The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Developer 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 West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Developer
Rank 135 138 132
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Developer 77 78 74
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 1.468% 1.414% 1.262%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.520% 1.481% 1.328%
Number of salaries quoted 73 66 58
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £33,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +3.70%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -6.25%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5066 5265 5574
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.57% 95.45% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 4462 4544 4772
Average salary £35,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.38% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
C++ Developer
England

C++ Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West C++ Developer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Developer
Salary Trend

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

South West C++ Developer Salary Trend

C++ Developer
Salary Histogram

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

South West C++ Developer Salary Histogram

C++ Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Developer within the South West 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
Gloucestershire +30 33 £46,000 +31.42%
Bristol -12 27 £40,000 +6.66%
Devon +6 5 £34,500 -1.42%
Cornwall - 4 £24,250 -
Wiltshire +2 3 £37,500 +25.00%
Somerset -10 3 £35,000 -22.22%
Dorset -15 2 £35,000 +7.69%
C++ Developer
England

C++ Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 163 (100.00%) C++
2 90 (55.21%) Windows
3 85 (52.15%) C#
4 65 (39.88%) Linux
5 61 (37.42%) Software Engineering
5 61 (37.42%) Degree
6 60 (36.81%) UNIX
7 57 (34.97%) Java
8 55 (33.74%) Security Cleared
9 54 (33.13%) HTML
9 54 (33.13%) OO
10 49 (30.06%) DV Cleared
11 48 (29.45%) JavaScript
11 48 (29.45%) Shell Script
12 38 (23.31%) VB
13 37 (22.70%) SQL
14 35 (21.47%) MFC
15 33 (20.25%) Mathematics
16 31 (19.02%) SC Cleared
16 31 (19.02%) CGI
16 31 (19.02%) Red Hat
17 30 (18.40%) VC++
18 27 (16.56%) STL
18 27 (16.56%) C
18 27 (16.56%) Microsoft
19 25 (15.34%) Identity Management
20 20 (12.27%) .NET
21 18 (11.04%) Computer Science
22 17 (10.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
22 17 (10.43%) OOA/OOD

