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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Manchester 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2921
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads314487
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.166 %0.199 %
As % of the category below12.71 %16.31 %
Salaries quoted245460
Average minimum salary£29,027£29,064
Average salary£32,394£32,564
% change on same period last year-0.52 %
Average maximum salary£35,761£36,064
UK excluding London average salary£36,223£36,138
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads24702986
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.304 %1.223 %
Salaries quoted20692651
Average minimum salary£29,091£30,219
Average salary£32,018£33,335
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Average maximum salary£34,946£36,450
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
C++ North WestC++
North West

C++
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
StockportUp+1044£30,851+1.03 %
BoltonDown-118£33,250+15.45 %
AltrinchamDown-611£33,409-10.90 %
OldhamDown-1510£35,000+18.62 %
SalfordUp+110£35,944+33.95 %
Ashton-under-LyneUp+26£23,250-22.50 %
CheadleDown-85£32,400-9.15 %
SaleNew entry-1£42,500-
C++ North WestC++
North West

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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++.

1223 (33.58 %)C
1223 (33.58 %).NET
2220 (33.13 %)C#
3214 (32.23 %)OO
4197 (29.67 %)Degree
5166 (25.00 %)Windows
6136 (20.48 %)Java
7123 (18.52 %)SQL Server
8117 (17.62 %)SQL
993 (14.01 %)XML
1090 (13.55 %)Games
1184 (12.65 %)Symbian
1283 (12.50 %)Linux
1382 (12.35 %)VB
1469 (10.39 %)UNIX
1567 (10.09 %)Visual Studio
1663 (9.488 %)MFC
1762 (9.337 %)OOD
1861 (9.187 %)UML
1960 (9.036 %)Software Engineering
2055 (8.283 %)Embedded C++
2154 (8.133 %)VC++
2252 (7.831 %)Microsoft
2350 (7.530 %)Mathematics
2448 (7.229 %)Symbian OS
2546 (6.928 %)VB.NET
2546 (6.928 %)ASP.NET
2645 (6.777 %)Finance
2744 (6.627 %).NET Framework
2842 (6.325 %)Multithreading

