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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Reading 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3720
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching permanent IT job ads131283
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.118 %
As % of the category below11.26 %17.40 %
Salaries quoted113250
Average minimum salary£32,558£37,536
Average salary£38,965£41,802
% change on same period last year-6.78 %
Average maximum salary£45,372£46,068
UK excluding London average salary£36,191£36,259
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads11631626
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.626 %0.678 %
Salaries quoted10071376
Average minimum salary£35,306£36,492
Average salary£39,946£39,943
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£44,585£43,395
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
C++ BerkshireC++
Berkshire

C++
Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Reading region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Reading C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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++.

1162 (45.38 %)Java
2147 (41.18 %)C
3117 (32.77 %)Linux
4112 (31.37 %)C#
5105 (29.41 %)UNIX
699 (27.73 %).NET
796 (26.89 %)Windows
889 (24.93 %)OO
973 (20.45 %)Perl
1071 (19.89 %)Degree
1169 (19.33 %)SQL
1255 (15.41 %)XML
1349 (13.73 %)Python
1446 (12.89 %)SQL Server
1545 (12.61 %)Mathematics
1644 (12.32 %)UML
1743 (12.04 %)Microsoft
1743 (12.04 %)Computer Science
1840 (11.20 %)Internet
1939 (10.92 %)ASP.NET
2038 (10.64 %)Thin Client
2038 (10.64 %)Fat Client
2136 (10.08 %)Finance
2235 (9.804 %)JavaScript
2333 (9.244 %)JSP
2333 (9.244 %)Servlets
2432 (8.964 %)VC++
2432 (8.964 %)Web Development
2531 (8.683 %)HTML
2629 (8.123 %)VB

