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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Edinburgh 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank1310
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads174320
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.142 %
As % of the category below24.07 %25.40 %
Salaries quoted139272
Average minimum salary£30,439£30,993
Average salary£33,946£34,987
% change on same period last year-2.97 %
Average maximum salary£37,453£38,982
UK excluding London average salary£36,978£36,187
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Programming Languages EdinburghProgramming Languages
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads7231260
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.354 %0.558 %
Salaries quoted531988
Average minimum salary£30,268£30,355
Average salary£34,076£33,998
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Average maximum salary£37,884£37,641
UK excluding London average salary£35,401£35,481
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
C++ ScotlandC++
Scotland

C++
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh C++ Demand Trend

C++
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Edinburgh region over the past 3 months.

Edinburgh C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing C++ also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing C++.

1135 (35.16 %)C
2131 (34.11 %)C#
3121 (31.51 %)Degree
4102 (26.56 %)Java
592 (23.96 %).NET
680 (20.83 %)SQL
775 (19.53 %)Linux
874 (19.27 %)Windows
968 (17.71 %)Computer Science
1059 (15.36 %)OO
1155 (14.32 %)Symbian
1155 (14.32 %)Software Engineering
1254 (14.06 %)XML
1348 (12.50 %)Perl
1441 (10.68 %)Symbian OS
1539 (10.16 %)Unix
1638 (9.896 %)SQL Server
1734 (8.854 %)Agile Software Development
1734 (8.854 %)ASP.NET
1832 (8.333 %)Microsoft
1931 (8.073 %)Oracle
1931 (8.073 %)MS Excel
2029 (7.552 %)Visual Studio
2126 (6.771 %)JavaScript
2126 (6.771 %)Embedded C++
2126 (6.771 %)Finance
2225 (6.510 %)UML
2324 (6.250 %)OOD
2324 (6.250 %)Bluetooth
2324 (6.250 %)Wireless

