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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Somerset 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank152
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads146245
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.100 %
As % of the category below19.97 %36.68 %
Salaries quoted138235
Average minimum salary£28,768£30,390
Average salary£34,210£34,207
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£39,652£38,024
UK excluding London average salary£36,223£36,138
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads731668
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.386 %0.274 %
Salaries quoted653605
Average minimum salary£29,335£30,125
Average salary£33,351£33,230
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Average maximum salary£37,367£36,335
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
C++ South WestC++
South West

C++
Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Somerset C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BathUp+288£33,747-7.91 %
WellsDown-45£42,000+18.66 %
BridgwaterDown-13£18,000-32.07 %
StreetDown-73£40,000+22.44 %
Shepton MalletUp+52£35,000-
ClevedonNew entry-1£30,000-
YeovilDown-131£37,500+7.42 %
TauntonDown-81£35,000+0.15 %
C++ South WestC++
South West

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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++.

1206 (71.03 %)C
2114 (39.31 %)Java
369 (23.79 %)J2EE
468 (23.45 %)Oracle
468 (23.45 %)UNIX
561 (21.03 %)WebLogic
561 (21.03 %)Government
658 (20.00 %)N-Tier
746 (15.86 %)MFC
842 (14.48 %)Degree
941 (14.14 %)UML
1035 (12.07 %)C#
1134 (11.72 %)Windows
1232 (11.03 %)Linux
1330 (10.34 %)Software Engineering
1429 (10.00 %)Aerospace
1528 (9.655 %)Visual Studio
1626 (8.966 %)Wireless
1724 (8.276 %)SQL Server
1823 (7.931 %)SQL
1920 (6.897 %)Security Cleared
1920 (6.897 %)Perl
1920 (6.897 %).NET
2018 (6.207 %)DirectX
2117 (5.862 %)Computer Science
2117 (5.862 %)OO
2216 (5.517 %)Microsoft
2216 (5.517 %)Tcl
2216 (5.517 %)CAD
2216 (5.517 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
169 (23.79 %)J2EE
246 (15.86 %)MFC
320 (6.897 %).NET
418 (6.207 %)DirectX
514 (4.828 %)WebServices
612 (4.138 %)ASP.NET
710 (3.448 %)XML
710 (3.448 %)JSP
710 (3.448 %)SOAP
710 (3.448 %)WSDL
88 (2.759 %)OpenGL
96 (2.069 %)ASP
105 (1.724 %).NET Framework
114 (1.379 %)HTML
114 (1.379 %)WML
114 (1.379 %)XHTML
114 (1.379 %)J2ME
114 (1.379 %)J2SE
114 (1.379 %)WAP
123 (1.034 %)Struts
Somerset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
161 (21.03 %)WebLogic
26 (2.069 %)MS Exchange
34 (1.379 %)IIS
41 (0.345 %)Apache
Somerset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (1.724 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (0.690 %)MATLAB
31 (0.345 %)Simulink
31 (0.345 %)MS Project
31 (0.345 %)MS Excel
Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (8.966 %)Wireless
210 (3.448 %)HTTP
38 (2.759 %)UMTS
38 (2.759 %)WiMAX
38 (2.759 %)Wi-Fi
46 (2.069 %)802.11
46 (2.069 %)SNMP
55 (1.724 %)3GPP
55 (1.724 %)Ethernet
55 (1.724 %)HSDPA
55 (1.724 %)HSUPA
62 (0.690 %)BSS
71 (0.345 %)DVB
71 (0.345 %)TCP/IP
71 (0.345 %)WCDMA
71 (0.345 %)GPRS
71 (0.345 %)GSM
Somerset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (8.276 %)SQL Server
26 (2.069 %)GIS
26 (2.069 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (1.724 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (1.379 %)SQLite
53 (1.034 %)MySQL
62 (0.690 %)Oracle 10g
62 (0.690 %)Oracle 9i
