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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the North West 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
Rank4123
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads542904
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.286 %0.370 %
As % of the category below10.14 %15.16 %
Salaries quoted426791
Average minimum salary£29,187£29,495
Average salary£32,429£32,697
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Average maximum salary£35,672£35,900
UK excluding London average salary£36,223£36,138
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads53445965
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.821 %2.443 %
Salaries quoted45095134
Average minimum salary£29,476£30,142
Average salary£32,258£32,890
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Average maximum salary£35,041£35,638
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
C++ EnglandC++
England

C++
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

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

North West 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 North West 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
ManchesterDown-8314£32,394-0.52 %
CheshireDown-27129£32,967+4.08 %
LancashireDown-1139£30,571-17.34 %
MerseysideUp+333£31,000-1.09 %
CumbriaDown-132£33,000+9.58 %
C++ EnglandC++
England

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1412 (33.50 %)C
2409 (33.25 %)C#
3361 (29.35 %).NET
4360 (29.27 %)OO
5332 (26.99 %)Windows
6294 (23.90 %)Degree
7271 (22.03 %)Java
8252 (20.49 %)SQL
9226 (18.37 %)SQL Server
10187 (15.20 %)XML
11180 (14.63 %)VB
12177 (14.39 %)Symbian
13143 (11.63 %)Games
14134 (10.89 %)VC++
15127 (10.33 %)Microsoft
16124 (10.08 %)MFC
16124 (10.08 %)Visual Studio
17121 (9.837 %)Linux
17121 (9.837 %)UML
18117 (9.512 %)OOD
1996 (7.805 %)JavaScript
2090 (7.317 %)UNIX
2188 (7.154 %)Finance
2283 (6.748 %)MS Excel
2382 (6.667 %)VB.NET
2481 (6.585 %)ASP.NET
2575 (6.098 %)Software Engineering
2674 (6.016 %)Symbian OS
2773 (5.935 %)Embedded C++
2872 (5.854 %)Oracle

