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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Essex 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 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank2429
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads164108
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.048 %
As % of the category below13.15 %11.26 %
Salaries quoted11498
Average minimum salary£30,273£32,240
Average salary£31,895£34,500
% change on same period last year-7.55 %
Average maximum salary£33,517£36,760
UK excluding London average salary£36,992£36,200
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Programming Languages EssexProgramming Languages
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads1247959
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.611 %0.425 %
Salaries quoted1054844
Average minimum salary£32,371£34,861
Average salary£34,920£36,875
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
Average maximum salary£37,468£38,889
UK excluding London average salary£35,394£35,490
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
C++ East of EnglandC++
East of England

C++
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

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

Essex C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Essex region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1ColchesterDown-1145£28,567-2.61 %
2ChelmsfordDown-715£33,568-20.47 %
3BasildonDown-75£37,300+23.74 %
4HarlowNew entry-2£26,875-
5Southend-on-SeaNew entry-1--
5Saffron WaldenNew entry-1--
5WithamNew entry-1£40,000-
5WickfordNew entry-1£18,000-
5BrentwoodDown-31--
C++ East of EnglandC++
East of England

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Essex 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++.

1163 (59.06 %).NET
2151 (54.71 %)C#
3142 (51.45 %)VB
4141 (51.09 %)SQL Server
5104 (37.68 %)ASP.NET
697 (35.14 %)ASP
697 (35.14 %)Web Development
790 (32.61 %)C
844 (15.94 %)Electronics
941 (14.86 %)Java
1040 (14.49 %)Microsoft
1139 (14.13 %)VB.NET
1237 (13.41 %)Linux
1331 (11.23 %)OOD
1430 (10.87 %)UML
1526 (9.420 %)Finance
1624 (8.696 %)Windows
1723 (8.333 %)OO
1723 (8.333 %)SQL
1723 (8.333 %)Degree
1822 (7.971 %)Delphi
1921 (7.609 %)Embedded C
2020 (7.246 %)Internet
2020 (7.246 %)Insurance
2117 (6.159 %)Software Engineering
2117 (6.159 %)TCP/IP
2216 (5.797 %)Embedded Linux
2216 (5.797 %)Use Case
2216 (5.797 %)Unit Testing
2315 (5.435 %)Military

