The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Software Engineer 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++ Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Software Engineer
Rank 246 232 210
Rank change year-on-year
-14 -22
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer 2 9 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.028% 0.125% 0.312%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.131% 0.326%
Number of salaries quoted 2 9 19
Average salary £39,500 £32,500 £31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+21.53% +3.17%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,100 £28,000 £29,800
10% offered a salary of more than £43,900 £38,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6899 6891 6432
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.51% 95.87% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 5861 6087 5695
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,500 £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++ Software Engineer
England

C++ Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West C++ Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

North West C++ Software Engineer Salary Trend

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer across the North West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

North West C++ Software Engineer Salary Histogram

C++ Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer within the North West region over the 3 months to 22 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 2 £39,500 +21.53%
C++ Software Engineer
England

C++ Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited C++ Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

1 10 (100.00%) C++
2 5 (50.00%) Linux
3 4 (40.00%) OO
3 4 (40.00%) C
3 4 (40.00%) OpenGL
3 4 (40.00%) DirectX
4 3 (30.00%) pSOS
4 3 (30.00%) TCP/IP
4 3 (30.00%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (30.00%) Mathematics
4 3 (30.00%) Multithreading
5 2 (20.00%) Android
5 2 (20.00%) Visualisation
5 2 (20.00%) CUDA
5 2 (20.00%) Apple iOS
5 2 (20.00%) GLSL
5 2 (20.00%) Physics
5 2 (20.00%) Music
5 2 (20.00%) Music Industry
5 2 (20.00%) Apple
5 2 (20.00%) Visual Studio
5 2 (20.00%) Automotive
5 2 (20.00%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (10.00%) Games
6 1 (10.00%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (10.00%) Scrum
6 1 (10.00%) Electronics
6 1 (10.00%) CAD
6 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
6 1 (10.00%) Agile Software Development

C++ Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited C++ Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (40.00%) OpenGL
1 4 (40.00%) DirectX
2 1 (10.00%) ATL
2 1 (10.00%) J2SE
Applications
1 1 (10.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (30.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (20.00%) Music
1 2 (20.00%) Music Industry
1 2 (20.00%) Automotive
2 1 (10.00%) Games
2 1 (10.00%) Electronics
2 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (20.00%) Visualisation
2 2 (20.00%) CUDA
2 2 (20.00%) Physics
2 2 (20.00%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (10.00%) STB
3 1 (10.00%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 5 (50.00%) Linux
2 3 (30.00%) pSOS
2 3 (30.00%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (20.00%) Android
3 2 (20.00%) Apple iOS
4 1 (10.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) OO
2 3 (30.00%) Multithreading
3 1 (10.00%) Scrum
3 1 (10.00%) CAD
3 1 (10.00%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (10.00%) TDD
3 1 (10.00%) UML
3 1 (10.00%) OOP
3 1 (10.00%) Electronic Design Automation
3 1 (10.00%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) C++
2 4 (40.00%) C
3 2 (20.00%) GLSL
4 1 (10.00%) Java
4 1 (10.00%) SQL
4 1 (10.00%) Embedded C++
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Apple
2 1 (10.00%) Oracle
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Responsibilities of the Software Engineer (C++ Software Engineer) : - Handle all software aspects of the design, development, and continuous improvement of state of the art professional digital audio systems...
Music Group UK
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 22 May 2013