62 (0.690 %)DTS
71 (0.345 %)RDBMS
71 (0.345 %)Informix
71 (0.345 %)SQL Server 7
71 (0.345 %)SQLPlus
Somerset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
128 (9.655 %)Visual Studio
27 (2.414 %)Subversion
36 (2.069 %)InstallShield
45 (1.724 %)ClearCase
53 (1.034 %)ClearQuest
53 (1.034 %)Ant
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
161 (21.03 %)Government
229 (10.00 %)Aerospace
314 (4.828 %)Telecoms
413 (4.483 %)Pensions
413 (4.483 %)Electronics
510 (3.448 %)Military
68 (2.759 %)3D Graphics
76 (2.069 %)Games
76 (2.069 %)Marketing
85 (1.724 %)Insurance
94 (1.379 %)Automotive
94 (1.379 %)Education
94 (1.379 %)Manufacturing
103 (1.034 %)Publishing
103 (1.034 %)Finance
111 (0.345 %)Health
Somerset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1165 (56.90 %)Software Engineer
289 (30.69 %)Developer
341 (14.14 %)Software Developer
428 (9.655 %)C++ Developer
428 (9.655 %)C++ Software Engineer
521 (7.241 %)C Software Engineer
618 (6.207 %)C Developer
716 (5.517 %)Programmer
814 (4.828 %)C++ Software Developer
912 (4.138 %)Graduate
1011 (3.793 %)Systems Engineer
1011 (3.793 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1110 (3.448 %)Junior
1110 (3.448 %)Team Leader
1110 (3.448 %)Software Team Leader
128 (2.759 %)Graduate Developer
128 (2.759 %)Junior Developer
137 (2.414 %)C# Developer
137 (2.414 %)Web Developer
137 (2.414 %)Java Developer
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
158 (20.00 %)N-Tier
217 (5.862 %)Computer Science
316 (5.517 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
412 (4.138 %)Mathematics
510 (3.448 %)VHDL
66 (2.069 %)ASIC
71 (0.345 %)DTV
71 (0.345 %)Handset
71 (0.345 %)Fixed Income
71 (0.345 %)MPEG
71 (0.345 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
71 (0.345 %)Firmware
71 (0.345 %)Equities
71 (0.345 %)Artificial Intelligence
71 (0.345 %)Derivative
Somerset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
168 (23.45 %)UNIX
234 (11.72 %)Windows
332 (11.03 %)Linux
45 (1.724 %)Windows XP
54 (1.379 %)Windows Mobile
63 (1.034 %)Solaris
72 (0.690 %)Embedded Linux
81 (0.345 %)HPUX
81 (0.345 %)Windows CE
81 (0.345 %)VxWorks
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
141 (14.14 %)UML
230 (10.34 %)Software Engineering
320 (6.897 %)Security Cleared
417 (5.862 %)OO
516 (5.517 %)CAD
68 (2.759 %)BPEL
76 (2.069 %)Validation
76 (2.069 %)Information Security
84 (1.379 %)Requirements Analysis
84 (1.379 %)Web Development
84 (1.379 %)CMMI
84 (1.379 %)SC Cleared
93 (1.034 %)Data Modelling
93 (1.034 %)Systems Analysis
102 (0.690 %)Software Testing
102 (0.690 %)Test Scripting
102 (0.690 %)Performance Management
111 (0.345 %)Data Management
111 (0.345 %)Unit Testing
111 (0.345 %)Test Management
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1206 (71.03 %)C
2114 (39.31 %)Java
335 (12.07 %)C#
423 (7.931 %)SQL
520 (6.897 %)Perl
616 (5.517 %)Tcl
712 (4.138 %)Assembly Language
811 (3.793 %)VC++
910 (3.448 %)Delphi
109 (3.103 %)Ada
118 (2.759 %)Embedded C
118 (2.759 %)JavaScript
127 (2.414 %)VBScript
127 (2.414 %)VB
127 (2.414 %)Embedded C++
134 (1.379 %)PHP
143 (1.034 %)PL/SQL
152 (0.690 %)VB.NET
161 (0.345 %)VBA
161 (0.345 %)Korn
Somerset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
142 (14.48 %)Degree
25 (1.724 %)PhD
Somerset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
168 (23.45 %)Oracle
216 (5.517 %)Microsoft
36 (2.069 %)ESRI
44 (1.379 %)Symbian
52 (0.690 %)TIBCO
61 (0.345 %)Sybase
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