The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the Stevenage region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Programming Languages category for the Stevenage region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 10 17 19
Rank change year-on-year
+7 +2
Permanent jobs citing C++ 25 32 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stevenage 17.01% 16.00% 11.00%
As % of the Programming Languages category 35.21% 20.65% 16.42%
Number of salaries quoted 8 30 20
Average salary £48,750 £45,000 £31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.33% +42.85%
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.33% -
All Programming Languages
Stevenage
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
71 155 134
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stevenage 48.30% 77.50% 67.00%
Number of salaries quoted 26 149 130
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% -
90% offered a salary of more than £33,600 £30,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £59,250 £50,000 £56,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C++
Hertfordshire

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C++ across the Stevenage region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Stevenage C++ Jobs Demand Trend

C++
Salary Trend

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

Stevenage C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Stevenage region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Stevenage C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stevenage 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++.

1 31 (59.62%) Degree
2 24 (46.15%) Linux
3 23 (44.23%) C
3 23 (44.23%) Java
4 22 (42.31%) Software Engineering
5 15 (28.85%) OO
5 15 (28.85%) Integration Testing
6 13 (25.00%) Computer Science
6 13 (25.00%) Windows
7 12 (23.08%) Eclipse
8 11 (21.15%) Microsoft
8 11 (21.15%) CORBA
8 11 (21.15%) Project Planning
9 10 (19.23%) Requirements Engineering
9 10 (19.23%) CAN bus
9 10 (19.23%) UML
9 10 (19.23%) Risk Management
10 9 (17.31%) MS Excel
10 9 (17.31%) C#
10 9 (17.31%) Multithreading
10 9 (17.31%) Qt
11 8 (15.38%) Fortran
11 8 (15.38%) Validation
12 7 (13.46%) Electronics
12 7 (13.46%) Perl
12 7 (13.46%) Security Cleared
12 7 (13.46%) Rational DOORS
12 7 (13.46%) Test Strategy
13 6 (11.54%) JIRA
13 6 (11.54%) SQL

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Application Development
1 11 (21.15%) CORBA
2 9 (17.31%) Qt
3 5 (9.615%) .NET
4 3 (5.769%) MFC
4 3 (5.769%) WPF
5 2 (3.846%) ASP.NET
5 2 (3.846%) OpenGL
5 2 (3.846%) DirectX
6 1 (1.923%) WinForms
6 1 (1.923%) SOAP
6 1 (1.923%) XML
6 1 (1.923%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.923%) Apache
1 1 (1.923%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (17.31%) MS Excel
2 3 (5.769%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.692%) Wireless
2 1 (1.923%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.923%) SSL
Development Applications
1 12 (23.08%) Eclipse
2 7 (13.46%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (11.54%) JIRA
4 5 (9.615%) Visual Studio
5 4 (7.692%) Rational Rhapsody
5 4 (7.692%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 1 (1.923%) LabVIEW
General
1 7 (13.46%) Electronics
2 6 (11.54%) Aerospace
3 5 (9.615%) Manufacturing
3 5 (9.615%) French Language
4 3 (5.769%) Publishing
4 3 (5.769%) German Language
4 3 (5.769%) Avionics
5 2 (3.846%) Italian Language
5 2 (3.846%) Games
5 2 (3.846%) Military
6 1 (1.923%) Automotive
6 1 (1.923%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.923%) Finance
Job Titles
1 16 (30.77%) Software Engineer
2 12 (23.08%) Developer
3 10 (19.23%) C++ Developer
4 6 (11.54%) Software Developer
5 5 (9.615%) Test Engineer
5 5 (9.615%) Hardware Engineer
5 5 (9.615%) Principal Engineer
6 4 (7.692%) C++ Software Developer
7 3 (5.769%) Project Manager
7 3 (5.769%) Principal Software Engineer
8 2 (3.846%) GUI Developer
8 2 (3.846%) DSP Engineer
8 2 (3.846%) Systems Architect
8 2 (3.846%) Team Leader
8 2 (3.846%) Senior Software Engineer
8 2 (3.846%) Design Engineer
8 2 (3.846%) Architect
9 1 (1.923%) Test Manager
9 1 (1.923%) Principle Engineer
9 1 (1.923%) Test Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 13 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 10 (19.23%) CAN bus
3 4 (7.692%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
3 4 (7.692%) Mathematics
4 2 (3.846%) Visualisation
4 2 (3.846%) Chemistry
4 2 (3.846%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.923%) Physics
5 1 (1.923%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 24 (46.15%) Linux
2 13 (25.00%) Windows
3 6 (11.54%) Mac OS X
4 1 (1.923%) VxWorks
4 1 (1.923%) pSOS
4 1 (1.923%) UNIX
4 1 (1.923%) HPUX
4 1 (1.923%) Solaris
4 1 (1.923%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (42.31%) Software Engineering
2 15 (28.85%) OO
2 15 (28.85%) Integration Testing
3 11 (21.15%) Project Planning
4 10 (19.23%) Requirements Engineering
4 10 (19.23%) UML
4 10 (19.23%) Risk Management
5 9 (17.31%) Multithreading
6 8 (15.38%) Validation
7 7 (13.46%) Test Strategy
8 5 (9.615%) Project Management
8 5 (9.615%) Requirements Analysis
9 4 (7.692%) Requirements Management
9 4 (7.692%) SysML
9 4 (7.692%) Configuration Management
10 3 (5.769%) HOOD
10 3 (5.769%) Programme Management
10 3 (5.769%) OOD
10 3 (5.769%) Image Processing
11 2 (3.846%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 23 (44.23%) C
1 23 (44.23%) Java
2 9 (17.31%) C#
3 8 (15.38%) Fortran
4 7 (13.46%) Perl
5 6 (11.54%) SQL
5 6 (11.54%) VC++
6 5 (9.615%) VB
7 4 (7.692%) Ada
8 3 (5.769%) Embedded C
8 3 (5.769%) Embedded C++
8 3 (5.769%) VB.NET
9 2 (3.846%) MATLAB
10 1 (1.923%) Python
10 1 (1.923%) PHP
10 1 (1.923%) JavaScript
10 1 (1.923%) VB6
Qualifications
1 31 (59.62%) Degree
2 7 (13.46%) Security Cleared
3 5 (9.615%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.846%) PhD
Vendors
1 11 (21.15%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.692%) Agilent
2 4 (7.692%) HP
3 1 (1.923%) QNX
3 1 (1.923%) Atmel
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Experience or knowledge of RTOS (VxWork, Embedded Linux, etc) *Object Oriented Methodology Additional Skills Any of the following would be an advantage: *Experience of developing software using: C#,...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £40000 per annum + Healthcare, Bonus, Pension
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Awareness of Model Based Design and associated tools such as, MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow... Ada / C / C++ / JAVA... Linux, VxWorks. Requirements management e.g. DOORS. Configuration Management e.g...
MBDA UK Ltd
Posted: 7 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
You'll design DSP Software used in the companies for product used for the test and measurement of wireless products. You… As a successful DSP Engineer you'll...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £65000.00 per annum + Highly Competitive Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
You will have the opportunity to work on market leading wireless, cellular and connectivity standards (WLAN, 80211AC, LTE, LTE-Advanced, and HSPA+) on our client's innovative and...
Connectus
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013