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing C++ also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing C++. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
192 (23.96 %).NET
254 (14.06 %)XML
334 (8.854 %)ASP.NET
422 (5.729 %)J2SE
519 (4.948 %)DirectX
618 (4.688 %)OpenGL
618 (4.688 %)Swing
716 (4.167 %)MFC
813 (3.385 %)JSP
912 (3.125 %)J2EE
1011 (2.865 %)HTML
1110 (2.604 %)ASP
129 (2.344 %)COM
138 (2.083 %)UIQ
147 (1.823 %)jBPM
156 (1.563 %)WMI
156 (1.563 %)Motif
156 (1.563 %)CSS
164 (1.042 %)XSLT
164 (1.042 %)ADO.NET
Application Platforms
123 (5.990 %)SharePoint
220 (5.208 %)BizTalk Server
319 (4.948 %)Commerce Server
47 (1.823 %)JBoss
53 (0.781 %)Apache
53 (0.781 %)ColdFusion MX
53 (0.781 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.260 %)Content Management Server
Applications
131 (8.073 %)MS Excel
25 (1.302 %)Quicktime
31 (0.260 %)MATLAB
Business Applications
119 (4.948 %)Axapta
119 (4.948 %)Dynamics AX
24 (1.042 %)AWD
Communications & Networking
124 (6.250 %)Bluetooth
124 (6.250 %)Wireless
222 (5.729 %)LAN
222 (5.729 %)WLAN
317 (4.427 %)TCP/IP
412 (3.125 %)3G
59 (2.344 %)Internet
68 (2.083 %)WINS
77 (1.823 %)DNS
84 (1.042 %)POP3
84 (1.042 %)SMTP
84 (1.042 %)IP Telephony
84 (1.042 %)IMAP
92 (0.521 %)VoIP
92 (0.521 %)Ethernet
92 (0.521 %)Broadband
101 (0.260 %)SDH
101 (0.260 %)3GPP
101 (0.260 %)SAN
101 (0.260 %)SONET
Database & Business Intelligence
138 (9.896 %)SQL Server
222 (5.729 %)GIS
319 (4.948 %)SQLPlus
412 (3.125 %)RDBMS
511 (2.865 %)SQL Server 2005
69 (2.344 %)MySQL
75 (1.302 %)SQL Server 7
75 (1.302 %)SQL Server 2000
84 (1.042 %)DB2
93 (0.781 %)PostgreSQL
102 (0.521 %)Oracle 8/8i
102 (0.521 %)Datawarehouse
102 (0.521 %)DTS
102 (0.521 %)ETL
111 (0.260 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
129 (7.552 %)Visual Studio
219 (4.948 %)VSS/SourceSafe
219 (4.948 %)MorphX
317 (4.427 %)Subversion
42 (0.521 %)Flash
General
126 (6.771 %)Finance
219 (4.948 %)Telecoms
317 (4.427 %)Education
317 (4.427 %)Multimedia
412 (3.125 %)3D Graphics
511 (2.865 %)Manufacturing
69 (2.344 %)Pensions
77 (1.823 %)Construction
85 (1.302 %)Health
85 (1.302 %)Publishing
85 (1.302 %)Insurance
94 (1.042 %)Chemicals
94 (1.042 %)Electronics
94 (1.042 %)Pharmaceutical
103 (0.781 %)Games
112 (0.521 %)Financial Institution
112 (0.521 %)Music
121 (0.260 %)Investment Banking
121 (0.260 %)Electric
121 (0.260 %)Banking
Job Titles
1147 (38.28 %)Developer
2128 (33.33 %)Software Engineer
356 (14.58 %)Software Developer
439 (10.16 %)Senior Developer
537 (9.635 %)Consultant
537 (9.635 %)Technical Consultant
635 (9.115 %)Senior Software Engineer
734 (8.854 %)C++ Developer
830 (7.813 %)C++ Software Engineer
922 (5.729 %)Senior Consultant
922 (5.729 %)Senior Technical Consultant
1019 (4.948 %)Programmer
1019 (4.948 %)Axapta Developer
1019 (4.948 %)Senior Axapta Developer
1118 (4.688 %)Senior Software Developer
1216 (4.167 %)Systems Engineer
1315 (3.906 %)Graduate
1414 (3.646 %)Junior
1513 (3.385 %)C# Software Engineer
1513 (3.385 %).NET Developer
Miscellaneous
168 (17.71 %)Computer Science
216 (4.167 %)Mathematics
315 (3.906 %)Physics
413 (3.385 %)MPEG
512 (3.125 %)Smartcard
610 (2.604 %)Firmware
610 (2.604 %)Streaming Video
78 (2.083 %)Client/Server
87 (1.823 %)Device Driver
96 (1.563 %)VHDL
103 (0.781 %)Handset
112 (0.521 %)Management Information System
112 (0.521 %)ASIC
112 (0.521 %)Verilog
112 (0.521 %)Asset Management
112 (0.521 %)Interactive TV
112 (0.521 %)IPTV
112 (0.521 %)CCTV
121 (0.260 %)Photography
121 (0.260 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Operating Systems
175 (19.53 %)Linux
274 (19.27 %)Windows
341 (10.68 %)Symbian OS
439 (10.16 %)Unix
514 (3.646 %)VxWorks
612 (3.125 %)pSOS
74 (1.042 %)Windows CE
83 (0.781 %)Solaris
92 (0.521 %)Windows XP
101 (0.260 %)Windows 2000
101 (0.260 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
159 (15.36 %)OO
255 (14.32 %)Software Engineering
334 (8.854 %)Agile Software Development
425 (6.510 %)UML
524 (6.250 %)OOD
616 (4.167 %)Unit Testing
712 (3.125 %)Scrum
89 (2.344 %)Extreme Programming
89 (2.344 %)Project Management
97 (1.823 %)CAE
97 (1.823 %)OOA/OOD
106 (1.563 %)OOP
106 (1.563 %)Pair Programming
115 (1.302 %)Web Development
124 (1.042 %)Workflow
124 (1.042 %)RUP
133 (0.781 %)CAD
142 (0.521 %)Business Intelligence
142 (0.521 %)Change Management
142 (0.521 %)TDD
Programming Languages
1135 (35.16 %)C
2131 (34.11 %)C#
3102 (26.56 %)Java
480 (20.83 %)SQL
548 (12.50 %)Perl
626 (6.771 %)JavaScript
626 (6.771 %)Embedded C++
721 (5.469 %)VB
819 (4.948 %)VC++
819 (4.948 %)X++
917 (4.427 %)Python
1013 (3.385 %)PHP
119 (2.344 %)Tcl
119 (2.344 %)Shell Script
128 (2.083 %)PL/SQL
136 (1.563 %)COBOL
136 (1.563 %)Delphi
136 (1.563 %)VB.NET
144 (1.042 %)Fortran
144 (1.042 %)Embedded C
Qualifications
1121 (31.51 %)Degree
24 (1.042 %)RHCE
33 (0.781 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (0.781 %)MCAD
33 (0.781 %)HND
42 (0.521 %)PhD
42 (0.521 %)MCSD
42 (0.521 %)MCP
42 (0.521 %)MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.260 %)DICOM
Vendors
155 (14.32 %)Symbian
232 (8.333 %)Microsoft
331 (8.073 %)Oracle
412 (3.125 %)ESRI
510 (2.604 %)Sybase
63 (0.781 %)Trolltech
63 (0.781 %)Xilinx
72 (0.521 %)IBM
81 (0.260 %)Red Hat
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