The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Programmer 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++ 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 West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Programmer
Rank 187 213 195
Rank change year-on-year
+26 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Programmer 23 2 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.438% 0.036% 0.171%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.454% 0.038% 0.179%
Number of salaries quoted 23 2 10
Average salary £30,000 £47,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-36.84% +46.15%
UK excluding London average salary £36,500 £37,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year
-2.66% +10.29%
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++ 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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West 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 West region.

South West C++ Programmer Salary Trend

C++ Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

South West 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 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
Wiltshire - 11 £30,000 -
Bristol +8 10 £26,500 -44.21%
Somerset - 1 £40,000 -
C++ Programmer
England

C++ Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 28 (100.00%) C++
2 22 (78.57%) Computer Science
3 14 (50.00%) C
4 13 (46.43%) STL
5 11 (39.29%) Electronics
5 11 (39.29%) Degree
5 11 (39.29%) Mathematics
5 11 (39.29%) Image Processing
6 10 (35.71%) Microsoft
6 10 (35.71%) Windows
7 9 (32.14%) OO
7 9 (32.14%) ATL
7 9 (32.14%) MFC
7 9 (32.14%) Multithreading
8 8 (28.57%) MSBuild
8 8 (28.57%) VC++
9 3 (10.71%) Games
9 3 (10.71%) Software Engineering
10 2 (7.143%) Agile Software Development
10 2 (7.143%) TDD
10 2 (7.143%) HTTP
10 2 (7.143%) Python
10 2 (7.143%) Linux
10 2 (7.143%) COM
10 2 (7.143%) C#
10 2 (7.143%) System Testing
11 1 (3.571%) Software Architecture
11 1 (3.571%) Game Development
11 1 (3.571%) Japanese Language
11 1 (3.571%) Visual Studio

C++ Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 13 (46.43%) STL
2 9 (32.14%) MFC
2 9 (32.14%) ATL
3 2 (7.143%) COM
4 1 (3.571%) .NET
4 1 (3.571%) J2EE
4 1 (3.571%) XML
4 1 (3.571%) ActiveX
4 1 (3.571%) OpenGL
4 1 (3.571%) DirectX
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.143%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 8 (28.57%) MSBuild
2 1 (3.571%) Visual Studio
General
1 11 (39.29%) Electronics
2 3 (10.71%) Games
3 1 (3.571%) Japanese Language
Miscellaneous
1 22 (78.57%) Computer Science
2 11 (39.29%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 10 (35.71%) Windows
2 2 (7.143%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (39.29%) Image Processing
2 9 (32.14%) OO
2 9 (32.14%) Multithreading
3 3 (10.71%) Software Engineering
4 2 (7.143%) System Testing
4 2 (7.143%) Agile Software Development
4 2 (7.143%) TDD
5 1 (3.571%) Software Architecture
5 1 (3.571%) Game Development
Programming Languages
1 28 (100.00%) C++
2 14 (50.00%) C
3 8 (28.57%) VC++
4 2 (7.143%) Python
4 2 (7.143%) C#
5 1 (3.571%) Java
5 1 (3.571%) ActionScript
5 1 (3.571%) Ada
Qualifications
1 11 (39.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 10 (35.71%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.571%) Sony
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
Somerset, South West
In addition you will be required to: - Provide estimates for tasks - Develop and deliver work to schedule - Provide input to technical writers working for product documentation - Work with...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: Competitive upon experience
Posted: 14 May 2013