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1361 (29.35 %).NET
2187 (15.20 %)XML
3124 (10.08 %)MFC
481 (6.585 %)ASP.NET
565 (5.285 %)WebServices
660 (4.878 %)OpenGL
756 (4.553 %).NET Framework
851 (4.146 %)DirectX
948 (3.902 %)ASP
1045 (3.659 %)J2EE
1144 (3.577 %)HTML
1232 (2.602 %)ActiveX
1331 (2.520 %)CSS
1331 (2.520 %)WebSphere
1428 (2.276 %)BREW
1428 (2.276 %)WinForms
1525 (2.033 %)J2ME
1525 (2.033 %)WAP
1622 (1.789 %)UIQ
1721 (1.707 %)EDI
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (1.870 %)CICS
211 (0.894 %)SharePoint Portal Server
39 (0.732 %)IIS
45 (0.407 %)WebLogic
45 (0.407 %)Oracle Application Server
53 (0.244 %)iPlanet
53 (0.244 %)Tuxedo
53 (0.244 %)Apache
62 (0.163 %)ColdFusion
71 (0.081 %)SharePoint
71 (0.081 %)MS Exchange
71 (0.081 %)Tomcat
71 (0.081 %)JBoss
71 (0.081 %)CMS
71 (0.081 %)Zope
71 (0.081 %)Plone
71 (0.081 %)Oracle Workflow
71 (0.081 %)NetWeaver
71 (0.081 %)BizTalk Server
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
183 (6.748 %)MS Excel
233 (2.683 %)MS Office
38 (0.650 %)MS Project
47 (0.569 %)MS PowerPoint
55 (0.407 %)Maya
63 (0.244 %)3ds Max
63 (0.244 %)LightWave 3D
72 (0.163 %)MS Visio
81 (0.081 %)MATLAB
81 (0.081 %)Simulink
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (0.813 %)Oracle Applications
29 (0.732 %)Axapta
29 (0.732 %)Dynamics AX
38 (0.650 %)Oracle 11i
46 (0.488 %)BASE24
51 (0.081 %)LabWindows
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
148 (3.902 %)GPRS
244 (3.577 %)GSM
338 (3.089 %)TCP/IP
433 (2.683 %)HTTP
516 (1.301 %)Wireless
614 (1.138 %)Wi-Fi
614 (1.138 %)Bluetooth
713 (1.057 %)SMS
88 (0.650 %)Intranet
97 (0.569 %)WiMAX
106 (0.488 %)Internet
106 (0.488 %)WAN
106 (0.488 %)Ethernet
106 (0.488 %)LAN
115 (0.407 %)Broadband
115 (0.407 %)VPN
124 (0.325 %)DVB
124 (0.325 %)RFID
133 (0.244 %)Network Security
133 (0.244 %)VoIP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1226 (18.37 %)SQL Server
255 (4.472 %)SQL Server 2000
349 (3.984 %)SQL Server 2005
434 (2.764 %)RDBMS
532 (2.602 %)MySQL
616 (1.301 %)Oracle 9i
715 (1.220 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
814 (1.138 %)Oracle 10g
99 (0.732 %)Oracle Reports
99 (0.732 %)Oracle 8/8i
108 (0.650 %)MS Access
108 (0.650 %)Crystal Reports
108 (0.650 %)SQL Server 7
108 (0.650 %)DTS
115 (0.407 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
115 (0.407 %)SQL Server Integration Services
115 (0.407 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
124 (0.325 %)ETL
124 (0.325 %)Oracle Discoverer
124 (0.325 %)Datawarehouse
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1124 (10.08 %)Visual Studio
228 (2.276 %)Eclipse
327 (2.195 %)Rational Rose
410 (0.813 %)VSS/SourceSafe
59 (0.732 %)Oracle Forms
59 (0.732 %)JBuilder
59 (0.732 %)MorphX
67 (0.569 %)Flash
73 (0.244 %)PowerBuilder
73 (0.244 %)CodeWarrior
73 (0.244 %)JIRA
82 (0.163 %)Rational Robot
82 (0.163 %)WinRunner
82 (0.163 %)QuickTest Pro
91 (0.081 %)LoadRunner
91 (0.081 %)JDeveloper
91 (0.081 %)ProC
91 (0.081 %)ClearQuest
91 (0.081 %)ClearCase
91 (0.081 %)Ant
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1143 (11.63 %)Games
288 (7.154 %)Finance
365 (5.285 %)3D Graphics
451 (4.146 %)Pensions
543 (3.496 %)Electronics
639 (3.171 %)Insurance
734 (2.764 %)Telecoms
829 (2.358 %)Automotive
927 (2.195 %)Pharmaceutical
1024 (1.951 %)Manufacturing
1024 (1.951 %)Health
1121 (1.707 %)Chemicals
1218 (1.463 %)Education
1218 (1.463 %)Retail
1315 (1.220 %)Marketing
1413 (1.057 %)Legal
1512 (0.976 %)Aerospace
169 (0.732 %)Electric
169 (0.732 %)Mobile Games
175 (0.407 %)Government
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1540 (43.90 %)Developer
2346 (28.13 %)Software Engineer
3234 (19.02 %)C++ Developer
4143 (11.63 %)Software Developer
5141 (11.46 %)C++ Software Engineer
6129 (10.49 %)Programmer
762 (5.041 %)Senior Developer