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1223 (33.58 %).NET
293 (14.01 %)XML
363 (9.488 %)MFC
446 (6.928 %)ASP.NET
544 (6.627 %).NET Framework
634 (5.120 %)WebServices
725 (3.765 %)ASP
824 (3.614 %)J2EE
923 (3.464 %)BREW
1022 (3.313 %)OpenGL
1121 (3.163 %)J2ME
1219 (2.861 %)DirectX
1315 (2.259 %)J2SE
1315 (2.259 %)CORBA
1411 (1.657 %)ActiveX
1411 (1.657 %)XSLT
1411 (1.657 %)WAP
1411 (1.657 %)XML Schema
1411 (1.657 %)STL
1510 (1.506 %)AJAX
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (0.602 %)WebLogic
14 (0.602 %)CICS
22 (0.301 %)ColdFusion
31 (0.151 %)NetWeaver
31 (0.151 %)BizTalk Server
31 (0.151 %)CMS
31 (0.151 %)IIS
31 (0.151 %)Apache
31 (0.151 %)Tomcat
31 (0.151 %)SharePoint
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (4.819 %)MS Excel
25 (0.753 %)MS Office
34 (0.602 %)Maya
43 (0.452 %)3ds Max
43 (0.452 %)LightWave 3D
51 (0.151 %)MS Project
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (1.355 %)Axapta
19 (1.355 %)Dynamics AX
25 (0.753 %)BASE24
33 (0.452 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.151 %)Oracle 11i
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (2.410 %)GPRS
213 (1.958 %)GSM
312 (1.807 %)TCP/IP
312 (1.807 %)Wireless
48 (1.205 %)Wi-Fi
48 (1.205 %)HTTP
48 (1.205 %)Bluetooth
57 (1.054 %)WiMAX
65 (0.753 %)Broadband
74 (0.602 %)DVB
83 (0.452 %)VoIP
92 (0.301 %)LAN
92 (0.301 %)Internet
92 (0.301 %)3G
92 (0.301 %)WAN
101 (0.151 %)Ethernet
101 (0.151 %)DNS
101 (0.151 %)SSL
101 (0.151 %)UMTS
101 (0.151 %)WLAN
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1123 (18.52 %)SQL Server
241 (6.175 %)SQL Server 2000
331 (4.669 %)SQL Server 2005
427 (4.066 %)RDBMS
513 (1.958 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
68 (1.205 %)MySQL
68 (1.205 %)DTS
77 (1.054 %)MS Access
83 (0.452 %)SQL Server Integration Services
83 (0.452 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
83 (0.452 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
92 (0.301 %)Datawarehouse
92 (0.301 %)Crystal Reports
92 (0.301 %)Oracle 8/8i
92 (0.301 %)Oracle 9i
101 (0.151 %)Oracle Reports
101 (0.151 %)Oracle Discoverer
101 (0.151 %)Oracle 10g
101 (0.151 %)SQL Server 7
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
167 (10.09 %)Visual Studio
212 (1.807 %)Eclipse
311 (1.657 %)Rational Rose
49 (1.355 %)MorphX
54 (0.602 %)VSS/SourceSafe
63 (0.452 %)CodeWarrior
72 (0.301 %)Flash
81 (0.151 %)ClearCase
81 (0.151 %)LoadRunner
81 (0.151 %)Oracle Forms
81 (0.151 %)PVCS
81 (0.151 %)ClearQuest
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
190 (13.55 %)Games
245 (6.777 %)Finance
337 (5.572 %)Pensions
431 (4.669 %)Electronics
530 (4.518 %)3D Graphics
624 (3.614 %)Insurance
717 (2.560 %)Automotive
815 (2.259 %)Education
913 (1.958 %)Manufacturing
1012 (1.807 %)Retail
1111 (1.657 %)Health
1210 (1.506 %)Aerospace
139 (1.355 %)Mobile Games
148 (1.205 %)Telecoms
154 (0.602 %)Pharmaceutical
163 (0.452 %)Legal
163 (0.452 %)Multimedia
163 (0.452 %)Military
172 (0.301 %)Banking
172 (0.301 %)Marketing
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1320 (48.19 %)Developer
2182 (27.41 %)Software Engineer
3137 (20.63 %)C++ Developer
478 (11.75 %)C++ Software Engineer
570 (10.54 %)Programmer
664 (9.639 %)Software Developer
736 (5.422 %)Senior Developer
831 (4.669 %).NET Developer
929 (4.367 %)Analyst
1025 (3.765 %)Embedded C++ Developer
1124 (3.614 %)C++ Software Developer
1222 (3.313 %)Graduate
1222 (3.313 %)C# Developer
1320 (3.012 %)C++/CSharp Developer
1419 (2.861 %)SQL Developer
1419 (2.861 %)C++ Programmer
1517 (2.560 %)Systems Developer
1517 (2.560 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1517 (2.560 %)Java Developer
1615 (2.259 %)Senior Software Engineer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
150 (7.530 %)Mathematics
242 (6.325 %)Multithreading
332 (4.819 %)Computer Science
425 (3.765 %)Physics
512 (1.807 %)Client/Server
611 (1.657 %)Device Driver
76 (0.904 %)Handset
76 (0.904 %)Pocket PC
85 (0.753 %)Firmware
94 (0.602 %)MPEG
103 (0.452 %)N-Tier
103 (0.452 %)Blackberry
103 (0.452 %)DTV
112 (0.301 %)Management Information System
112 (0.301 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
112 (0.301 %)Smartphone
121 (0.151 %)Biotechnology
121 (0.151 %)Streaming Video
121 (0.151 %)VHDL
121 (0.151 %)Equities
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1166 (25.00 %)Windows
283 (12.50 %)Linux
369 (10.39 %)UNIX
448 (7.229 %)Symbian OS
538 (5.723 %)Windows CE
630 (4.518 %)Solaris
723 (3.464 %)Windows Mobile
813 (1.958 %)Windows XP Embedded
813 (1.958 %)Windows XP
911 (1.657 %)Windows NT
107 (1.054 %)HPUX
107 (1.054 %)VxWorks
115 (0.753 %)Debian
115 (0.753 %)Fedora
124 (0.602 %)Windows 2000
133 (0.452 %)Nucleus RTOS
142 (0.301 %)Palm OS
142 (0.301 %)LynxOS
142 (0.301 %)ThreadX
142 (0.301 %)pSOS
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1214 (32.23 %)OO
262 (9.337 %)OOD
361 (9.187 %)UML
460 (9.036 %)Software Engineering
537 (5.572 %)Project Management
625 (3.765 %)Web Development
714 (2.108 %)Use Case
813 (1.958 %)Technical Architecture
813 (1.958 %)Agile Software Development
911 (1.657 %)SOA
911 (1.657 %)Requirements Analysis
1010 (1.506 %)ERP
1010 (1.506 %)Data Modelling
119 (1.355 %)ITIL
128 (1.205 %)OOP
137 (1.054 %)Zachman Framework
137 (1.054 %)TOGAF
137 (1.054 %)Validation
146 (0.904 %)Migration
146 (0.904 %)Systems Analysis
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1223 (33.58 %)C
2220 (33.13 %)C#
3136 (20.48 %)Java
4117 (17.62 %)SQL
582 (12.35 %)VB
655 (8.283 %)Embedded C++
754 (8.133 %)VC++
846 (6.928 %)VB.NET
940 (6.024 %)Perl
1034 (5.120 %)Embedded C
1128 (4.217 %)JavaScript
1222 (3.313 %)VB6
1318 (2.711 %)Shell Script
1417 (2.560 %)PHP
1513 (1.958 %)Transact-SQL
1513 (1.958 %)Ruby
1611 (1.657 %)XPath
1611 (1.657 %)Assembly Language
179 (1.355 %)X++
185 (0.753 %)VBA
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1197 (29.67 %)Degree
210 (1.506 %)HND
38 (1.205 %)HNC
38 (1.205 %)Microsoft Certification
47 (1.054 %)Cisco Certification
47 (1.054 %)ITIL Certification
47 (1.054 %)CCNA
52 (0.301 %)ISEB
52 (0.301 %)MCP
61 (0.151 %)OCP
61 (0.151 %)Oracle Certification
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (1.506 %)QA
25 (0.753 %)ISO9001
34 (0.602 %)TickIT
43 (0.452 %)SLA
51 (0.151 %)Basel II
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.151 %)Active Directory
11 (0.151 %)Nmap
11 (0.151 %)AquaLogic
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.151 %)Nessus
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
184 (12.65 %)Symbian
252 (7.831 %)Microsoft
334 (5.120 %)Oracle
47 (1.054 %)Juniper
47 (1.054 %)Redback
54 (0.602 %)webMethods
63 (0.452 %)Perforce
72 (0.301 %)Xilinx
72 (0.301 %)Laserform
72 (0.301 %)HP
72 (0.301 %)EMC
72 (0.301 %)Cisco
81 (0.151 %)IBM
81 (0.151 %)Sun
81 (0.151 %)Sybase
81 (0.151 %)SAP
81 (0.151 %)Siebel
81 (0.151 %)Citrix
81 (0.151 %)Novell
81 (0.151 %)Red Hat
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