The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 17 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 61 30 49
Rank change year-on-year
-31 +19
Permanent jobs citing C++ 74 144 71
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 3.514% 6.375% 3.813%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.451% 12.04% 7.577%
Number of salaries quoted 71 124 65
Average salary £50,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+33.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £28,950 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £50,000 £51,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Programming Languages
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
783 1196 937
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 37.18% 52.94% 50.32%
Number of salaries quoted 694 1082 785
Average salary £42,500 £38,500 £39,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.38% -1.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £28,500 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C++
Berkshire

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Reading region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Reading C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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 58 (45.67%) Java
2 52 (40.94%) Computer Science
3 51 (40.16%) Linux
4 47 (37.01%) Degree
5 41 (32.28%) UNIX
6 40 (31.50%) C#
7 37 (29.13%) Windows
8 36 (28.35%) C
9 34 (26.77%) .NET
10 32 (25.20%) Python
11 29 (22.83%) PHP
12 24 (18.90%) Software Engineering
13 20 (15.75%) Multithreading
13 20 (15.75%) Scala
13 20 (15.75%) JavaScript
14 19 (14.96%) SQL
15 16 (12.60%) SQL Server
15 16 (12.60%) Ruby
15 16 (12.60%) Big Data
16 15 (11.81%) OO
17 14 (11.02%) MySQL
17 14 (11.02%) Perl
17 14 (11.02%) XML
17 14 (11.02%) Visual Studio
17 14 (11.02%) SaaS
18 13 (10.24%) QA
18 13 (10.24%) TCP/IP
19 12 (9.449%) Shell Script
19 12 (9.449%) Finance
19 12 (9.449%) Web Services

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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 34 (26.77%) .NET
2 14 (11.02%) XML
3 12 (9.449%) Web Services
3 12 (9.449%) Node.js
4 11 (8.661%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 10 (7.874%) ASP.NET
6 9 (7.087%) HTML
6 9 (7.087%) STL
6 9 (7.087%) Ajax
7 8 (6.299%) Memcached
8 7 (5.512%) REST
9 6 (4.724%) CSS
10 5 (3.937%) LAMP
11 4 (3.150%) COM
11 4 (3.150%) .NET Framework
11 4 (3.150%) WPF
12 3 (2.362%) jQuery
12 3 (2.362%) WCF
12 3 (2.362%) SOAP
12 3 (2.362%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 7 (5.512%) IIS
1 7 (5.512%) Apache
2 4 (3.150%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.362%) CM System
4 1 (0.787%) LiveLink
4 1 (0.787%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 7 (5.512%) MS Excel
2 4 (3.150%) MS Project
2 4 (3.150%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 13 (10.24%) TCP/IP
2 6 (4.724%) 3G
2 6 (4.724%) LTE
2 6 (4.724%) GSM
3 5 (3.937%) HTTP
4 4 (3.150%) Broadband
4 4 (3.150%) DNS
5 3 (2.362%) DVB
5 3 (2.362%) Firewall
5 3 (2.362%) WCDMA
5 3 (2.362%) 3GPP
5 3 (2.362%) UMTS
5 3 (2.362%) Internet
6 2 (1.575%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.787%) Wireless
7 1 (0.787%) NAS
7 1 (0.787%) RTP
7 1 (0.787%) SAN
7 1 (0.787%) VoIP
7 1 (0.787%) GPRS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (12.60%) SQL Server
1 16 (12.60%) Big Data
2 14 (11.02%) MySQL
3 12 (9.449%) Hadoop
4 8 (6.299%) Redis
5 3 (2.362%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.575%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.575%) SQL Server 2005
7 1 (0.787%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.787%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.787%) DB2
Development Applications
1 14 (11.02%) Visual Studio
2 9 (7.087%) ClearCase
3 4 (3.150%) Eclipse
3 4 (3.150%) MSI
3 4 (3.150%) InstallShield
3 4 (3.150%) Maven
3 4 (3.150%) Ant
3 4 (3.150%) Team Foundation Server
3 4 (3.150%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
4 3 (2.362%) Selenium
4 3 (2.362%) PVCS
5 2 (1.575%) Subversion
5 2 (1.575%) Git (software)
6 1 (0.787%) FitNesse
6 1 (0.787%) MSTest
6 1 (0.787%) MSBuild
6 1 (0.787%) WATIR
6 1 (0.787%) ClearQuest
General
1 12 (9.449%) Finance
2 10 (7.874%) Electronics
2 10 (7.874%) Telecoms
3 3 (2.362%) Retail
3 3 (2.362%) Billing
3 3 (2.362%) German Language
4 2 (1.575%) Marketing
4 2 (1.575%) Games
5 1 (0.787%) Banking
5 1 (0.787%) Music
5 1 (0.787%) Aerospace
5 1 (0.787%) Advertising
5 1 (0.787%) Russian Language
Job Titles
1 47 (37.01%) Software Engineer
2 40 (31.50%) Developer
3 14 (11.02%) Senior Software Engineer
4 13 (10.24%) Architect
5 12 (9.449%) Software Developer
5 12 (9.449%) C++ Software Engineer
6 11 (8.661%) Senior Developer
7 9 (7.087%) Team Leader
8 8 (6.299%) C++ Developer
8 8 (6.299%) C# Developer
9 7 (5.512%) .NET Developer
9 7 (5.512%) Technical Architect
9 7 (5.512%) Development Team Leader
