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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for C++ skills 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++ over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the North West region.

 C++
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank696635
Rank change year-on-year
Down-3Down-31
Matching permanent IT job ads148196627
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West2.733 %3.433 %4.982 %
As % of the Programming Languages category5.579 %6.533 %11.56 %
Salaries quoted127168550
Average salary£32,500£34,000£33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.410 %+1.490 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£21,500£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£44,000£50,000£41,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£37,500£35,000
% change year-on-year
-6.660 %+7.140 %
North West IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
265330005423
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West48.99 %52.54 %43.09 %
Salaries quoted240125964625
Average salary£30,000£30,000£31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
--4.760 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,000£22,500£23,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,500£45,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %
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 19 March 2010.

North West C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Job Locations

The table below 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 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterDown-3370£32,500+3.17 %
LancashireUp+4035£33,750-3.57 %
CheshireUp+330£32,500-7.14 %
MerseysideUp+119£43,750-33.96 %
CumbriaUp+71£31,500-4.54 %
C++ EnglandC++
England

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, 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++.

1114 (36.77 %)Java
2100 (32.26 %)C#
392 (29.68 %)Windows
483 (26.77 %).NET
581 (26.13 %)C
660 (19.35 %)SQL
757 (18.39 %)SQL Server
855 (17.74 %)OO
953 (17.10 %)Microsoft
1047 (15.16 %)UML
1047 (15.16 %)MS Excel
1145 (14.52 %)Linux
1240 (12.90 %)MFC
1337 (11.94 %)MySQL
1337 (11.94 %)JavaScript
1337 (11.94 %)UNIX
1435 (11.29 %)XML
1435 (11.29 %)PHP
1533 (10.65 %)Oracle
1631 (10.00 %)OOP
1631 (10.00 %)Qt
1729 (9.355 %)SOA
1828 (9.032 %)Degree
1924 (7.742 %)VB
2023 (7.419 %)jQuery
2122 (7.097 %)WinForms
2221 (6.774 %)Electronics
2221 (6.774 %)Visual Studio
2320 (6.452 %)Pensions
2320 (6.452 %).NET Framework

