Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the East Midlands region.

 C++
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank703926
Rank change year-on-year
Down-31Down-13
Matching permanent IT job ads53114350
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands2.219 %4.734 %5.891 %
As % of the Programming Languages category4.845 %8.776 %12.76 %
Salaries quoted47101297
Average salary£32,500£33,000£32,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.510 %+3.120 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,000£26,500£22,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£40,000£40,500£39,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£37,500£35,000
% change year-on-year
-6.660 %+7.140 %
East Midlands IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
East Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
109412992742
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands45.79 %53.95 %46.15 %
Salaries quoted98611532395
Average salary£32,500£31,500£31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.170 %+1.610 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£23,000£23,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£45,000£40,000£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %
C++ EnglandC++
England

C++
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DerbyshireDown-526£32,500+1.56 %
LeicestershireUp+1114£35,000-12.50 %
NottinghamshireDown-614£30,000-14.28 %
NorthamptonshireDown-171£35,000+7.69 %
C++ EnglandC++
England

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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++.

174 (55.64 %)C#
258 (43.61 %)C
341 (30.83 %).NET
429 (21.80 %)JavaScript
528 (21.05 %)Windows
627 (20.30 %)SQL Server
726 (19.55 %)VB
825 (18.80 %)Health
825 (18.80 %)Degree
924 (18.05 %)Microsoft
1021 (15.79 %)Web Development
1119 (14.29 %)Java
1216 (12.03 %)Visual Studio
1315 (11.28 %)VB.NET
1315 (11.28 %)SQL
1315 (11.28 %)OO
1414 (10.53 %)Computer Science
1414 (10.53 %)Software Engineering
1513 (9.774 %)UNIX
1513 (9.774 %)Oracle
1612 (9.023 %)PRINCE2
1711 (8.271 %)Linux
1711 (8.271 %)Telecoms
1711 (8.271 %)Automotive
1810 (7.519 %)Configuration Management
1810 (7.519 %)AIX
1810 (7.519 %)ClearCase
1810 (7.519 %)ASP.NET
1810 (7.519 %)3D Graphics
199 (6.767 %)Security Cleared

