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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Worcester 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank22
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads8752
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.022 %
As % of the category below51.79 %44.83 %
Salaries quoted8150
Average minimum salary£32,543£29,940
Average salary£35,198£31,200
% change on same period last year+12.81 %
Average maximum salary£37,852£32,460
UK excluding London average salary£36,220£36,250
% change on same period last year-0.08 %
Worcester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Worcester
Matching permanent IT job ads168116
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.090 %0.048 %
Salaries quoted157100
Average minimum salary£32,156£29,369
Average salary£35,032£31,293
% change on same period last year+11.94 %
Average maximum salary£37,908£33,217
UK excluding London average salary£35,268£35,641
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
C++ WorcestershireC++
Worcestershire

C++
Demand Trend

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

Worcester 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 Worcester region.

Worcester C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Worcester region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Worcester C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcester 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++.

177 (50.33 %)C#
264 (41.83 %).NET
357 (37.25 %)Windows
455 (35.95 %)C
550 (32.68 %)VC++
643 (28.10 %)MFC
740 (26.14 %)Linux
839 (25.49 %)Java
935 (22.88 %)OO
1031 (20.26 %)Embedded C
1031 (20.26 %)Finance
1130 (19.61 %)JavaScript
1227 (17.65 %)ASP.NET
1325 (16.34 %)CSS
1325 (16.34 %)OOA/OOD
1325 (16.34 %)HTML
1325 (16.34 %)Insurance
1424 (15.69 %)VB.NET
1523 (15.03 %)WebServices
1523 (15.03 %)Dreamweaver
1523 (15.03 %)E-Commerce
1523 (15.03 %)Pensions
1523 (15.03 %)NetBeans
1620 (13.07 %)UML
1719 (12.42 %)Embedded C++
1719 (12.42 %)Project Management
1815 (9.804 %)Degree
1914 (9.150 %)Mathematics
2013 (8.497 %)Requirements Analysis
2111 (7.190 %)Health

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcester 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.

Worcester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
164 (41.83 %).NET
243 (28.10 %)MFC
327 (17.65 %)ASP.NET
425 (16.34 %)CSS
425 (16.34 %)HTML
523 (15.03 %)WebServices
523 (15.03 %)NetBeans
67 (4.575 %)COM
74 (2.614 %)COM+
74 (2.614 %)DCOM
74 (2.614 %)ATL
74 (2.614 %)WinForms
83 (1.961 %)WCF
83 (1.961 %)WPF
92 (1.307 %).NET Framework
92 (1.307 %)X-Windows
92 (1.307 %)STL
101 (0.654 %)ODBC
101 (0.654 %)OLE
101 (0.654 %)OLE DB
Worcester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.654 %)JBoss
Worcester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (3.922 %)MATLAB
22 (1.307 %)MS Excel
Worcester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.614 %)GPRS
23 (1.961 %)TCP/IP
23 (1.961 %)Internet
31 (0.654 %)Wireless
Worcester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (4.575 %)SQL Server
23 (1.961 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (1.307 %)RDBMS
32 (1.307 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.654 %)Oracle 8/8i
Worcester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (15.03 %)Dreamweaver
211 (7.190 %)Visual Studio
33 (1.961 %)ARTiSAN
Worcester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (20.26 %)Finance
225 (16.34 %)Insurance
323 (15.03 %)Pensions
411 (7.190 %)Health
510 (6.536 %)Electronics
69 (5.882 %)Telecoms
76 (3.922 %)Aerospace
76 (3.922 %)Retail
85 (3.268 %)Automotive
93 (1.961 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.654 %)Construction
Worcester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
177 (50.33 %)Developer
236 (23.53 %)Software Engineer
325 (16.34 %)Software Developer
423 (15.03 %)Lead Developer
519 (12.42 %)C++ Developer
612 (7.843 %)C# Developer
711 (7.190 %)Systems Engineer
810 (6.536 %)C++ Software Engineer
97 (4.575 %)C++/C# Developer
106 (3.922 %)CSharp Software Developer
106 (3.922 %)Programmer
106 (3.922 %)Data Modeller
106 (3.922 %)C Developer
115 (3.268 %)IT Architect
115 (3.268 %)C++ Software Developer
115 (3.268 %)IT Consultant
115 (3.268 %)Consultant
115 (3.268 %)Architect
115 (3.268 %)Project Manager
115 (3.268 %)Real Time Engineer
Worcester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (9.150 %)Mathematics
26 (3.922 %)Pocket PC
35 (3.268 %)SCADA
35 (3.268 %)Smartphone
43 (1.961 %)N-Tier
52 (1.307 %)Mainframe
52 (1.307 %)Physics
61 (0.654 %)Computer Science
61 (0.654 %)Firmware
Worcester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
157 (37.25 %)Windows
240 (26.14 %)Linux
39 (5.882 %)VxWorks
39 (5.882 %)UNIX
46 (3.922 %)Windows Mobile
55 (3.268 %)Windows CE
62 (1.307 %)Embedded Linux
62 (1.307 %)Windows Vista
62 (1.307 %)Windows 2000
62 (1.307 %)Windows XP
Worcester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (22.88 %)OO
225 (16.34 %)OOA/OOD
323 (15.03 %)E-Commerce
420 (13.07 %)UML
519 (12.42 %)Project Management
613 (8.497 %)Requirements Analysis
710 (6.536 %)Software Engineering
87 (4.575 %)RAD
96 (3.922 %)Data Modelling
105 (3.268 %)OOD
112 (1.307 %)Unit Testing
121 (0.654 %)Automated Testing
121 (0.654 %)CAD
Worcester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
177 (50.33 %)C#
255 (35.95 %)C
350 (32.68 %)VC++
439 (25.49 %)Java
531 (20.26 %)Embedded C
630 (19.61 %)JavaScript
724 (15.69 %)VB.NET
819 (12.42 %)Embedded C++
98 (5.229 %)SQL
105 (3.268 %)Assembly Language
112 (1.307 %)Pascal
121 (0.654 %)VB6
121 (0.654 %)VB
121 (0.654 %)Perl
121 (0.654 %)PHP
121 (0.654 %)PL/SQL
Worcester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (9.804 %)Degree
22 (1.307 %)CIW
31 (0.654 %)ISEB
Worcester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (7.190 %)ISO9000
111 (7.190 %)TickIT
Worcester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (6.536 %)Microsoft
28 (5.229 %)Oracle
32 (1.307 %)Sun
41 (0.654 %)Borland
41 (0.654 %)Cisco