The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the Portsmouth region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Programming Languages category for the Portsmouth region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 22 27 33
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +6
Permanent jobs citing C++ 14 9 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Portsmouth 6.667% 4.478% 4.206%
As % of the Programming Languages category 11.02% 7.965% 7.627%
Number of salaries quoted 14 7 9
Average salary £40,000 £38,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.26% +16.92%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £29,500 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,250 £40,000 £43,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
All Programming Languages
Portsmouth
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
127 113 118
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Portsmouth 60.48% 56.22% 55.14%
Number of salaries quoted 117 110 117
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,800 £25,000 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C++
Hampshire

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth region.

Portsmouth C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Portsmouth region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Portsmouth C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Portsmouth 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 33 (70.21%) C
2 31 (65.96%) Linux
3 24 (51.06%) C#
4 22 (46.81%) Python
5 21 (44.68%) JavaScript
6 20 (42.55%) Windows
7 19 (40.43%) PHP
7 19 (40.43%) Java
7 19 (40.43%) Degree
8 16 (34.04%) CSS
9 11 (23.40%) MATLAB
9 11 (23.40%) PhD
9 11 (23.40%) Software Engineering
10 10 (21.28%) Computer Science
11 9 (19.15%) GWT
11 9 (19.15%) HTML5
11 9 (19.15%) Web Development
11 9 (19.15%) Agile Software Development
11 9 (19.15%) Scrum
11 9 (19.15%) Electronics
11 9 (19.15%) UML
11 9 (19.15%) UNIX
11 9 (19.15%) OO
11 9 (19.15%) HTML
11 9 (19.15%) Perl
12 8 (17.02%) Red Hat
12 8 (17.02%) Machine Learning
12 8 (17.02%) Puppet
13 7 (14.89%) Firmware
13 7 (14.89%) Embedded C

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Portsmouth 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 16 (34.04%) CSS
2 9 (19.15%) GWT
2 9 (19.15%) HTML5
2 9 (19.15%) HTML
3 7 (14.89%) XML
4 5 (10.64%) .NET
5 3 (6.383%) ASP.NET
6 2 (4.255%) WCF
6 2 (4.255%) WPF
6 2 (4.255%) LINQ
6 2 (4.255%) .NET Framework
6 2 (4.255%) STL
7 1 (2.128%) FastCGI
7 1 (2.128%) OpenCV
Applications
1 2 (4.255%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.255%) GIS
1 2 (4.255%) SQL Server
1 2 (4.255%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (2.128%) FogBugz
General
1 9 (19.15%) Electronics
2 2 (4.255%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 21 (44.68%) Software Engineer
2 11 (23.40%) Developer
3 7 (14.89%) C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (14.89%) C Software Engineer
4 6 (12.77%) Perl Developer
5 4 (8.511%) Software Developer
6 3 (6.383%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 3 (6.383%) Linux Engineer
6 3 (6.383%) Embedded C Engineer
6 3 (6.383%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 3 (6.383%) Python Software Engineer
6 3 (6.383%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
6 3 (6.383%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
6 3 (6.383%) Embedded C++ Engineer
6 3 (6.383%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
7 2 (4.255%) Senior Software Engineer
7 2 (4.255%) C# Software Engineer
7 2 (4.255%) Systems Architect
7 2 (4.255%) Senior Software Developer
7 2 (4.255%) Senior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (21.28%) Computer Science
2 8 (17.02%) Machine Learning
3 7 (14.89%) Firmware
3 7 (14.89%) Device Driver
4 2 (4.255%) Kindle
5 1 (2.128%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 1 (2.128%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 31 (65.96%) Linux
2 20 (42.55%) Windows
3 9 (19.15%) UNIX
4 1 (2.128%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (23.40%) Software Engineering
2 9 (19.15%) Web Development
2 9 (19.15%) Agile Software Development
2 9 (19.15%) Scrum
2 9 (19.15%) UML
2 9 (19.15%) OO
3 2 (4.255%) Waterfall
3 2 (4.255%) Unit Testing
3 2 (4.255%) Continuous Integration
3 2 (4.255%) Multithreading
3 2 (4.255%) Change Management
4 1 (2.128%) OOP
4 1 (2.128%) Image Processing
Programming Languages
1 33 (70.21%) C
2 24 (51.06%) C#
3 22 (46.81%) Python
4 21 (44.68%) JavaScript
5 19 (40.43%) PHP
5 19 (40.43%) Java
6 11 (23.40%) MATLAB
7 9 (19.15%) Perl
8 7 (14.89%) Embedded C
8 7 (14.89%) Embedded C++
9 3 (6.383%) Delphi
10 2 (4.255%) Tcl
11 1 (2.128%) SQL
11 1 (2.128%) PHP5
Qualifications
1 19 (40.43%) Degree
2 11 (23.40%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.255%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 8 (17.02%) Puppet
Vendors
1 8 (17.02%) Red Hat
2 3 (6.383%) Oracle
3 2 (4.255%) Microsoft
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Perl Developer Key skills: *Be educated to degree level, preferably in a computer related discipline... *Experience of structured and object orientated programming, using preferably Perl in a web...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013