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
141 (30.83 %).NET
210 (7.519 %)ASP.NET
38 (6.015 %)HTML
47 (5.263 %)MFC
55 (3.759 %)XML
55 (3.759 %)EDI
64 (3.008 %)OpenGL
64 (3.008 %)DirectX
73 (2.256 %)WinForms
73 (2.256 %)WPF
73 (2.256 %)ASP
82 (1.504 %).NET Framework
82 (1.504 %)Middleware
82 (1.504 %)CSS
82 (1.504 %)J2EE
82 (1.504 %)ADO.NET
91 (0.752 %)ATL
91 (0.752 %)ADO
91 (0.752 %)Web Services
91 (0.752 %)ODBC
East Midlands IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (1.504 %)IIS
East Midlands IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
13 (2.256 %)MATLAB
22 (1.504 %)MS Office
22 (1.504 %)SketchUp
31 (0.752 %)MS Excel
31 (0.752 %)Simulink
East Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
16 (4.511 %)GSM
25 (3.759 %)SMTP
25 (3.759 %)TCP/IP
34 (3.008 %)VoIP
34 (3.008 %)GPRS
34 (3.008 %)IPsec
43 (2.256 %)Intranet
43 (2.256 %)Ethernet
52 (1.504 %)DHCP
52 (1.504 %)DNS
61 (0.752 %)Internet
61 (0.752 %)Wireless
61 (0.752 %)POP3
61 (0.752 %)HTTP
61 (0.752 %)VPN
East Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (20.30 %)SQL Server
26 (4.511 %)GIS
33 (2.256 %)MySQL
42 (1.504 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (1.504 %)SQL Server 2008
East Midlands IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
116 (12.03 %)Visual Studio
210 (7.519 %)ClearCase
34 (3.008 %)VSS/SourceSafe
34 (3.008 %)Bugzilla
43 (2.256 %)Subversion
52 (1.504 %)ClearQuest
52 (1.504 %)LabVIEW
52 (1.504 %)Eclipse
52 (1.504 %)Dreamweaver
61 (0.752 %)WinRunner
61 (0.752 %)TestDirector
61 (0.752 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.752 %)ProC
East Midlands IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
125 (18.80 %)Health
211 (8.271 %)Automotive
211 (8.271 %)Telecoms
310 (7.519 %)3D Graphics
47 (5.263 %)Games
47 (5.263 %)Electronics
54 (3.008 %)Aerospace
54 (3.008 %)Government
63 (2.256 %)Finance
63 (2.256 %)Manufacturing
72 (1.504 %)Pensions
72 (1.504 %)Retail
81 (0.752 %)Insurance
81 (0.752 %)Marketing
81 (0.752 %)Education
East Midlands IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
154 (40.60 %)Developer
247 (35.34 %)Software Engineer
330 (22.56 %)Software Developer
419 (14.29 %)Programmer
512 (9.023 %)Embedded Software Engineer
611 (8.271 %)Project Manager
710 (7.519 %)Analyst
89 (6.767 %)C# Developer
89 (6.767 %)C++ Software Engineer
98 (6.015 %)Analyst Programmer
106 (4.511 %)Graduate
115 (3.759 %)Games Programmer
115 (3.759 %).NET Developer
115 (3.759 %)C++ Developer
115 (3.759 %)C++ Programmer
115 (3.759 %)Senior Programmer
115 (3.759 %)Senior C++ Programmer
115 (3.759 %)Senior Games Programmer
115 (3.759 %)Sales Engineer
124 (3.008 %)Software Manager
East Midlands IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
114 (10.53 %)Computer Science
28 (6.015 %)Mathematics
37 (5.263 %)Firmware
44 (3.008 %)Visualisation
53 (2.256 %)EPoS
53 (2.256 %)SCADA
53 (2.256 %)Device Driver
62 (1.504 %)VHDL
62 (1.504 %)Verilog
62 (1.504 %)Mainframe
71 (0.752 %)Client/Server
71 (0.752 %)MPEG
71 (0.752 %)CCTV
71 (0.752 %)Open Source
71 (0.752 %)Multithreading
71 (0.752 %)Video Conferencing
71 (0.752 %)TRADACOMS
East Midlands IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
128 (21.05 %)Windows
213 (9.774 %)UNIX
311 (8.271 %)Linux
410 (7.519 %)AIX
58 (6.015 %)Embedded Linux
63 (2.256 %)Windows CE
71 (0.752 %)Windows Mobile
71 (0.752 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.752 %)Windows XP
71 (0.752 %)HPUX
71 (0.752 %)Solaris
71 (0.752 %)Windows Vista
East Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
121 (15.79 %)Web Development
215 (11.28 %)OO
314 (10.53 %)Software Engineering
412 (9.023 %)PRINCE2
510 (7.519 %)Configuration Management
68 (6.015 %)UML
77 (5.263 %)RUP
86 (4.511 %)Project Management
86 (4.511 %)Scrum
86 (4.511 %)Unified Process
86 (4.511 %)Image Processing
95 (3.759 %)Logistics
104 (3.008 %)Information Security
104 (3.008 %)Programme Management
104 (3.008 %)Systems Analysis
104 (3.008 %)Change Management
104 (3.008 %)B2B
104 (3.008 %)B2C
104 (3.008 %)PRINCE
104 (3.008 %)BPR
East Midlands IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
174 (55.64 %)C#
258 (43.61 %)C
329 (21.80 %)JavaScript
426 (19.55 %)VB
519 (14.29 %)Java
615 (11.28 %)VB.NET
615 (11.28 %)SQL
77 (5.263 %)Embedded C
77 (5.263 %)COBOL
86 (4.511 %)Embedded C++
86 (4.511 %)VB6
95 (3.759 %)VC++
95 (3.759 %)PHP
102 (1.504 %)Assembly Language
102 (1.504 %)Ruby
102 (1.504 %)PHP5
111 (0.752 %)Objective-C
111 (0.752 %)T-SQL
111 (0.752 %)VBScript
111 (0.752 %)ActionScript
East Midlands IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
125 (18.80 %)Degree
29 (6.767 %)Security Cleared
34 (3.008 %)SC Cleared
34 (3.008 %)DV Cleared
34 (3.008 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (1.504 %)ISEB
51 (0.752 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.752 %)MCP
East Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.752 %)TickIT
11 (0.752 %)QA
11 (0.752 %)HL7
11 (0.752 %)JTAG
East Midlands IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
12 (1.504 %)Active Directory
East Midlands IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
124 (18.05 %)Microsoft
213 (9.774 %)Oracle
33 (2.256 %)Micro Focus
42 (1.504 %)Google
51 (0.752 %)Cisco
51 (0.752 %)Sun