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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Hertfordshire 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 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3215
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching permanent IT job ads237451
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.128 %0.188 %
As % of the category below12.12 %22.06 %
Salaries quoted229405
Average minimum salary£34,952£34,696
Average salary£38,731£39,498
% change on same period last year-1.94 %
Average maximum salary£42,511£44,300
UK excluding London average salary£36,220£36,250
% change on same period last year-0.08 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads19552044
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.052 %0.852 %
Salaries quoted17481759
Average minimum salary£35,600£34,888
Average salary£39,121£38,452
% change on same period last year+1.74 %
Average maximum salary£42,641£42,016
UK excluding London average salary£35,268£35,641
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
C++ East of EnglandC++
East of England

C++
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
St AlbansDown-629£39,741+29.10 %
WatfordDown-2027£44,577+17.98 %
Welwyn Garden CityDown-1514£27,250-8.40 %
Potters BarNew entry-13£39,808-
StevenageUp+811£45,455+13.63 %
RoystonDown-37£33,333-11.11 %
TringNew entry-4£40,625-
HertfordNew entry-4£38,125-
RickmansworthNew entry-1£45,000-
Bishop's StortfordNew entry-1£27,500-
C++ East of EnglandC++
East of England

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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++.

1211 (41.62 %)C#
2175 (34.52 %)C
3155 (30.57 %)Java
4146 (28.80 %).NET
5121 (23.87 %)Windows
6115 (22.68 %)SQL Server
7111 (21.89 %)Degree
8106 (20.91 %)SQL
9103 (20.32 %)OO
1088 (17.36 %)UML
1183 (16.37 %)Oracle
1278 (15.38 %)UNIX
1369 (13.61 %)Linux
1460 (11.83 %)TCP/IP
1558 (11.44 %)XML
1558 (11.44 %)Computer Science
1654 (10.65 %)Microsoft
1753 (10.45 %)JavaScript
1846 (9.073 %)VB
1846 (9.073 %)QA
1945 (8.876 %)OOD
1945 (8.876 %)Retail
2044 (8.679 %)WinForms
2044 (8.679 %)HTML
2142 (8.284 %)MFC
2241 (8.087 %)VXML
2339 (7.692 %)Embedded C++
2438 (7.495 %)Finance
2537 (7.298 %)Project Management
2636 (7.101 %)PHP

