The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the Oxford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Oxford region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 17 22 16
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -6
Permanent jobs citing C++ 106 58 113
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxford 10.57% 8.580% 13.03%
As % of the Programming Languages category 18.34% 15.51% 19.79%
Number of salaries quoted 78 54 106
Average salary £37,500 £45,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,050 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
All Programming Languages
Oxford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
578 374 571
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxford 57.63% 55.33% 65.86%
Number of salaries quoted 510 342 537
Average salary £40,000 £38,721 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.30% -3.19%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C++
Oxfordshire

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C++ across the Oxford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Oxford C++ Jobs Demand Trend

C++
Salary Trend

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

Oxford C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Oxford C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Oxford 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++.

1 98 (47.57%) Java
1 98 (47.57%) Degree
2 97 (47.09%) C#
3 95 (46.12%) Computer Science
4 87 (42.23%) Mathematics
5 64 (31.07%) C
6 50 (24.27%) Linux
7 43 (20.87%) Windows
8 37 (17.96%) Physics
9 35 (16.99%) .NET
10 34 (16.50%) OO
11 29 (14.08%) UNIX
12 25 (12.14%) Games
12 25 (12.14%) Microsoft
12 25 (12.14%) Boost C++ Libraries
13 23 (11.17%) Perl
14 22 (10.68%) STL
15 21 (10.19%) SQL
15 21 (10.19%) OOP
16 19 (9.223%) Multithreading
16 19 (9.223%) Oracle
17 17 (8.252%) Python
17 17 (8.252%) Automotive
17 17 (8.252%) Validation
17 17 (8.252%) Qt
17 17 (8.252%) Agile Software Development
18 16 (7.767%) PHP
19 15 (7.282%) MySQL
20 14 (6.796%) SQL Server
20 14 (6.796%) 3D Graphics