C++ Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 54 (33.13%) HTML
2 35 (21.47%) MFC
3 31 (19.02%) CGI
4 27 (16.56%) STL
5 20 (12.27%) .NET
6 11 (6.748%) ATL
7 7 (4.294%) XML
8 6 (3.681%) .NET Framework
8 6 (3.681%) Qt
9 5 (3.067%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 4 (2.454%) OpenGL
11 3 (1.840%) COM
11 3 (1.840%) DCOM
12 2 (1.227%) J2EE
12 2 (1.227%) Web Services
12 2 (1.227%) LAMP
13 1 (0.613%) DirectX
13 1 (0.613%) OLE
13 1 (0.613%) ActiveX
Business Applications
1 2 (1.227%) Summit
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.227%) HTTP
2 1 (0.613%) MPLS
2 1 (0.613%) RTCP
2 1 (0.613%) RTP
2 1 (0.613%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (8.589%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.227%) MySQL
3 1 (0.613%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.613%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 9 (5.521%) Visual Studio
2 5 (3.067%) StarTeam
3 3 (1.840%) MSBuild
4 2 (1.227%) TortoiseSVN
4 2 (1.227%) XMLSpy
5 1 (0.613%) Subversion
5 1 (0.613%) Ant
General
1 15 (9.202%) Games
2 10 (6.135%) Banking
3 4 (2.454%) Advertising
4 2 (1.227%) Electronics
5 1 (0.613%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 33 (20.25%) Mathematics
2 18 (11.04%) Computer Science
3 7 (4.294%) Embedded Systems
4 5 (3.067%) Open Source
4 5 (3.067%) Client/Server
5 4 (2.454%) PMI
5 4 (2.454%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.840%) 3D Graphics
7 2 (1.227%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 90 (55.21%) Windows
2 65 (39.88%) Linux
3 60 (36.81%) UNIX
4 17 (10.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (2.454%) Mac OS X
5 4 (2.454%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (37.42%) Software Engineering
2 54 (33.13%) OO
3 25 (15.34%) Identity Management
4 17 (10.43%) OOD
4 17 (10.43%) OOA/OOD
5 13 (7.975%) Agile Software Development
6 12 (7.362%) Scrum
7 11 (6.748%) Unit Testing
8 10 (6.135%) Logistics
9 7 (4.294%) Game Development
9 7 (4.294%) Multithreading
9 7 (4.294%) UML
10 5 (3.067%) Configuration Management
11 4 (2.454%) Web Application Development
12 2 (1.227%) System Testing
12 2 (1.227%) Software Architecture
12 2 (1.227%) TDD
13 1 (0.613%) Software Testing
13 1 (0.613%) Requirements Analysis
13 1 (0.613%) Memory Management
Programming Languages
1 163 (100.00%) C++
2 85 (52.15%) C#
3 57 (34.97%) Java
4 48 (29.45%) JavaScript
4 48 (29.45%) Shell Script
5 38 (23.31%) VB
6 37 (22.70%) SQL
7 30 (18.40%) VC++
8 27 (16.56%) C
9 14 (8.589%) T-SQL
9 14 (8.589%) PL/SQL
10 6 (3.681%) Python
10 6 (3.681%) PHP
11 4 (2.454%) VB.NET
11 4 (2.454%) FoxPro (VFP)
11 4 (2.454%) Lua
12 3 (1.840%) VB6
13 1 (0.613%) ActionScript
13 1 (0.613%) Ada
Qualifications
1 61 (37.42%) Degree
2 55 (33.74%) Security Cleared
3 49 (30.06%) DV Cleared
4 31 (19.02%) SC Cleared
5 4 (2.454%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.613%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.227%) ISO 9001
1 2 (1.227%) ISO 14001
Vendors
1 31 (19.02%) Red Hat
2 27 (16.56%) Microsoft
3 12 (7.362%) Oracle
4 4 (2.454%) Sage
5 2 (1.227%) Progress
6 1 (0.613%) Sony
Bristol, South West
The ideal candidate will have a skill set that includes: - C++- Visual C++, - MFC,- Experience of Agile methodologies, Able to travel and work with teams across the globe...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Urgent!... As such they want to give the opportunity to 2 recent graduates to join their expanding development team... They will interview at short notice. The company is...
Salary: £20000 - £24000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Weston-Super-Mare, Avon
Java/C++ Developer required for a well known company in Central Weston Super Mare.
ISL
Salary: £28000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, South West
They are rapidly expanding and as a result a number of positions exist for strong C++ Programmers. Experienced requiredYou must have a Computer Science or related degree, in...
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures is urgently seeking two Senior C++ Software Developers for our market leading client based in theBristolarea. This is a fantastic new opportunity within the business, the...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + bonus, training, pension
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
C++ Software Developer / Programmer / Software Engineer, Windows, STL, COM, Multi-Threading, Concurrency, £40-50,000 plus great benefits, Central Bristol. Key Skills:- Strong C++ software development experience within...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £40-50,000 + Bens
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
For these positions exposure in at least one of the following Java, C#, C++, in Linux or Windows based environments is essential although for more junior positions other...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: upto 46k + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wells, Somerset
You must be strong mathematically and will have a solid knowledge of both C++ and C#.NET and be comfortable with national and international travel... My client would...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 35,000
Posted: 17 May 2013
Avon
Your challenge - as C++ Developer: C++ / VC++ / Visual C++ / STL / Boost... The team is working with: Visual Assist (C++ v.11 is being assessed) / STL / Boost / Web Services /...
Hendron Wood Resource Solutions
Salary: From £34,000 to £45,000 per annum Negotiable, plus benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013