853 (4.309 %)C# Developer
952 (4.228 %)C++ Software Developer
1048 (3.902 %).NET Developer
1145 (3.659 %)C++ Programmer
1244 (3.577 %)Analyst
1339 (3.171 %)Senior Software Engineer
1436 (2.927 %)C++/CSharp Developer
1534 (2.764 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1534 (2.764 %)Graduate
1631 (2.520 %)Architect
1631 (2.520 %)Java Developer
1730 (2.439 %)Junior
1828 (2.276 %)Junior Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
169 (5.610 %)Mathematics
256 (4.553 %)Computer Science
350 (4.065 %)Multithreading
429 (2.358 %)Physics
523 (1.870 %)Device Driver
621 (1.707 %)Client/Server
717 (1.382 %)Pocket PC
810 (0.813 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
98 (0.650 %)W3C
107 (0.569 %)Handset
107 (0.569 %)VHDL
116 (0.488 %)MPEG
116 (0.488 %)Management Information System
116 (0.488 %)PDA
125 (0.407 %)Firmware
125 (0.407 %)Smartphone
133 (0.244 %)N-Tier
133 (0.244 %)Blackberry
133 (0.244 %)DTV
133 (0.244 %)Italian Language
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1332 (26.99 %)Windows
2121 (9.837 %)Linux
390 (7.317 %)UNIX
474 (6.016 %)Symbian OS
556 (4.553 %)Windows Mobile
647 (3.821 %)Windows CE
732 (2.602 %)Windows XP
732 (2.602 %)Solaris
828 (2.276 %)Windows XP Embedded
925 (2.033 %)Windows NT
1010 (0.813 %)Mac OS X
119 (0.732 %)VxWorks
128 (0.650 %)HPUX
137 (0.569 %)Windows 2000
146 (0.488 %)Fedora
146 (0.488 %)Debian
153 (0.244 %)Nucleus RTOS
153 (0.244 %)Embedded Linux
153 (0.244 %)OpenVMS
162 (0.163 %)Palm OS
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1360 (29.27 %)OO
2121 (9.837 %)UML
3117 (9.512 %)OOD
475 (6.098 %)Software Engineering
558 (4.715 %)Web Development
653 (4.309 %)Project Management
738 (3.089 %)OOA/OOD
834 (2.764 %)CAD
923 (1.870 %)Agile Software Development
1021 (1.707 %)Requirements Analysis
1118 (1.463 %)ERP
1217 (1.382 %)Unit Testing
1315 (1.220 %)Systems Analysis
1414 (1.138 %)Use Case
1414 (1.138 %)Security Cleared
1513 (1.057 %)Technical Architecture
1513 (1.057 %)Software Testing
1513 (1.057 %)SOA
1612 (0.976 %)Supplier Management
1711 (0.894 %)Project Planning
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1412 (33.50 %)C
2409 (33.25 %)C#
3271 (22.03 %)Java
4252 (20.49 %)SQL
5180 (14.63 %)VB
6134 (10.89 %)VC++
796 (7.805 %)JavaScript
882 (6.667 %)VB.NET
973 (5.935 %)Embedded C++
1056 (4.553 %)Perl
1148 (3.902 %)PHP
1243 (3.496 %)Embedded C
1338 (3.089 %)VB6
1432 (2.602 %)Delphi
1525 (2.033 %)Transact-SQL
1623 (1.870 %)COBOL
1720 (1.626 %)Ruby
1819 (1.545 %)Shell Script
1916 (1.301 %)Assembly Language
1916 (1.301 %)PL/SQL
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1294 (23.90 %)Degree
218 (1.463 %)Microsoft Certification
312 (0.976 %)HND
48 (0.650 %)CCNA
48 (0.650 %)HNC
48 (0.650 %)Cisco Certification
57 (0.569 %)ITIL Certification
66 (0.488 %)ISEB
74 (0.325 %)Postgraduate
74 (0.325 %)MCSD
74 (0.325 %)OCP
74 (0.325 %)Oracle Certification
82 (0.163 %)MCP
91 (0.081 %)NVQ Level 3
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (1.870 %)QA
25 (0.407 %)ISO9001
34 (0.325 %)JTAG
34 (0.325 %)TickIT
43 (0.244 %)SLA
51 (0.081 %)Basel II
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (0.488 %)Terminal Server
23 (0.244 %)Nmap
32 (0.163 %)Active Directory
41 (0.081 %)AquaLogic
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.244 %)Nessus
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1177 (14.39 %)Symbian
2127 (10.33 %)Microsoft
372 (5.854 %)Oracle
49 (0.732 %)Sybase
58 (0.650 %)Juniper
58 (0.650 %)Redback
67 (0.569 %)Xilinx
75 (0.407 %)EMC
84 (0.325 %)HP
84 (0.325 %)Citrix
84 (0.325 %)webMethods
93 (0.244 %)Perforce
93 (0.244 %)Cisco
93 (0.244 %)Cognos
102 (0.163 %)Business Objects
102 (0.163 %)Macrovision
102 (0.163 %)Laserform
102 (0.163 %)Red Hat
111 (0.081 %)JD Edwards
111 (0.081 %)SAP
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