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

Application Development
1 35 (16.99%) .NET
2 25 (12.14%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 22 (10.68%) STL
4 17 (8.252%) Qt
5 12 (5.825%) Flash
6 8 (3.883%) ASP.NET
7 6 (2.913%) OpenGL
8 5 (2.427%) Struts
8 5 (2.427%) XML
9 3 (1.456%) HTML
9 3 (1.456%) J2EE
9 3 (1.456%) Web Services
9 3 (1.456%) CSS
10 2 (0.971%) GWT
10 2 (0.971%) WPF
10 2 (0.971%) XMPP
10 2 (0.971%) Spring
10 2 (0.971%) JSF
10 2 (0.971%) ASP.NET MVC
10 2 (0.971%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 11 (5.340%) WebLogic
1 11 (5.340%) IIS
1 11 (5.340%) Apache
2 8 (3.883%) SAS
3 2 (0.971%) nginx
3 2 (0.971%) Mathematica
4 1 (0.485%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 3 (1.456%) MS Excel
2 2 (0.971%) MS Project
2 2 (0.971%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.971%) BusinessWorks
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.854%) Ethernet
2 4 (1.942%) DNS
3 2 (0.971%) SSH
3 2 (0.971%) AMQP
3 2 (0.971%) LDAP
3 2 (0.971%) DHCP
3 2 (0.971%) Kerberos
3 2 (0.971%) SSL
4 1 (0.485%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.485%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.282%) MySQL
2 14 (6.796%) SQL Server
3 6 (2.913%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.942%) SQL Server 2008
4 4 (1.942%) Big Data
5 2 (0.971%) Oracle 11g
5 2 (0.971%) SQLite
5 2 (0.971%) SQL Server 2005
5 2 (0.971%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (0.971%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.971%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 11 (5.340%) Visual Studio
2 4 (1.942%) Subversion
2 4 (1.942%) Eclipse
3 2 (0.971%) Git (software)
3 2 (0.971%) GCC
3 2 (0.971%) GDB
General
1 25 (12.14%) Games
2 17 (8.252%) Automotive
3 13 (6.311%) Finance
4 10 (4.854%) Publishing
4 10 (4.854%) Electronics
5 7 (3.398%) Banking
6 4 (1.942%) Investment Banking
7 1 (0.485%) Front Office
7 1 (0.485%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.485%) Advertising
7 1 (0.485%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 70 (33.98%) Software Engineer
2 63 (30.58%) Developer
3 31 (15.05%) Software Developer
4 28 (13.59%) Graduate
4 28 (13.59%) Programmer
5 27 (13.11%) C++ Software Engineer
6 25 (12.14%) Graduate Developer
7 21 (10.19%) Graduate Software Developer
8 17 (8.252%) Author
8 17 (8.252%) Technical Author
9 13 (6.311%) C++ Developer
9 13 (6.311%) Project Manager
10 12 (5.825%) Senior Programmer
11 10 (4.854%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 8 (3.883%) Java Developer
13 7 (3.398%) Games Programmer
13 7 (3.398%) Development Manager
13 7 (3.398%) Senior Games Programmer
14 6 (2.913%) Senior C++ Developer
14 6 (2.913%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 95 (46.12%) Computer Science
2 87 (42.23%) Mathematics
3 37 (17.96%) Physics
4 14 (6.796%) 3D Graphics
5 12 (5.825%) Open Source
6 9 (4.369%) STB
6 9 (4.369%) Hedge funds
6 9 (4.369%) MPEG
7 5 (2.427%) Data Integration
8 4 (1.942%) Statistics
9 3 (1.456%) Grid Computing
9 3 (1.456%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.971%) PKI
10 2 (0.971%) Replication
11 1 (0.485%) Equities
11 1 (0.485%) Embedded Systems
11 1 (0.485%) Semantic Web
11 1 (0.485%) Visualisation
11 1 (0.485%) Informatics
11 1 (0.485%) Biotechnology
Operating Systems
1 50 (24.27%) Linux
2 43 (20.87%) Windows
3 29 (14.08%) UNIX
4 14 (6.796%) Android
4 14 (6.796%) Apple iOS
5 10 (4.854%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (16.50%) OO
2 21 (10.19%) OOP
3 19 (9.223%) Multithreading
4 17 (8.252%) Validation
4 17 (8.252%) Agile Software Development
5 13 (6.311%) Game Development
5 13 (6.311%) Workflow
6 11 (5.340%) Software Engineering
6 11 (5.340%) Data Protection
6 11 (5.340%) Security Testing
6 11 (5.340%) Information Security
7 10 (4.854%) Project Management
8 9 (4.369%) Unit Testing
8 9 (4.369%) OWASP
9 8 (3.883%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (2.913%) Signal Processing
10 6 (2.913%) Risk Management
10 6 (2.913%) Configuration Management
10 6 (2.913%) Scrum
11 5 (2.427%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 98 (47.57%) Java
2 97 (47.09%) C#
3 64 (31.07%) C
4 23 (11.17%) Perl
5 21 (10.19%) SQL
6 17 (8.252%) Python
7 16 (7.767%) PHP
8 12 (5.825%) ActionScript
8 12 (5.825%) Objective-C
8 12 (5.825%) ActionScript 3.0
9 9 (4.369%) Assembly Language
9 9 (4.369%) Embedded C
10 7 (3.398%) PL/SQL
10 7 (3.398%) JavaScript
11 5 (2.427%) Scala
12 4 (1.942%) Bash shell
12 4 (1.942%) Delphi
13 3 (1.456%) MATLAB
13 3 (1.456%) F#
13 3 (1.456%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 98 (47.57%) Degree
2 11 (5.340%) CSSLP
2 11 (5.340%) GWAPT
3 10 (4.854%) PhD
4 5 (2.427%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.369%) QA
System Software
1 2 (0.971%) Xen
1 2 (0.971%) qmail
1 2 (0.971%) Postfix
1 2 (0.971%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 11 (5.340%) AppDetective
2 2 (0.971%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.971%) Red Hat Spacewalk
2 2 (0.971%) Cobbler
2 2 (0.971%) Puppet
2 2 (0.971%) YUM
2 2 (0.971%) MOM
Vendors
1 25 (12.14%) Microsoft
2 19 (9.223%) Oracle
3 13 (6.311%) IBM
3 13 (6.311%) HP
4 12 (5.825%) Perforce
5 5 (2.427%) TIBCO
6 2 (0.971%) Sybase
6 2 (0.971%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.485%) Twitter
Oxford, Oxfordshire
My client who is a leading supplier of trading and risk management solutions is seeking a talented Graduate Developer to join their team of developers in Oxford who...
Oliver Bernard
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum Excellent Bonuses & Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Candidates Must have: § MSc or PhD in Comp Sci, Maths, Stats or Physics. § Top tier A levels and Bachelors from a world top 50 University (UK Imperial, Oxbridge,...
Quant Capital
Salary: From £35,000 to £35,000 per annum Bonus Medical Pension
Posted: 17 June 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
You will work alongside senior Developers in order to develop and produce a business critical suite of web based products and services across a C++, C# and Javascript...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £38000 per annum + Great Benefits!
Posted: 14 June 2013
Oxford, South East
My Client is Urgently seeking a C++ software engineer to join their rapidly expanding team in central Oxford... They are looking for: A exceptional educational background with a...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 June 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
or 2.1 Bachelors / Masters or PhD degree from a top tier university in either Maths or Computer Science, and want to challenge yourself on complex C++ / C# /...
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum Excellent Training + Corporate Benef
Posted: 18 June 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
IT Connections
Salary: £55,000 to £70,000
Posted: 14 June 2013
Oxford, South East
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 June 2013
Oxford or Suffolk, South East
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £DOE
Posted: 20 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £32000 - £36000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013