The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Programmer role in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Programmer in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Programmer
Rank 408 424 403
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Programmer 28 19 18
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.127% 0.080% 0.079%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.134% 0.084% 0.084%
Number of salaries quoted 19 19 14
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £34,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.91%
90% offered a salary of more than £36,500 £29,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £48,000 £53,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £36,500 £37,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year
-2.66% +10.29%
All Job Titles
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
20893 22619 21470
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 94.89% 95.19% 94.41%
Number of salaries quoted 17337 19571 18458
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,250 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
C++ Programmer
England

C++ Programmer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C++ Programmer across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East C++ Programmer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Programmer
Salary Trend

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

South East C++ Programmer Salary Trend

C++ Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

South East C++ Programmer Salary Histogram

C++ Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Programmer within the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
West Sussex +1 18 £36,500 +13.17%
Hampshire +3 3 £40,000 -
East Sussex - 3 £47,500 -
Berkshire - 1 - -
Kent - 1 £45,000 -
Middlesex - 1 £45,000 -
Oxfordshire - 1 £60,000 -
C++ Programmer
England

C++ Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited C++ Programmer in their job title 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 with C++ Programmer in their job title.

1 49 (100.00%) C++
2 36 (73.47%) Windows
3 33 (67.35%) C#
4 31 (63.27%) Java
5 30 (61.22%) SQL Server
6 28 (57.14%) T-SQL
7 26 (53.06%) OO
8 25 (51.02%) Agile Software Development
9 24 (48.98%) SQL
10 21 (42.86%) ADO
11 18 (36.73%) Web Development
12 17 (34.69%) SQL Server 2005
12 17 (34.69%) SQL Server 2008
13 11 (22.45%) SOAP
13 11 (22.45%) TCP/IP
14 8 (16.33%) Linux
14 8 (16.33%) Games
15 6 (12.24%) Multithreading
15 6 (12.24%) Mathematics
16 5 (10.20%) MS Excel
16 5 (10.20%) Visual Studio
17 4 (8.163%) MFC
17 4 (8.163%) OOP
17 4 (8.163%) Embedded C++
17 4 (8.163%) ATL
17 4 (8.163%) Animation
18 3 (6.122%) Game Development
18 3 (6.122%) Physics
18 3 (6.122%) Computer Science
18 3 (6.122%) C

C++ Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited C++ Programmer in their job title 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 with C++ Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 21 (42.86%) ADO
2 11 (22.45%) SOAP
3 4 (8.163%) MFC
3 4 (8.163%) ATL
4 2 (4.082%) OpenGL
4 2 (4.082%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 2 (4.082%) STL
4 2 (4.082%) Web Services
5 1 (2.041%) XML
5 1 (2.041%) .NET
5 1 (2.041%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 2 (4.082%) Mathematica
Applications
1 5 (10.20%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.041%) MS Project
2 1 (2.041%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 11 (22.45%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (61.22%) SQL Server
2 17 (34.69%) SQL Server 2005
2 17 (34.69%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (2.041%) DB2
3 1 (2.041%) SQLBase
3 1 (2.041%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 5 (10.20%) Visual Studio
2 1 (2.041%) Subversion
General
1 8 (16.33%) Games
2 3 (6.122%) Finance
3 1 (2.041%) Aerospace
3 1 (2.041%) Advertising
3 1 (2.041%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.24%) Mathematics
2 4 (8.163%) Animation
3 3 (6.122%) Physics
3 3 (6.122%) Computer Science
4 2 (4.082%) GPGPU
4 2 (4.082%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 36 (73.47%) Windows
2 8 (16.33%) Linux
3 2 (4.082%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (53.06%) OO
2 25 (51.02%) Agile Software Development
3 18 (36.73%) Web Development
4 6 (12.24%) Multithreading
5 4 (8.163%) OOP
6 3 (6.122%) Game Development
7 2 (4.082%) Software Engineering
8 1 (2.041%) CAD
8 1 (2.041%) Investment Management
8 1 (2.041%) 3D Modelling
Programming Languages
1 49 (100.00%) C++
2 33 (67.35%) C#
3 31 (63.27%) Java
4 28 (57.14%) T-SQL
5 24 (48.98%) SQL
6 4 (8.163%) Embedded C++
7 3 (6.122%) C
8 2 (4.082%) JavaScript
9 1 (2.041%) Perl
9 1 (2.041%) PHP
9 1 (2.041%) VB
Qualifications
1 2 (4.082%) PhD
1 2 (4.082%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (2.041%) Oracle
1 1 (2.041%) Sybase
1 1 (2.041%) Microsoft
Guildford, Surrey
This established and well known games company is working on some seriously exciting projects over the next couple of years and is looking for an experienced C++ Gameplay...
Links Resourcing
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Surrey
Excellent C ++ development skills in a games environment. Knowledge of animation systems such as Havok Animation, NaturalMotion Morpheme or Autodesk HumanIK... Knowledge of a range of animation techniques...
Links Resourcing
Salary: From £40,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
C++ Software Developer / C++ Software Engineer / Team Lead / Java / Programmer / C# / MS SQL / TSQL / Java / Agile / Windows / West Sussex / required by my well known West Sussex based client.
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: Bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
An independent games studio is looking for a Senior C++ Games Programmer / Game Animation / Animation Programmer... Knowledge of third-party animation systems such as Havok Animation, NaturalMotion Morpheme...
Links Resourcing
Salary: From £45,000 to £60,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
Guildford, Surrey. An independant games studio is looking for C++ Games Programmer / Gameplay / Game Systems / Developer at all levels. They are working on a range of Playstation 3...
Links Resourcing
Salary: From £30,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
35-45K. An independant games studio is looking for a Senior C++ Games Programmer / Gameplay / Game Systems / Developer. They are working on a range of Playstation 3 titles...
Links Resourcing
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013