Telecoms
3 3 (3.797%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (3.797%) Aerospace
3 3 (3.797%) Automotive
3 3 (3.797%) Manufacturing
3 3 (3.797%) Games
4 2 (2.532%) Military
5 1 (1.266%) Retail
5 1 (1.266%) Finance
Job Titles
1 52 (65.82%) Software Engineer
2 15 (18.99%) Developer
3 13 (16.46%) Software Development Engineer
3 13 (16.46%) Development Engineer
4 8 (10.13%) C++ Developer
5 6 (7.595%) Graduate
5 6 (7.595%) Architect
6 5 (6.329%) Software Developer
6 5 (6.329%) Software Architect
6 5 (6.329%) Senior Software Engineer
6 5 (6.329%) Chief Software Architect
6 5 (6.329%) Chief Architect
7 4 (5.063%) C++ Software Engineer
8 3 (3.797%) Senior Developer
8 3 (3.797%) Graduate Developer
8 3 (3.797%) Graduate Software Engineer
9 2 (2.532%) Web Developer
9 2 (2.532%) Graduate Web Developer
9 2 (2.532%) Broadcast Engineer
9 2 (2.532%) Senior C++ Developer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (24.05%) Mathematics
2 9 (11.39%) Embedded Systems
3 7 (8.861%) Physics
4 5 (6.329%) Computer Science
5 3 (3.797%) Robotics
6 2 (2.532%) DTV
6 2 (2.532%) STB
6 2 (2.532%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 37 (46.84%) Windows
2 28 (35.44%) Linux
3 1 (1.266%) Android
3 1 (1.266%) Apple iOS
3 1 (1.266%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (43.04%) UML
2 21 (26.58%) OO
2 21 (26.58%) Software Engineering
3 14 (17.72%) OOP
4 13 (16.46%) OOD
5 9 (11.39%) Data Management
6 7 (8.861%) Software Testing
6 7 (8.861%) Scrum
6 7 (8.861%) OOA/OOD
7 6 (7.595%) Validation
7 6 (7.595%) Multithreading
8 5 (6.329%) Signal Processing
8 5 (6.329%) Unit Testing
8 5 (6.329%) Configuration Management
9 3 (3.797%) Web Development
10 2 (2.532%) Requirements Analysis
10 2 (2.532%) MVC
10 2 (2.532%) Agile Software Development
11 1 (1.266%) CRM
11 1 (1.266%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 34 (43.04%) C#
2 32 (40.51%) Java
3 24 (30.38%) C
4 11 (13.92%) VC++
5 7 (8.861%) SQL
6 6 (7.595%) JavaScript
7 5 (6.329%) Embedded C
8 4 (5.063%) PHP
9 3 (3.797%) Fortran
10 2 (2.532%) Ada
11 1 (1.266%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 24 (30.38%) Degree
2 13 (16.46%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.532%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.266%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 6 (7.595%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.532%) Zend
3 1 (1.266%) Informatica
3 1 (1.266%) Ab Initio
Dorchester, Weymouth, Poole, Bournemouth, Dorset,...
Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, C#, .NET, C++, UML, Dorchester, Dorset, £30-35,000 (negotiable dependant on experience) + flexible working conditions and an open and relaxed working environment.Key...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £30-35,000 + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Weymouth, Dorset
The role will involve taking a leading role in Software design, coding, integration and validation on a range of defence related projects... *Proficiency in C++ or Java *Strong...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £32000 - £43000 per annum + (Relocation allowance)
Posted: 13 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
Opus` key client are seeking a C++ programmer to join their rapidly expanding and succesful team-- This position requires a highly self-motivated individual who thrives in an...
OPUS
Salary: GBP25000 to GBP40000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Christchurch, Dorset
The role is developing in embedded C, primarily on a Linux platform and you will join a young development team of software engineers and testers... Beneficial: *Any exposure...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £19000 - £22000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Shaftesbury, South West
I have just received instruction from a key client of mine for C++ Engineers in and around the Shaftesbury Area... The client can interview from next week on...
Computer Futures
Salary: £20000 - £400000 per annum + Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 15 May 2013
Poole, Dorset
Any experience of C / C++, PHP, JavaScript, XML, HTML, Python or Java would be of particular interest. Skills required for the role of Test Analyst / QA Engineer: Scripting...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £26000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following: - Technical/software development leadership - Embedded C /C++ or Assembler - Experience with ARM and PIC processors, within Keil or MPLAB...
Computer Futures
Salary: £20000 - £50000 per annum + Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 15 May 2013