9 7 (5.512%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
9 7 (5.512%) Software Team Leader
10 6 (4.724%) DevOps Engineer
10 6 (4.724%) Software Development Team Leader
10 6 (4.724%) Graduate
11 5 (3.937%) Graduate Developer
11 5 (3.937%) Senior C++ Developer
Miscellaneous
1 52 (40.94%) Computer Science
2 14 (11.02%) SaaS
3 10 (7.874%) Device Driver
4 9 (7.087%) Firmware
5 8 (6.299%) Social Media
6 7 (5.512%) Embedded Systems
7 6 (4.724%) Mathematics
8 4 (3.150%) Mobile App
9 3 (2.362%) Open Source
9 3 (2.362%) STB
9 3 (2.362%) DTV
10 1 (0.787%) 3D Graphics
10 1 (0.787%) Clustering
10 1 (0.787%) Cryptography
10 1 (0.787%) Physics
10 1 (0.787%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.787%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 51 (40.16%) Linux
2 41 (32.28%) UNIX
3 37 (29.13%) Windows
4 7 (5.512%) Mac OS X
4 7 (5.512%) VxWorks
5 5 (3.937%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.575%) Windows 7
6 2 (1.575%) Android
7 1 (0.787%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.787%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (0.787%) Solaris
7 1 (0.787%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (18.90%) Software Engineering
2 20 (15.75%) Multithreading
3 15 (11.81%) OO
4 10 (7.874%) UML
5 9 (7.087%) Configuration Management
6 7 (5.512%) Continuous Integration
7 6 (4.724%) OOD
7 6 (4.724%) Metaprogramming
7 6 (4.724%) Automation Testing
8 5 (3.937%) Project Management
8 5 (3.937%) Agile Software Development
8 5 (3.937%) Asset Management
8 5 (3.937%) Unit Testing
9 4 (3.150%) Use Case
9 4 (3.150%) Time Management
9 4 (3.150%) Scrum
9 4 (3.150%) MODAF
9 4 (3.150%) Automated Testing
9 4 (3.150%) Data Management
9 4 (3.150%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 58 (45.67%) Java
2 40 (31.50%) C#
3 36 (28.35%) C
4 32 (25.20%) Python
5 29 (22.83%) PHP
6 20 (15.75%) JavaScript
6 20 (15.75%) Scala
7 19 (14.96%) SQL
8 16 (12.60%) Ruby
9 14 (11.02%) Perl
10 12 (9.449%) Shell Script
11 8 (6.299%) VB.NET
12 7 (5.512%) VC++
12 7 (5.512%) Ada
12 7 (5.512%) Embedded C
13 6 (4.724%) Objective-C
14 4 (3.150%) XAML
15 1 (0.787%) MATLAB
15 1 (0.787%) Embedded C++
15 1 (0.787%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 47 (37.01%) Degree
2 2 (1.575%) Security Cleared
2 2 (1.575%) MCSD
2 2 (1.575%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (0.787%) Sun Certification
3 1 (0.787%) PhD
3 1 (0.787%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (10.24%) QA
2 4 (3.150%) DO-178B
3 3 (2.362%) COBIT
4 1 (0.787%) HL7
4 1 (0.787%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (6.299%) Apache ZooKeeper
2 4 (3.150%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.575%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.575%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (5.512%) Ganglia
1 7 (5.512%) Zenoss
1 7 (5.512%) Puppet
2 5 (3.937%) Nagios
Vendors
1 11 (8.661%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.512%) Intel
2 7 (5.512%) QNX
3 4 (3.150%) Oracle
3 4 (3.150%) DevExpress
4 2 (1.575%) VMware
4 2 (1.575%) Progress
4 2 (1.575%) Websense
5 1 (0.787%) Open Text
5 1 (0.787%) IBM
5 1 (0.787%) Sybase
5 1 (0.787%) Twitter
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Reading, Berkshire
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Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £37,000 - £45,000
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Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
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Evolution Recruitment Solutions
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Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
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Salary: £40000 - £41000 per annum + Attractive Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
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DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
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Evolution Recruitment Solutions
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Salary: From £60,000 to £70,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
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Posted: 13 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Key skills: Development Architect - Security / Application Design / Governance / Change Management / COBIT / Java / C++ / .Net / Visual Studio - Permanent - up-to £70k - Reading - Finance A global leading financial organisation is...
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Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + benefits
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Salary: £80000 - £90000 per annum + Benefits
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Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum + 10% bonus
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