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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Wales 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
Rank2518
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads90179
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.073 %
As % of the category below13.51 %17.67 %
Salaries quoted90157
Average minimum salary£30,303£33,460
Average salary£32,707£36,690
% change on same period last year-10.85 %
Average maximum salary£35,111£39,920
UK excluding London average salary£36,223£36,138
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads6661013
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.352 %0.415 %
Salaries quoted619921
Average minimum salary£29,146£27,741
Average salary£32,614£30,540
% change on same period last year+6.79 %
Average maximum salary£36,082£33,339
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
C++ UKC++
UK

C++
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

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

Wales 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 Wales 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
South WalesDown-389£32,515-10.68 %
West WalesUp+23£37,500+25.83 %
North WalesNo change01£37,500-11.63 %
C++ UKC++
UK

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1126 (56.50 %)C
270 (31.39 %)Windows
365 (29.15 %)UNIX
455 (24.66 %)SQL Server
553 (23.77 %)UML
647 (21.08 %)Visual Studio
647 (21.08 %)Oracle
741 (18.39 %)Security Cleared
838 (17.04 %)Degree
933 (14.80 %)C#
933 (14.80 %)Java
1029 (13.00 %)Perl
1029 (13.00 %)Symbian
1128 (12.56 %)Tomcat
1128 (12.56 %)Pocket PC
1128 (12.56 %)SC Cleared
1227 (12.11 %)Smartphone
1227 (12.11 %)PHP
1227 (12.11 %)OO
1227 (12.11 %)Linux
1326 (11.66 %)Solaris
1326 (11.66 %)ATL
1326 (11.66 %)Windows CE
1326 (11.66 %)CodeWarrior
1420 (8.969 %)SQL
1519 (8.520 %)OpenGL
1618 (8.072 %).NET
1717 (7.623 %)Software Engineering
1816 (7.175 %)VB
1915 (6.726 %)OOA/OOD

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (11.66 %)ATL
219 (8.520 %)OpenGL
318 (8.072 %).NET
414 (6.278 %)DirectX
513 (5.830 %)XML
65 (2.242 %)DCOM
74 (1.794 %)HTML
74 (1.794 %)ASP.NET
74 (1.794 %)J2EE
83 (1.345 %)MFC
83 (1.345 %)STL
92 (0.897 %)Swing
92 (0.897 %)J2SE
92 (0.897 %)WAP
101 (0.448 %)XML Messaging
101 (0.448 %)ASP
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (12.56 %)Tomcat
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (3.587 %)Quicktime
21 (0.448 %)MATLAB
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (5.830 %)VoIP
211 (4.933 %)Internet
34 (1.794 %)DVB
42 (0.897 %)RTP
42 (0.897 %)GPRS
42 (0.897 %)TCP/IP
51 (0.448 %)Ethernet
51 (0.448 %)LDAP
51 (0.448 %)Broadband
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
155 (24.66 %)SQL Server
211 (4.933 %)RDBMS
36 (2.691 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (0.897 %)MySQL
42 (0.897 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.448 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.448 %)DB2
51 (0.448 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
147 (21.08 %)Visual Studio
226 (11.66 %)CodeWarrior
311 (4.933 %)Rational Rose
42 (0.897 %)Eclipse
42 (0.897 %)WinRunner
51 (0.448 %)PowerBuilder
51 (0.448 %)ERwin
51 (0.448 %)Oracle Forms
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (6.726 %)Education
212 (5.381 %)Games
311 (4.933 %)Finance
49 (4.036 %)Aerospace
49 (4.036 %)Military
58 (3.587 %)Automotive
67 (3.139 %)Electronics
67 (3.139 %)Government
76 (2.691 %)Pensions
85 (2.242 %)Telecoms
93 (1.345 %)Manufacturing
102 (0.897 %)Back Office
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1103 (46.19 %)Developer
297 (43.50 %)Software Engineer
381 (36.32 %)C++ Developer
461 (27.35 %)C++ Software Engineer
543 (19.28 %)Software Developer
633 (14.80 %)C++ Software Developer
728 (12.56 %)Analyst
827 (12.11 %)Graduate
922 (9.865 %)Symbian Developer
1020 (8.969 %)Graduate Software Engineer
1118 (8.072 %)Solutions Analyst
1212 (5.381 %)Java Developer
139 (4.036 %)Senior Software Engineer
139 (4.036 %)C++/Java Developer
146 (2.691 %)Software Development Engineer
146 (2.691 %)Lead Software Engineer
155 (2.242 %)C Developer
155 (2.242 %)Design Engineer
164 (1.794 %)Test Engineer
164 (1.794 %)C# Developer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
128 (12.56 %)Pocket PC
227 (12.11 %)Smartphone
314 (6.278 %)DTV
46 (2.691 %)MPEG
54 (1.794 %)Web 2.0
54 (1.794 %)Physics
63 (1.345 %)Computer Science
63 (1.345 %)Multithreading
63 (1.345 %)CCTV
72 (0.897 %)Mathematics
81 (0.448 %)NHS
81 (0.448 %)Device Driver
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
170 (31.39 %)Windows
265 (29.15 %)UNIX
327 (12.11 %)Linux
426 (11.66 %)Solaris
426 (11.66 %)Windows CE
55 (2.242 %)Windows Mobile
63 (1.345 %)Embedded Linux
71 (0.448 %)Symbian OS
71 (0.448 %)Windows NT
71 (0.448 %)Mac OS X
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
153 (23.77 %)UML
241 (18.39 %)Security Cleared
328 (12.56 %)SC Cleared
427 (12.11 %)OO
517 (7.623 %)Software Engineering
615 (6.726 %)OOA/OOD
713 (5.830 %)Project Management
87 (3.139 %)Yourdon
87 (3.139 %)Benchmarking
94 (1.794 %)Validation
94 (1.794 %)Service Delivery
94 (1.794 %)Software Testing
94 (1.794 %)Automated Testing
103 (1.345 %)Competitive Intelligence
112 (0.897 %)Risk Analysis
112 (0.897 %)Data Analysis
112 (0.897 %)Configuration Management
112 (0.897 %)Manual Testing
121 (0.448 %)RAD
121 (0.448 %)Data Modelling
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1126 (56.50 %)C
233 (14.80 %)C#
233 (14.80 %)Java
329 (13.00 %)Perl
427 (12.11 %)PHP
520 (8.969 %)SQL
616 (7.175 %)VB
710 (4.484 %)Embedded C
89 (4.036 %)Embedded C++
96 (2.691 %)JavaScript
96 (2.691 %)VB.NET
96 (2.691 %)Fortran
103 (1.345 %)Lua
103 (1.345 %)VBA
103 (1.345 %)VC++
103 (1.345 %)Lisp
112 (0.897 %)Assembly Language
121 (0.448 %)Shell Script
121 (0.448 %)VB6
121 (0.448 %)Delphi
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (17.04 %)Degree
21 (0.448 %)PhD
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.794 %)ISO9000
14 (1.794 %)QA
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (21.08 %)Oracle
229 (13.00 %)Symbian
313 (5.830 %)Sybase
43 (1.345 %)Microsoft
52 (0.897 %)EMC
61 (0.448 %)QNX
61 (0.448 %)Teradata
61 (0.448 %)IBM
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