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1146 (28.80 %).NET
258 (11.44 %)XML
344 (8.679 %)WinForms
344 (8.679 %)HTML
442 (8.284 %)MFC
541 (8.087 %)VXML
631 (6.114 %)ASP.NET
725 (4.931 %)ASP
823 (4.536 %)J2EE
922 (4.339 %)POSIX
1021 (4.142 %)AJAX
1021 (4.142 %).NET Framework
1119 (3.748 %)CSS
1218 (3.550 %)COM
1218 (3.550 %)SOAP
1315 (2.959 %)WebServices
1413 (2.564 %)JSP
159 (1.775 %)XSL
168 (1.578 %)ActiveX
168 (1.578 %)Middleware
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (2.959 %)Apache
24 (0.789 %)CICS
32 (0.394 %)Tomcat
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (4.931 %)MS Excel
214 (2.761 %)MATLAB
35 (0.986 %)3ds Max
35 (0.986 %)MS Visio
43 (0.592 %)MS Office
43 (0.592 %)Spreadsheet
51 (0.197 %)MS Project
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
117 (3.353 %)BASE24
22 (0.394 %)LabWindows
31 (0.197 %)WebTrends
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
160 (11.83 %)TCP/IP
221 (4.142 %)CTI
320 (3.945 %)X.25
320 (3.945 %)ISDN
419 (3.748 %)Wireless
516 (3.156 %)WiMAX
615 (2.959 %)GSM
713 (2.564 %)ATM
713 (2.564 %)Internet
810 (1.972 %)WLAN
99 (1.775 %)UMTS
105 (0.986 %)FTP
114 (0.789 %)Intranet
123 (0.592 %)SSL
132 (0.394 %)3G
132 (0.394 %)CDMA
141 (0.197 %)Bluetooth
141 (0.197 %)RIP
141 (0.197 %)SMS
141 (0.197 %)Firewall
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1115 (22.68 %)SQL Server
233 (6.509 %)MySQL
314 (2.761 %)DB2
412 (2.367 %)RDBMS
55 (0.986 %)SQL Server 2000
55 (0.986 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (0.592 %)FileMaker
63 (0.592 %)MS Access
63 (0.592 %)Data Mining
72 (0.394 %)Informix
72 (0.394 %)Text Mining
81 (0.197 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (0.197 %)OLTP
81 (0.197 %)DTS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (4.536 %)Visual Studio
24 (0.789 %)Eclipse
33 (0.592 %)WinRunner
33 (0.592 %)TestPartner
42 (0.394 %)InstallShield
42 (0.394 %)Flash
51 (0.197 %)Dreamweaver
51 (0.197 %)C++Builder
51 (0.197 %)Subversion
51 (0.197 %)TestDirector
51 (0.197 %)MSI
51 (0.197 %)Ant
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
145 (8.876 %)Retail
238 (7.495 %)Finance
328 (5.523 %)Health
422 (4.339 %)Pensions
422 (4.339 %)Banking
518 (3.550 %)Games
616 (3.156 %)Electronics
715 (2.959 %)Telecoms
814 (2.761 %)Pharmaceutical
911 (2.170 %)Chemicals
109 (1.775 %)Multimedia
117 (1.381 %)Insurance
117 (1.381 %)3D Graphics
117 (1.381 %)Construction
117 (1.381 %)Aerospace
117 (1.381 %)Music
125 (0.986 %)Animation
134 (0.789 %)Automotive
143 (0.592 %)Government
143 (0.592 %)Manufacturing
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1220 (43.39 %)Developer
2139 (27.42 %)Software Engineer
385 (16.77 %)C++ Developer
461 (12.03 %)C++ Software Engineer
557 (11.24 %)C# Developer
655 (10.85 %)Senior Developer
751 (10.06 %)Software Developer
841 (8.087 %)Programmer
940 (7.890 %)Senior Software Engineer
1038 (7.495 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1135 (6.903 %)Team Leader
1232 (6.312 %)Support Engineer
1232 (6.312 %)GUI Developer
1330 (5.917 %).NET Developer
1427 (5.325 %)Lead Developer
1427 (5.325 %)C++ Team Leader
1526 (5.128 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
1625 (4.931 %)Software Team Leader
1625 (4.931 %)Senior C# Developer
1724 (4.734 %)C++ Software Developer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
158 (11.44 %)Computer Science
235 (6.903 %)Mathematics
235 (6.903 %)Multithreading
334 (6.706 %)IVR
429 (5.720 %)EFT
527 (5.325 %)Speech Recognition
618 (3.550 %)Physics
715 (2.959 %)Client/Server
810 (1.972 %)French Language
99 (1.775 %)Streaming Video
108 (1.578 %)Mainframe
116 (1.183 %)AS400
125 (0.986 %)Device Driver
125 (0.986 %)IPTV
125 (0.986 %)Statistics
125 (0.986 %)Spread Betting
134 (0.789 %)German Language
134 (0.789 %)IBM Mainframe
134 (0.789 %)EPoS
143 (0.592 %)EMV
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1121 (23.87 %)Windows
278 (15.38 %)UNIX
369 (13.61 %)Linux
421 (4.142 %)Solaris
517 (3.353 %)zOS
68 (1.578 %)Windows 2000
77 (1.381 %)Embedded Linux
86 (1.183 %)OS/400
94 (0.789 %)MVS
103 (0.592 %)Windows NT
112 (0.394 %)Windows XP
112 (0.394 %)Windows CE
121 (0.197 %)NetWare
121 (0.197 %)AIX
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1103 (20.32 %)OO
288 (17.36 %)UML
345 (8.876 %)OOD
437 (7.298 %)Project Management
521 (4.142 %)Software Engineering
620 (3.945 %)OOA/OOD
620 (3.945 %)Agile Software Development
620 (3.945 %)CRM
716 (3.156 %)Scrum
811 (2.170 %)Business Intelligence
99 (1.775 %)Risk Assessment
99 (1.775 %)Security Cleared
108 (1.578 %)Requirements Analysis
117 (1.381 %)Validation
117 (1.381 %)OOP
126 (1.183 %)Content Management
126 (1.183 %)SC Cleared
126 (1.183 %)Automated Testing
134 (0.789 %)Time Management
134 (0.789 %)Release Management
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1211 (41.62 %)C#
2175 (34.52 %)C
3155 (30.57 %)Java
4106 (20.91 %)SQL
553 (10.45 %)JavaScript
646 (9.073 %)VB
739 (7.692 %)Embedded C++
836 (7.101 %)PHP
927 (5.325 %)VB.NET
1024 (4.734 %)VC++
1120 (3.945 %)Embedded C
1218 (3.550 %)VB6
1313 (2.564 %)Perl
1410 (1.972 %)Python
158 (1.578 %)VBA
167 (1.381 %)PL/SQL
176 (1.183 %)Ruby
185 (0.986 %)Pascal
194 (0.789 %)COBOL
194 (0.789 %)Delphi
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1111 (21.89 %)Degree
221 (4.142 %)Microsoft Certification
320 (3.945 %)PhD
417 (3.353 %)MCSD
52 (0.394 %)HND
52 (0.394 %)MCP
52 (0.394 %)MCAD
61 (0.197 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
146 (9.073 %)QA
24 (0.789 %)JTAG
32 (0.394 %)ISO9000
32 (0.394 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.394 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.789 %)OMEGAMON
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
183 (16.37 %)Oracle
254 (10.65 %)Microsoft
320 (3.945 %)Cisco
320 (3.945 %)QNX
411 (2.170 %)IBM
59 (1.775 %)Symbian
64 (0.789 %)PeopleSoft
72 (0.394 %)Sybase
72 (0.394 %)Adobe
72 (0.394 %)Sun
72 (0.394 %)Citrix
72 (0.394 %)Quark
81 (0.197 %)McAfee Security
81 (0.197 %)NEC
81 (0.197 %)LANDesk
81 (0.197 %)Novell
81 (0.197 %)Borland
81 (0.197 %)Progress