The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Software Developer
Rank 527 605 568
Rank change year-on-year
+78 -37
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Developer 57 31 82
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.130% 0.058% 0.141%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.140% 0.062% 0.151%
Number of salaries quoted 49 24 69
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% -15.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £28,050 £33,500
10% offered a salary of more than £77,500 £77,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
All Job Titles
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
40860 50394 54260
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 93.43% 93.96% 93.55%
Number of salaries quoted 34360 43737 45781
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,500 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
C++ Software Developer
England

C++ Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C++ Software Developer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London C++ Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Software Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C++ Software Developer across the London region.

London C++ Software Developer Salary Trend

C++ Software Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ Software Developer across the London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

London C++ Software Developer Salary Histogram

C++ Software Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Software Developer within the London region over the 3 months to 24 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
City of London +13 15 £55,000 -29.03%
Teddington -4 12 £30,000 +33.33%
C++ Software Developer
England

C++ Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited C++ Software Developer in their job title 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 with C++ Software Developer in their job title.

1 90 (100.00%) C++
2 56 (62.22%) UNIX
3 45 (50.00%) Degree
4 38 (42.22%) SQL
5 36 (40.00%) Perl
6 34 (37.78%) Oracle
7 33 (36.67%) Multithreading
8 31 (34.44%) STL
9 29 (32.22%) OO
10 26 (28.89%) Finance
11 25 (27.78%) Computer Science
12 23 (25.56%) Validation
12 23 (25.56%) Linux
13 20 (22.22%) Java
14 18 (20.00%) Mathematics
14 18 (20.00%) Agile Software Development
15 17 (18.89%) OOD
16 16 (17.78%) PhD
16 16 (17.78%) Physics
17 15 (16.67%) Unit Testing
17 15 (16.67%) 3D Graphics
18 13 (14.44%) C
19 11 (12.22%) Windows
20 10 (11.11%) CUDA
21 8 (8.889%) Continuous Improvement
21 8 (8.889%) HTTP
21 8 (8.889%) TCP/IP
21 8 (8.889%) Shell Script
22 7 (7.778%) Boost C++ Libraries
22 7 (7.778%) Android

C++ Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited C++ Software Developer in their job title 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 with C++ Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 31 (34.44%) STL
2 7 (7.778%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 3 (3.333%) .NET
3 3 (3.333%) MFC
3 3 (3.333%) ASP.NET
3 3 (3.333%) ATL
3 3 (3.333%) COM
3 3 (3.333%) WCF
3 3 (3.333%) WPF
3 3 (3.333%) Silverlight
4 2 (2.222%) Middleware
5 1 (1.111%) Web Services
5 1 (1.111%) COM+
5 1 (1.111%) CORBA
5 1 (1.111%) Swing
Application Platforms
1 3 (3.333%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.222%) OpenStack
Applications
1 3 (3.333%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.889%) HTTP
1 8 (8.889%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.111%) Wireless
2 1 (1.111%) Internet
2 1 (1.111%) 3G
2 1 (1.111%) CDMA
2 1 (1.111%) GPRS
2 1 (1.111%) GSM
2 1 (1.111%) 3GPP
2 1 (1.111%) UMTS
2 1 (1.111%) 4G
2 1 (1.111%) HSPA
2 1 (1.111%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.556%) GIS
2 2 (2.222%) Big Data
3 1 (1.111%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 3 (3.333%) Visual Studio
General
1 26 (28.89%) Finance
2 5 (5.556%) Multimedia
2 5 (5.556%) Games
3 1 (1.111%) Aerospace
3 1 (1.111%) Automotive
3 1 (1.111%) Electronics
3 1 (1.111%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.111%) Avionics
Miscellaneous
1 25 (27.78%) Computer Science
2 18 (20.00%) Mathematics
3 16 (17.78%) Physics
4 15 (16.67%) 3D Graphics
5 10 (11.11%) CUDA
6 5 (5.556%) Visualisation
7 3 (3.333%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (2.222%) Machine Learning
9 1 (1.111%) Equities
9 1 (1.111%) Biometrics
9 1 (1.111%) Derivative
9 1 (1.111%) Spread Betting
9 1 (1.111%) SaaS
9 1 (1.111%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (1.111%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 56 (62.22%) UNIX
2 23 (25.56%) Linux
3 11 (12.22%) Windows
4 7 (7.778%) Android
5 4 (4.444%) Solaris
6 2 (2.222%) Windows NT
6 2 (2.222%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (36.67%) Multithreading
2 29 (32.22%) OO
3 23 (25.56%) Validation
4 18 (20.00%) Agile Software Development
5 17 (18.89%) OOD
6 15 (16.67%) Unit Testing
7 8 (8.889%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (5.556%) Parallel Programming
8 5 (5.556%) UML
9 3 (3.333%) Analytics
9 3 (3.333%) Electronic Trading
10 2 (2.222%) Algorithmic Trading
10 2 (2.222%) Data Analysis
10 2 (2.222%) Project Management
10 2 (2.222%) Scrum
11 1 (1.111%) CAD
11 1 (1.111%) OOP
11 1 (1.111%) SOA
11 1 (1.111%) Software Engineering
11 1 (1.111%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 90 (100.00%) C++
2 38 (42.22%) SQL
3 36 (40.00%) Perl
4 20 (22.22%) Java
5 13 (14.44%) C
6 8 (8.889%) Shell Script
7 5 (5.556%) C#
7 5 (5.556%) Python
8 3 (3.333%) JavaScript
9 2 (2.222%) Assembly Language
10 1 (1.111%) Embedded C
10 1 (1.111%) Embedded C++
10 1 (1.111%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 45 (50.00%) Degree
2 16 (17.78%) PhD
3 1 (1.111%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.111%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.111%) QA
Vendors
1 34 (37.78%) Oracle
2 5 (5.556%) Facebook
3 4 (4.444%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.111%) TIBCO
City, London
Their games are the most widely played games with their games being played on Facebook as well as android phones... They are looking for a C++ developer who...
Aston Carter
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Experience of programming with UNIX/Linux and with Commmunications protocols, e.g TCP/IP. * Familiarity with basic concepts of multi-threading. * Understanding STL, Design Patterns, Object-Oriented Design.
Aston Carter
Salary: £60000 - £95000 per annum + excellent bonus and benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
City, London
Skills: C/ C++, Unix (Linux/Solaris), Multi-Threaded Programming... They are offering a world class C/C++ developer an opportunity to join their head office team in London.....
Aston Carter
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum + top bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
Skills: C/ C++, Unix (Linux/Solaris), Multi-Threaded Programming... The client is seeking experienced developer, with extensive knowledge of C/C++ and multithreading knowledge... Ideal candidate will have...
Aston Carter
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
London
The ideal candidate will have: Extensive commercial experience with C++ including STL, OOD/OOP... Development using either UNIX (Linux and/or Solaris) or Windows... Experience of working in...
Oliver Bernard
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum Excellent Bonuses and Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
Implement functionality using C++ and Python... Software testing tools experience: (LDRA TBrun, IBM Rational Test Real, Time Parasoft C++test, Parasoft Concerto, IPL Cantata++, Razorcat Development Tessy) Other...
JPS Selection
Salary: From £50,000 to £75,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013