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Essex 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
1163 (59.06 %).NET
2104 (37.68 %)ASP.NET
397 (35.14 %)ASP
410 (3.623 %)XML
59 (3.261 %)HTML
68 (2.899 %)MFC
68 (2.899 %)XSLT
68 (2.899 %)ODBC
75 (1.812 %)SOAP
75 (1.812 %).NET Framework
75 (1.812 %)WPF
75 (1.812 %)WF
84 (1.449 %)CSS
93 (1.087 %)AJAX
93 (1.087 %)XHTML
102 (0.725 %)CORBA
102 (0.725 %)ActiveX
102 (0.725 %)STL
102 (0.725 %)WebServices
102 (0.725 %)COM
Applications
15 (1.812 %)MS Excel
23 (1.087 %)PrintSoft PReS
31 (0.362 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
120 (7.246 %)Internet
217 (6.159 %)TCP/IP
311 (3.986 %)Ethernet
48 (2.899 %)VoIP
52 (0.725 %)Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1141 (51.09 %)SQL Server
22 (0.725 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (0.725 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.362 %)DB2
31 (0.362 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (0.362 %)DTS
Development Applications
114 (5.072 %)ClearCase
212 (4.348 %)Visual Studio
311 (3.986 %)PVCS
311 (3.986 %)Subversion
410 (3.623 %)Rational Rose
53 (1.087 %)ClearQuest
62 (0.725 %)RequisitePro
71 (0.362 %)WinRunner
General
144 (15.94 %)Electronics
226 (9.420 %)Finance
320 (7.246 %)Insurance
415 (5.435 %)Military
513 (4.710 %)Pensions
513 (4.710 %)Health
611 (3.986 %)Aerospace
710 (3.623 %)Telecoms
85 (1.812 %)Manufacturing
93 (1.087 %)Banking
102 (0.725 %)Investment Banking
111 (0.362 %)Automotive
111 (0.362 %)Government
Job Titles
1146 (52.90 %)Developer
296 (34.78 %)Web Developer
395 (34.42 %)Junior
494 (34.06 %)Junior Developer
494 (34.06 %)Junior Web Developer
566 (23.91 %)Software Engineer
623 (8.333 %)Senior Software Engineer
718 (6.522 %)Linux Engineer
718 (6.522 %)Senior Linux Engineer
816 (5.797 %)C++ Software Engineer
913 (4.710 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1012 (4.348 %)C Software Engineer
1111 (3.986 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
1111 (3.986 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1111 (3.986 %)C# Developer
1210 (3.623 %).NET Developer
1210 (3.623 %)Analyst
1210 (3.623 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1210 (3.623 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
1210 (3.623 %)Embedded C Engineer
Miscellaneous
113 (4.710 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
212 (4.348 %)VHDL
38 (2.899 %)Device Driver
46 (2.174 %)Computer Science
55 (1.812 %)Firmware
64 (1.449 %)Mathematics
72 (0.725 %)Physics
72 (0.725 %)Chemistry
72 (0.725 %)Multithreading
72 (0.725 %)Smartcard
72 (0.725 %)Client/Server
72 (0.725 %)EMV
72 (0.725 %)PDA
81 (0.362 %)Derivative
81 (0.362 %)Artificial Intelligence
81 (0.362 %)Bioinformatics
Operating Systems
137 (13.41 %)Linux
224 (8.696 %)Windows
316 (5.797 %)Embedded Linux
412 (4.348 %)VxWorks
58 (2.899 %)Solaris
65 (1.812 %)Windows XP
74 (1.449 %)Unix
82 (0.725 %)Windows Mobile
82 (0.725 %)Windows NT
91 (0.362 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
197 (35.14 %)Web Development
231 (11.23 %)OOD
330 (10.87 %)UML
423 (8.333 %)OO
517 (6.159 %)Software Engineering
616 (5.797 %)Unit Testing
616 (5.797 %)Use Case
713 (4.710 %)CAD
811 (3.986 %)Configuration Management
97 (2.536 %)Validation
106 (2.174 %)Integration Testing
115 (1.812 %)Test Scripting
115 (1.812 %)System Testing
115 (1.812 %)RUP
124 (1.449 %)Data Management
124 (1.449 %)Yourdon
124 (1.449 %)Automated Testing
132 (0.725 %)User Acceptance Testing
132 (0.725 %)Document Management
132 (0.725 %)ERP
Programming Languages
1151 (54.71 %)C#
2142 (51.45 %)VB
390 (32.61 %)C
441 (14.86 %)Java
539 (14.13 %)VB.NET
623 (8.333 %)SQL
722 (7.971 %)Delphi
821 (7.609 %)Embedded C
915 (5.435 %)Embedded C++
1010 (3.623 %)VC++
116 (2.174 %)VB6
116 (2.174 %)JavaScript
123 (1.087 %)VBA
132 (0.725 %)VBScript
132 (0.725 %)Perl
132 (0.725 %)PHP
141 (0.362 %)DHTML
141 (0.362 %)Transact-SQL
141 (0.362 %)Assembly Language
141 (0.362 %)Pascal
Qualifications
123 (8.333 %)Degree
210 (3.623 %)PhD
31 (0.362 %)HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.087 %)WAI
22 (0.725 %)QA
Vendors
140 (14.49 %)Microsoft
27 (2.536 %)Oracle
36 (2.174 %)Borland
41 (0.362 %)Xilinx
41 (0.362 %)Sybase
41 (0.362 %)Motorola
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