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, 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 Development CategoryApplication Development
183 (26.77 %).NET
240 (12.90 %)MFC
335 (11.29 %)XML
431 (10.00 %)Qt
523 (7.419 %)jQuery
622 (7.097 %)WinForms
720 (6.452 %).NET Framework
818 (5.806 %)HTML
915 (4.839 %)ASP.NET
1013 (4.194 %)J2ME
1112 (3.871 %)Web Services
1112 (3.871 %)Spring
1112 (3.871 %)CSS
1211 (3.548 %)ATL
1211 (3.548 %)WPF
1310 (3.226 %)STL
149 (2.903 %)WCF
158 (2.581 %)J2EE
158 (2.581 %)JMX
167 (2.258 %)COM
North West IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
18 (2.581 %)Apache
27 (2.258 %)Tomcat
32 (0.645 %)IIS
41 (0.323 %)MS Exchange
North West IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
147 (15.16 %)MS Excel
27 (2.258 %)MS Project
34 (1.290 %)MS Visio
42 (0.645 %)Maya
42 (0.645 %)Photoshop
North West IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.323 %)Oracle Applications
North West IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
111 (3.548 %)Wireless
28 (2.581 %)TCP/IP
36 (1.935 %)GSM
44 (1.290 %)Internet
44 (1.290 %)Ethernet
53 (0.968 %)GPRS
62 (0.645 %)ZigBee
71 (0.323 %)ADSL
71 (0.323 %)ISDN
71 (0.323 %)LAN
71 (0.323 %)VoIP
71 (0.323 %)WLAN
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
157 (18.39 %)SQL Server
237 (11.94 %)MySQL
311 (3.548 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (2.258 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (2.258 %)DTS
56 (1.935 %)RDBMS
65 (1.613 %)GIS
74 (1.290 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
83 (0.968 %)JasperReports
83 (0.968 %)Oracle Reports
92 (0.645 %)Datawarehouse
92 (0.645 %)SQL Server Integration Services
92 (0.645 %)BusinessObjects
101 (0.323 %)Oracle 10g
101 (0.323 %)ETL
101 (0.323 %)Cognos Impromptu
101 (0.323 %)Crystal Reports
North West IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
121 (6.774 %)Visual Studio
211 (3.548 %)Ant
38 (2.581 %)JUnit
38 (2.581 %)Subversion
45 (1.613 %)InstallShield
54 (1.290 %)ProC
63 (0.968 %)Eclipse
63 (0.968 %)Xcode
72 (0.645 %)ClearQuest
72 (0.645 %)VSS/SourceSafe
72 (0.645 %)ClearCase
81 (0.323 %)PowerBuilder
81 (0.323 %)LabVIEW
North West IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
121 (6.774 %)Electronics
220 (6.452 %)Pensions
319 (6.129 %)Finance
48 (2.581 %)Games
57 (2.258 %)Retail
57 (2.258 %)Telecoms
66 (1.935 %)Aerospace
66 (1.935 %)Health
75 (1.613 %)Manufacturing
75 (1.613 %)Publishing
84 (1.290 %)Banking
84 (1.290 %)Education
93 (0.968 %)Investment Banking
102 (0.645 %)Back Office
102 (0.645 %)Marketing
102 (0.645 %)Electric
102 (0.645 %)Automotive
111 (0.323 %)Chemicals
111 (0.323 %)Billing
111 (0.323 %)3D Graphics
North West IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1141 (45.48 %)Developer
289 (28.71 %)Software Engineer
333 (10.65 %)C++ Software Engineer
431 (10.00 %)Software Developer
528 (9.032 %)C++ Developer
625 (8.065 %)Senior Software Engineer
724 (7.742 %)PHP Developer
818 (5.806 %)C# Software Engineer
917 (5.484 %)Team Leader
1015 (4.839 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
1114 (4.516 %)C++ Software Developer
1114 (4.516 %)Analyst
1114 (4.516 %)Development Manager
1213 (4.194 %)Applications Developer
1213 (4.194 %)Tester
1213 (4.194 %)C# Developer
1213 (4.194 %)Analyst Developer
1311 (3.548 %)Java Developer
1410 (3.226 %)Software Tester
1410 (3.226 %)Senior Developer
North West IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
117 (5.484 %)iPhone
214 (4.516 %)Client/Server
214 (4.516 %)N-Tier
311 (3.548 %)Computer Science
49 (2.903 %)Blackberry
58 (2.581 %)Multithreading
58 (2.581 %)Mathematics
58 (2.581 %)CCTV
67 (2.258 %)Firmware
67 (2.258 %)Device Driver
75 (1.613 %)Web 2.0
75 (1.613 %)Open Source
83 (0.968 %)SCADA
83 (0.968 %)Equities
83 (0.968 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
92 (0.645 %)Handset
92 (0.645 %)Physics
101 (0.323 %)Spread Betting
101 (0.323 %)VHDL
101 (0.323 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
North West IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
192 (29.68 %)Windows
245 (14.52 %)Linux
337 (11.94 %)UNIX
417 (5.484 %)Android
511 (3.548 %)Mac OS
68 (2.581 %)Windows Mobile
76 (1.935 %)Windows Vista
76 (1.935 %)Mac OS X
84 (1.290 %)VxWorks
84 (1.290 %)Windows 7
93 (0.968 %)Windows Server 2008
93 (0.968 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (0.968 %)Windows XP
102 (0.645 %)Windows CE
102 (0.645 %)Embedded Linux
111 (0.323 %)Ubuntu
111 (0.323 %)Windows NT
North West IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
155 (17.74 %)OO
247 (15.16 %)UML
331 (10.00 %)OOP
429 (9.355 %)SOA
518 (5.806 %)Project Management
612 (3.871 %)Software Testing
711 (3.548 %)Software Engineering
810 (3.226 %)OOD
97 (2.258 %)Release Management
106 (1.935 %)OOA/OOD
115 (1.613 %)RAD
115 (1.613 %)Unit Testing
115 (1.613 %)Continuous Integration
115 (1.613 %)V-Model
124 (1.290 %)Web Development
124 (1.290 %)Business Intelligence
124 (1.290 %)Asset Management
133 (0.968 %)Software Architecture
142 (0.645 %)User Acceptance Testing
142 (0.645 %)Agile Software Development
North West IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1114 (36.77 %)Java
2100 (32.26 %)C#
381 (26.13 %)C
460 (19.35 %)SQL
537 (11.94 %)JavaScript
635 (11.29 %)PHP
724 (7.742 %)VB
816 (5.161 %)VB.NET
915 (4.839 %)Embedded C
915 (4.839 %)Embedded C++
1013 (4.194 %)T-SQL
1013 (4.194 %)Objective-C
1112 (3.871 %)VBScript
127 (2.258 %)VC++
135 (1.613 %)Assembly Language
135 (1.613 %)PL/SQL
135 (1.613 %)Perl
135 (1.613 %)Delphi
144 (1.290 %)PHP5
153 (0.968 %)Shell Script
North West IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
128 (9.032 %)Degree
215 (4.839 %)Security Cleared
312 (3.871 %)ISEB
41 (0.323 %)CISSP
41 (0.323 %)CEH
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.258 %)QA
23 (0.968 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
17 (2.258 %)Active Directory
17 (2.258 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.323 %)Snort
North West IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (0.323 %)MSI
11 (0.323 %)Nessus
North West IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
153 (17.10 %)Microsoft
233 (10.65 %)Oracle
313 (4.194 %)Symbian
48 (2.581 %)VMware
57 (2.258 %)Apple
66 (1.935 %)Hitachi
74 (1.290 %)Borland
83 (0.968 %)HP
83 (0.968 %)EMC
83 (0.968 %)Citrix
92 (0.645 %)Nokia
92 (0.645 %)Business Objects
101 (0.323 %)Remedy
101 (0.323 %)Kerridge
101 (0.323 %)Zend