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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Merseyside 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
Rank5659
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads3330
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.012 %
As % of the category below4.962 %5.736 %
Salaries quoted2416
Average minimum salary£27,308£29,125
Average salary£31,000£31,344
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Average maximum salary£34,692£33,563
UK excluding London average salary£36,223£36,138
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads665523
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.351 %0.214 %
Salaries quoted562433
Average minimum salary£28,586£27,913
Average salary£30,957£30,440
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Average maximum salary£33,329£32,967
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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside 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
LiverpoolDown-921£31,789+7.00 %
WirralNew entry-5£26,400-
St HelensNew entry-1£35,000-
C++ North WestC++
North West

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

130 (56.60 %)C
228 (52.83 %)Java
320 (37.74 %)C#
320 (37.74 %)SQL
415 (28.30 %)Games
512 (22.64 %)PHP
512 (22.64 %)Oracle
611 (20.75 %).NET
611 (20.75 %)JavaScript
710 (18.87 %)Windows
89 (16.98 %)MySQL
89 (16.98 %)SQL Server
98 (15.09 %)Security Cleared
107 (13.21 %)SC Cleared
107 (13.21 %)VB
107 (13.21 %)HTML
107 (13.21 %)XML
107 (13.21 %)UNIX
107 (13.21 %)Ruby
107 (13.21 %)Ruby on Rails
116 (11.32 %)Perl
125 (9.434 %)PL/SQL
125 (9.434 %)VBScript
125 (9.434 %)MFC
125 (9.434 %)Oracle Forms
125 (9.434 %)Oracle Reports
125 (9.434 %)Oracle 8/8i
125 (9.434 %)Oracle 9i
125 (9.434 %)Oracle 11i
125 (9.434 %)CRM

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (20.75 %).NET
27 (13.21 %)HTML
27 (13.21 %)XML
27 (13.21 %)Ruby on Rails
35 (9.434 %)MFC
44 (7.547 %)ASP
44 (7.547 %)WPF
53 (5.660 %)DirectX
53 (5.660 %)WinForms
53 (5.660 %)ASP.NET
53 (5.660 %)STL
62 (3.774 %)CSS
62 (3.774 %)OpenGL
62 (3.774 %)SWT
71 (1.887 %)AJAX
71 (1.887 %)Middleware
71 (1.887 %)JSP
71 (1.887 %)ISAPI
71 (1.887 %)CGI
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (9.434 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (1.887 %)Apache
21 (1.887 %)Zope
21 (1.887 %)Plone
21 (1.887 %)Oracle Workflow
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.887 %)Maya
Merseyside IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (9.434 %)Oracle 11i
15 (9.434 %)Oracle Applications
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.774 %)Bluetooth
12 (3.774 %)GPRS
12 (3.774 %)Wi-Fi
12 (3.774 %)Wireless
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (16.98 %)MySQL
19 (16.98 %)SQL Server
25 (9.434 %)Oracle Reports
25 (9.434 %)Oracle 8/8i
25 (9.434 %)Oracle 9i
32 (3.774 %)RDBMS
32 (3.774 %)Database Marketing
41 (1.887 %)Oracle 10g
41 (1.887 %)PostgreSQL
41 (1.887 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.887 %)Oracle Discoverer
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (9.434 %)Oracle Forms
22 (3.774 %)Eclipse
22 (3.774 %)PowerBuilder
31 (1.887 %)Oracle APEX
31 (1.887 %)JDeveloper
31 (1.887 %)Flash
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (28.30 %)Games
25 (9.434 %)Marketing
34 (7.547 %)Finance
34 (7.547 %)Health
43 (5.660 %)Publishing
52 (3.774 %)3D Graphics
52 (3.774 %)Military
52 (3.774 %)Government
52 (3.774 %)Pensions
61 (1.887 %)Insurance
61 (1.887 %)Animation
61 (1.887 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.887 %)Automotive
61 (1.887 %)Education
61 (1.887 %)Electric
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (41.51 %)Developer
217 (32.08 %)Programmer
37 (13.21 %)C++ Developer
46 (11.32 %)Analyst
46 (11.32 %)Games Programmer
46 (11.32 %)Senior Programmer
55 (9.434 %)Senior Developer
55 (9.434 %)Hardware Engineer
64 (7.547 %)Senior Oracle Developer
64 (7.547 %)Java Developer
64 (7.547 %)Oracle Developer
64 (7.547 %)C++/Java Developer
73 (5.660 %)Oracle Analyst
73 (5.660 %)PHP Developer
73 (5.660 %)C++ Programmer
73 (5.660 %)Oracle Analyst Programmer
73 (5.660 %)Analyst Programmer
73 (5.660 %)Junior
73 (5.660 %)Software Engineer
73 (5.660 %)Business Systems Analyst
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (9.434 %)VHDL
15 (9.434 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
23 (5.660 %)Mathematics
32 (3.774 %)Computer Science
41 (1.887 %)Physics
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (18.87 %)Windows
27 (13.21 %)UNIX
34 (7.547 %)Linux
42 (3.774 %)Mac OS X
42 (3.774 %)Windows CE
51 (1.887 %)Windows Mobile
51 (1.887 %)Windows XP Embedded
51 (1.887 %)Windows XP
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (15.09 %)Security Cleared
27 (13.21 %)SC Cleared
35 (9.434 %)CRM
35 (9.434 %)Workflow
35 (9.434 %)Agile Software Development
44 (7.547 %)OO
51 (1.887 %)UML
51 (1.887 %)OOD
51 (1.887 %)SOA
51 (1.887 %)BPEL
51 (1.887 %)Software Engineering
51 (1.887 %)Software Testing
51 (1.887 %)Performance Testing
51 (1.887 %)Time Management
51 (1.887 %)BC Cleared
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (56.60 %)C
228 (52.83 %)Java
320 (37.74 %)C#
320 (37.74 %)SQL
412 (22.64 %)PHP
511 (20.75 %)JavaScript
67 (13.21 %)VB
67 (13.21 %)Ruby
76 (11.32 %)Perl
85 (9.434 %)PL/SQL
85 (9.434 %)VBScript
93 (5.660 %)Python
102 (3.774 %)VB6
102 (3.774 %)Delphi
111 (1.887 %)Embedded C++
111 (1.887 %)VBA
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.547 %)Degree
21 (1.887 %)OCP
21 (1.887 %)Oracle Certification
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.660 %)JTAG
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.887 %)Terminal Server
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (22.64 %)Oracle
25 (9.434 %)Xilinx
33 (5.660 %)EMC
41 (1.887 %)Citrix
41 (1.887 %)Symbian
41 (1.887 %)Microsoft
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