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
199 (27.73 %).NET
255 (15.41 %)XML
339 (10.92 %)ASP.NET
433 (9.244 %)JSP
433 (9.244 %)Servlets
531 (8.683 %)HTML
629 (8.123 %)AJAX
723 (6.443 %)Middleware
822 (6.162 %)WebServices
921 (5.882 %).NET Framework
1019 (5.322 %)XSL
1118 (5.042 %)ActiveX
1118 (5.042 %)ASP
1118 (5.042 %)CSS
1215 (4.202 %)STL
1215 (4.202 %)J2EE
1312 (3.361 %)MFC
1410 (2.801 %)COM
1410 (2.801 %)XSD
1410 (2.801 %)UIQ
Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (2.801 %)Apache
28 (2.241 %)ColdFusion
34 (1.120 %)SharePoint
43 (0.840 %)JBoss
52 (0.560 %)CMS
61 (0.280 %)FormScape
61 (0.280 %)WebSphere MQ
61 (0.280 %)IIS
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (2.241 %)MS Office
24 (1.120 %)MS Excel
33 (0.840 %)MS Visio
42 (0.560 %)Paint Shop Pro
42 (0.560 %)Adobe Illustrator
42 (0.560 %)Photoshop
Reading IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.401 %)Oracle BRM
22 (0.560 %)Endur
22 (0.560 %)SoftGrid
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (11.20 %)Internet
225 (7.003 %)TCP/IP
318 (5.042 %)HTTP
410 (2.801 %)SMTP
59 (2.521 %)Wireless
68 (2.241 %)LDAP
68 (2.241 %)VoIP
77 (1.961 %)Intranet
86 (1.681 %)Ethernet
86 (1.681 %)HTTPS
95 (1.401 %)H.323
104 (1.120 %)GSM
113 (0.840 %)GPRS
113 (0.840 %)UMTS
113 (0.840 %)RTP
113 (0.840 %)TETRA
122 (0.560 %)Intrusion Detection
122 (0.560 %)SMS
122 (0.560 %)FTP
131 (0.280 %)3G
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
146 (12.89 %)SQL Server
211 (3.081 %)MySQL
36 (1.681 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (1.120 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (0.560 %)RDBMS
52 (0.560 %)Crystal Reports
52 (0.560 %)Informix
52 (0.560 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.280 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.280 %)DB2
Reading IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (4.202 %)Visual Studio
26 (1.681 %)Flash
26 (1.681 %)TestDirector
35 (1.401 %)ClearCase
43 (0.840 %)Eclipse
43 (0.840 %)ClearQuest
52 (0.560 %)WATIR
52 (0.560 %)yacc
52 (0.560 %)WinRunner
61 (0.280 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.280 %)Ant
61 (0.280 %)JUnit
61 (0.280 %)Subversion
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (10.08 %)Finance
222 (6.162 %)Telecoms
318 (5.042 %)Electronics
412 (3.361 %)Pensions
511 (3.081 %)Education
511 (3.081 %)Health
67 (1.961 %)Billing
67 (1.961 %)Insurance
73 (0.840 %)Publishing
73 (0.840 %)Government
73 (0.840 %)Aerospace
73 (0.840 %)Automotive
81 (0.280 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.280 %)Games
81 (0.280 %)Banking
81 (0.280 %)Retail
81 (0.280 %)Local Government
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1128 (35.85 %)Developer
2108 (30.25 %)Software Engineer
339 (10.92 %)Graduate
435 (9.804 %)C++ Software Engineer
534 (9.524 %)Senior Software Engineer
633 (9.244 %)C++ Developer
732 (8.964 %)Team Leader
826 (7.283 %)Architect
925 (7.003 %)Development Team Leader
925 (7.003 %)Graduate Developer
1023 (6.443 %)C# Developer
1122 (6.162 %)Software Developer
1122 (6.162 %)Senior Developer
1218 (5.042 %)PHP Developer
1317 (4.762 %).NET Developer
1414 (3.922 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
1513 (3.641 %)Systems Support
1513 (3.641 %)Development Manager
1513 (3.641 %)Analyst
1612 (3.361 %)Lead Developer
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
145 (12.61 %)Mathematics
243 (12.04 %)Computer Science
338 (10.64 %)Fat Client
338 (10.64 %)Thin Client
415 (4.202 %)Physics
512 (3.361 %)Client/Server
610 (2.801 %)Management Information System
79 (2.521 %)VHDL
79 (2.521 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
79 (2.521 %)Smartphone
88 (2.241 %)MPEG
94 (1.120 %)Device Driver
94 (1.120 %)Clustering
103 (0.840 %)Handset
103 (0.840 %)Web 2.0
112 (0.560 %)Multithreading
112 (0.560 %)French Language
112 (0.560 %)German Language
112 (0.560 %)BBC
112 (0.560 %)Mainframe
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1117 (32.77 %)Linux
2105 (29.41 %)UNIX
396 (26.89 %)Windows
412 (3.361 %)Solaris
59 (2.521 %)Windows Mobile
68 (2.241 %)Windows XP
77 (1.961 %)VxWorks
86 (1.681 %)Windows 2000
94 (1.120 %)Windows NT
102 (0.560 %)Embedded Linux
102 (0.560 %)Windows Vista
111 (0.280 %)AIX
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
189 (24.93 %)OO
244 (12.32 %)UML
332 (8.964 %)Web Development
426 (7.283 %)Project Management
523 (6.443 %)Scrum
523 (6.443 %)Unit Testing
622 (6.162 %)OOD
717 (4.762 %)Software Engineering
815 (4.202 %)TDD
911 (3.081 %)OOA/OOD
911 (3.081 %)Requirements Analysis
1010 (2.801 %)Agile Software Development
1010 (2.801 %)CRM
1010 (2.801 %)ERP
119 (2.521 %)EAI
119 (2.521 %)Data Management
128 (2.241 %)Security Cleared
137 (1.961 %)Yourdon
144 (1.120 %)Data Modelling
144 (1.120 %)System Testing
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1162 (45.38 %)Java
2147 (41.18 %)C
3112 (31.37 %)C#
473 (20.45 %)Perl
569 (19.33 %)SQL
649 (13.73 %)Python
735 (9.804 %)JavaScript
832 (8.964 %)VC++
929 (8.123 %)VB
1025 (7.003 %)PHP
1117 (4.762 %)Delphi
1216 (4.482 %)PHP5
1315 (4.202 %)VBScript
149 (2.521 %)Fortran
155 (1.401 %)Ruby
164 (1.120 %)Embedded C
164 (1.120 %)Embedded C++
164 (1.120 %)Assembly Language
164 (1.120 %)VB.NET
172 (0.560 %)Pascal
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
171 (19.89 %)Degree
29 (2.521 %)PhD
36 (1.681 %)Postgraduate
44 (1.120 %)HND
52 (0.560 %)MCP
52 (0.560 %)MCAD
52 (0.560 %)MCSD
52 (0.560 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (0.560 %)Sun Certification
61 (0.280 %)ITIL Certification
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
120 (5.602 %)QA
25 (1.401 %)ISO9001
33 (0.840 %)ISO8583
Reading IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.840 %)Active Directory
22 (0.560 %)NFS
31 (0.280 %)Samba
Reading IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (2.521 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.280 %)Tivoli
21 (0.280 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (12.04 %)Microsoft
227 (7.563 %)Oracle
312 (3.361 %)Perforce
410 (2.801 %)Symbian
55 (1.401 %)Cisco
64 (1.120 %)CODA
72 (0.560 %)OpenLink
72 (0.560 %)Citrix
81 (0.280 %)Sony
81 (0.280 %)Sybase
81 (0.280 %)SAP