The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Developer
Rank 205 204 180
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Developer 43 47 61
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.603% 0.667% 0.889%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.632% 0.695% 0.930%
Number of salaries quoted 38 38 38
Average salary £36,750 £37,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.00% -16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,750 £28,000 £31,250
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £40,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -6.25%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6808 6765 6558
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.48% 95.94% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 5756 5975 5797
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
C++ Developer
England

C++ Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West C++ Developer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Developer
Salary Trend

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

North West C++ Developer Salary Trend

C++ Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ Developer across the North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North West C++ Developer Salary Histogram

C++ Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Developer within the North West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Manchester -9 28 £37,500 +5.63%
Merseyside +29 11 £35,000 -6.66%
Cheshire -11 3 - -
Lancashire +2 1 £23,000 -35.21%
C++ Developer
England

C++ Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited C++ 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++ Developer in their job title.

1 51 (100.00%) C++
2 25 (49.02%) Windows
3 24 (47.06%) Degree
4 21 (41.18%) C
5 19 (37.25%) Visual Studio
6 18 (35.29%) OO
7 16 (31.37%) Linux
8 15 (29.41%) C#
8 15 (29.41%) Multithreading
9 14 (27.45%) Games
10 13 (25.49%) Computer Science
11 12 (23.53%) UNIX
12 11 (21.57%) Lua
13 10 (19.61%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (19.61%) ATL
13 10 (19.61%) N-Tier
14 9 (17.65%) XML
15 8 (15.69%) Web Services
15 8 (15.69%) SQL
15 8 (15.69%) Software Architecture
15 8 (15.69%) Qt
16 7 (13.73%) Boost C++ Libraries
16 7 (13.73%) Subversion
16 7 (13.73%) Perl
16 7 (13.73%) STL
16 7 (13.73%) OOD
16 7 (13.73%) Mac OS X
17 6 (11.76%) XML Messaging
17 6 (11.76%) PostgreSQL
17 6 (11.76%) Scrum

C++ Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited C++ 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++ Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 10 (19.61%) ATL
2 9 (17.65%) XML
3 8 (15.69%) Web Services
3 8 (15.69%) Qt
4 7 (13.73%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 7 (13.73%) STL
5 6 (11.76%) .NET
5 6 (11.76%) MFC
5 6 (11.76%) XML Messaging
6 3 (5.882%) DirectX
7 2 (3.922%) Flash
7 2 (3.922%) OpenGL
7 2 (3.922%) ASP
8 1 (1.961%) J2EE
8 1 (1.961%) HTML
8 1 (1.961%) CSS
8 1 (1.961%) HTML5
8 1 (1.961%) Node.js
8 1 (1.961%) WebGL
8 1 (1.961%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.961%) Oracle Application Server
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.922%) HTTP
2 1 (1.961%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.961%) Internet
2 1 (1.961%) TELNET
2 1 (1.961%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.76%) PostgreSQL
1 6 (11.76%) SQL Server
2 4 (7.843%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (1.961%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (1.961%) NoSQL
3 1 (1.961%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 19 (37.25%) Visual Studio
2 7 (13.73%) Subversion
3 5 (9.804%) Git (software)
4 1 (1.961%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (1.961%) ProC
General
1 14 (27.45%) Games
2 4 (7.843%) Finance
3 1 (1.961%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 13 (25.49%) Computer Science
2 10 (19.61%) N-Tier
2 10 (19.61%) Enterprise Software
3 6 (11.76%) Mathematics
4 3 (5.882%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (3.922%) Mobile App
5 2 (3.922%) Client/Server
5 2 (3.922%) Blackberry
5 2 (3.922%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (1.961%) Mobile Games
6 1 (1.961%) Replication
6 1 (1.961%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 25 (49.02%) Windows
2 16 (31.37%) Linux
3 12 (23.53%) UNIX
4 7 (13.73%) Mac OS X
5 2 (3.922%) Android
5 2 (3.922%) Windows Phone
6 1 (1.961%) Solaris
6 1 (1.961%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (35.29%) OO
2 15 (29.41%) Multithreading
3 8 (15.69%) Software Architecture
4 7 (13.73%) OOD
5 6 (11.76%) Scrum
6 4 (7.843%) Unit Testing
7 3 (5.882%) OOP
7 3 (5.882%) CAD
8 2 (3.922%) UML
8 2 (3.922%) Reverse Engineering
8 2 (3.922%) 3D Programming
8 2 (3.922%) Game Development
9 1 (1.961%) Migration
9 1 (1.961%) Agile Software Development
9 1 (1.961%) TDD
9 1 (1.961%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 51 (100.00%) C++
2 21 (41.18%) C
3 15 (29.41%) C#
4 11 (21.57%) Lua
5 8 (15.69%) SQL
6 7 (13.73%) Perl
7 6 (11.76%) PHP
7 6 (11.76%) Java
8 3 (5.882%) VC++
9 2 (3.922%) ActionScript
9 2 (3.922%) ActionScript 3.0
10 1 (1.961%) Bash shell
10 1 (1.961%) GLSL
10 1 (1.961%) HLSL
10 1 (1.961%) JavaScript
10 1 (1.961%) PL/SQL
10 1 (1.961%) VB
Qualifications
1 24 (47.06%) Degree
2 1 (1.961%) HNC
2 1 (1.961%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (11.76%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.961%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (3.922%) Oracle
1 2 (3.922%) Symbian
1 2 (3.922%) QNX
Stockport, Cheshire
We are in search of two experienced Software Engineers with substantial C development experience. As our successful C Developer / Engineer you will have: * Experience coding in C or...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Preston, North West
C++, developer, programmer, graduate, software, Preston / 18 - 22K Have you recently graduated or are your studies coming to an end this year? If your answer is YES and...
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Preston, Lancashire
C++, developer, programmer, graduate, software, Preston / 18 - 22K... If your answer is YES and if you have strong academic C++ development experience, then it's time you get...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Required Skills: C++ C LUA Gaming Experience Multi Tier Software Architecture Object Orientated This role is one of the best roles on the market at the moment, and...
Aston Carter
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + 10% Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
My client is a world renowned organisation based in Manchester who are looking for a senior C++ Developer to work on a number of their bleeding edge projects.....
Aston Carter
Salary: £30000 - £42000 per annum + Bonus + Car + Pension
Posted: 13 May 2013
Stockport, North West
Essential Skills: - C++ - Database Knowledge (ideally SQL or Oracle) Desirable Skills: - Java - Agile - Unit Testing - MS Window, Solaris, HR-UX - Agile software development process - TCP / IP - Perl or...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
They are looking for someone with familiarity with Real Time operating systems, multi-threading and embedded systems... The Senior C/C++ Developer would be expected to mentor junior...
TEKsystems
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + package
Posted: 13 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Essential: 5+ years in C++, linux development. Skilled in STL, template and design pattern use. UML and OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with multi-...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
Requirements Essential: 5 years in C++, linux development Skilled in STL, template and design pattern use. OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with multi-threading...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 11 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
Requirements Essential: 5 years in C++, linux development Skilled in STL, template and design pattern use. OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with multi-threading...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 8 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Skills, C++, C#, Software Developer, Scientific Developer, extreme Programming (XP), TDD, AGILE, Pair Programming, .NET, MS SQL Server, Statistics, Mathematical, algorithms, ASP.NET, Javascript... We are looking for...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Salary: From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum + Bens + Bonus
Posted: 13 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
C++ Software Developer... Essential: 2+ years in C++, linux development. Skilled in STL and template use. UML and OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013