The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the Worcestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Worcestershire region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 12 15 22
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +7
Permanent jobs citing C++ 33 39 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worcestershire 14.41% 14.83% 7.512%
As % of the Programming Languages category 19.19% 19.80% 12.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30 25 15
Average salary £35,000 £26,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+32.07% -24.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,250 £19,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,400 £37,800
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
All Programming Languages
Worcestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
172 197 132
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worcestershire 75.11% 74.90% 61.97%
Number of salaries quoted 159 175 128
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £29,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% +12.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,600 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £41,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C++
West Midlands

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Worcestershire C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 20 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Evesham - 17 £42,500 -
Worcester +6 6 £37,500 +97.36%
Stourport-on-Severn - 2 £30,000 -
Malvern +1 1 - -
Redditch - 1 £30,000 -
C++
West Midlands

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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 (55.36%) C#
2 24 (42.86%) C
3 22 (39.29%) Java
4 21 (37.50%) .NET
5 20 (35.71%) SQL
6 16 (28.57%) Degree
7 15 (26.79%) Electronics
7 15 (26.79%) Python
8 14 (25.00%) Linux
9 13 (23.21%) PHP
9 13 (23.21%) PHP5
10 11 (19.64%) Microsoft
10 11 (19.64%) Windows
11 10 (17.86%) PL/SQL
11 10 (17.86%) Software Engineering
12 9 (16.07%) Oracle
12 9 (16.07%) COM
12 9 (16.07%) XML
12 9 (16.07%) Embedded C
12 9 (16.07%) Embedded C++
13 8 (14.29%) Validation
13 8 (14.29%) Software Testing
14 7 (12.50%) QA
14 7 (12.50%) Business Analysis
14 7 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
14 7 (12.50%) ISEB
14 7 (12.50%) SOAP
14 7 (12.50%) OO
14 7 (12.50%) VB.NET
14 7 (12.50%) Perl

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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 21 (37.50%) .NET
2 9 (16.07%) COM
2 9 (16.07%) XML
3 7 (12.50%) SOAP
3 7 (12.50%) soapUI
4 6 (10.71%) LAMP
5 4 (7.143%) OpenGL
5 4 (7.143%) DirectX
6 2 (3.571%) ASP
6 2 (3.571%) HTML5
7 1 (1.786%) CSS3
7 1 (1.786%) Razor View Engine
7 1 (1.786%) .NET Framework
7 1 (1.786%) WCF
7 1 (1.786%) WPF
7 1 (1.786%) jQuery
7 1 (1.786%) WinForms
7 1 (1.786%) CSS
7 1 (1.786%) MFC
7 1 (1.786%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 6 (10.71%) Apache
1 6 (10.71%) Tomcat
1 6 (10.71%) WebLogic
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.786%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.71%) MySQL
1 6 (10.71%) TOAD
1 6 (10.71%) SQLPlus
2 3 (5.357%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (7.143%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (3.571%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.786%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (1.786%) Subversion
General
1 15 (26.79%) Electronics
2 6 (10.71%) Aerospace
3 4 (7.143%) Manufacturing
3 4 (7.143%) Games
4 2 (3.571%) Finance
4 2 (3.571%) Automotive
4 2 (3.571%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 27 (48.21%) Developer
2 23 (41.07%) Software Engineer
3 10 (17.86%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 8 (14.29%) Test Engineer
4 8 (14.29%) Software Test Engineer
5 6 (10.71%) Junior
5 6 (10.71%) Junior Developer
5 6 (10.71%) PHP Developer
5 6 (10.71%) C++ Developer
6 5 (8.929%) LAMP Developer
6 5 (8.929%) C# Developer
6 5 (8.929%) .NET Developer
6 5 (8.929%) Software Developer
7 4 (7.143%) Support Engineer
7 4 (7.143%) Software Support Engineer
7 4 (7.143%) Firmware Engineer
8 3 (5.357%) C# .NET Developer
8 3 (5.357%) Junior C# .NET Developer
8 3 (5.357%) GUI Developer
8 3 (5.357%) Junior C# Developer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (10.71%) Digital Media
1 6 (10.71%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
2 5 (8.929%) VHDL
2 5 (8.929%) Firmware
3 4 (7.143%) Visualisation
4 3 (5.357%) Mathematics
4 3 (5.357%) Ergonomics
5 1 (1.786%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (1.786%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.786%) Open Source
5 1 (1.786%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 14 (25.00%) Linux
2 11 (19.64%) Windows
3 2 (3.571%) UNIX
4 1 (1.786%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.786%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (17.86%) Software Engineering
2 8 (14.29%) Validation
2 8 (14.29%) Software Testing
3 7 (12.50%) Business Analysis
3 7 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
3 7 (12.50%) OO
4 4 (7.143%) UML
4 4 (7.143%) Network Design
4 4 (7.143%) Requirements Management
5 3 (5.357%) Automation Testing
5 3 (5.357%) Performance Testing
5 3 (5.357%) Test Scripting
5 3 (5.357%) Multithreading
5 3 (5.357%) Data Management
6 2 (3.571%) OOP
7 1 (1.786%) Digital Signal Processing
7 1 (1.786%) Signal Processing
7 1 (1.786%) Web Development
7 1 (1.786%) Cash Management
7 1 (1.786%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 31 (55.36%) C#
2 24 (42.86%) C
3 22 (39.29%) Java
4 20 (35.71%) SQL
5 15 (26.79%) Python
6 13 (23.21%) PHP
6 13 (23.21%) PHP5
7 10 (17.86%) PL/SQL
8 9 (16.07%) Embedded C
8 9 (16.07%) Embedded C++
9 7 (12.50%) VB.NET
9 7 (12.50%) Perl
10 3 (5.357%) T-SQL
11 2 (3.571%) VB
12 1 (1.786%) VC++
12 1 (1.786%) JavaScript
12 1 (1.786%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 16 (28.57%) Degree
2 7 (12.50%) ISEB
3 3 (5.357%) HNC
4 2 (3.571%) DV Cleared
4 2 (3.571%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.50%) QA
2 4 (7.143%) ISO 9001
2 4 (7.143%) TickIT
2 4 (7.143%) JTAG
Vendors
1 11 (19.64%) Microsoft
2 9 (16.07%) Oracle
3 6 (10.71%) JBoss
Worcestershire
Junioe C#/Asp.Net Developer... Because of steady repeat business and a healthy order book they are looking to a talented, junior level C#/Asp.Net Developer... Approximately...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 16 June 2013