C++ Contracts in Hertfordshire

C++
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 24 20
Rank change year-on-year +13 -4 +7
Contract jobs citing C++ 86 57 62
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 10.30% 7.19% 7.86%
As % of the Programming Languages category 45.50% 23.27% 22.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 3
10th Percentile £413 £112 £501
25th Percentile £416 £183 £502
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £300 £509
Median % change year-on-year +43.33% -41.06% -
75th Percentile £440 £400 £644
90th Percentile - £460 £723
East of England median daily rate £550 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +10.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 37 32
10th Percentile £60.00 £63.00 £47.83
25th Percentile £61.25 - £56.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile - £77.00 -
90th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.00%

All Programming Languages
Hertfordshire

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 189 245 271
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 22.63% 30.90% 34.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 101 127
10th Percentile £358 £363 £358
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% +5.26% -8.21%
75th Percentile £541 £600 £625
90th Percentile £650 £700 £661
East of England median daily rate £475 £488 £475
% change year-on-year -2.56% +2.63% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 82 56
10th Percentile £60.00 £53.75 £46.25
25th Percentile £61.25 £54.38 £48.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year - +16.07% +24.44%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £77.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £56.00
% change year-on-year - +16.07% +25.84%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in Hertfordshire

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++ in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for C++ in Hertfordshire

C++
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++ in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for C++ in Hertfordshire

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in Hertfordshire

C++
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stevenage -2 74 - - 10
C++
East of England

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 7 (8.14%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 37 (43.02%) Modbus
1 37 (43.02%) RS-422
1 37 (43.02%) RS-485
2 14 (16.28%) Radio Access Network
3 10 (11.63%) 5G
4 5 (5.81%) 4G
4 5 (5.81%) Ethernet
4 5 (5.81%) NAS
4 5 (5.81%) TCP/IP
5 4 (4.65%) Wireshark
6 2 (2.33%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 12 (13.95%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (10.47%) Visual Studio
3 7 (8.14%) Eclipse
4 4 (4.65%) CppUnit
4 4 (4.65%) gcov
4 4 (4.65%) GDB
4 4 (4.65%) Git
4 4 (4.65%) Gradle
4 4 (4.65%) JIRA
4 4 (4.65%) PVCS
4 4 (4.65%) Rational Rhapsody
4 4 (4.65%) Subversion
General
1 41 (47.67%) Electronics
2 34 (39.53%) Social Skills
3 5 (5.81%) Aerospace
3 5 (5.81%) Military
3 5 (5.81%) Multimedia
3 5 (5.81%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (5.81%) Telecoms
4 3 (3.49%) Law
5 1 (1.16%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 70 (81.40%) Software Engineer
2 45 (52.33%) C++ Software Engineer
3 24 (27.91%) C Software Engineer
4 16 (18.60%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 12 (13.95%) Developer
6 11 (12.79%) Embedded Engineer
6 11 (12.79%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 10 (11.63%) C++ Developer
8 9 (10.47%) Python Developer
9 8 (9.30%) Embedded C Engineer
9 8 (9.30%) Embedded C Software Engineer
9 8 (9.30%) Linux Engineer
10 7 (8.14%) C# Software Engineer
10 7 (8.14%) Real Time Engineer
10 7 (8.14%) Real Time Software Engineer
11 4 (4.65%) Ada Software Engineer
11 4 (4.65%) Python Software Engineer
11 4 (4.65%) RAN Engineer
11 4 (4.65%) Validation Engineer
11 4 (4.65%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (8.14%) Web Services
2 5 (5.81%) Node.js
3 1 (1.16%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 29 (33.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 21 (24.42%) Linux
2 7 (8.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (82.56%) Software Engineering
2 46 (53.49%) Unit Testing
3 45 (52.33%) Agile
4 42 (48.84%) Continuous Integration
4 42 (48.84%) TDD
5 37 (43.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 37 (43.02%) Customer Requirements
5 37 (43.02%) DevOps
5 37 (43.02%) Pair Programming
5 37 (43.02%) Software Testing
6 21 (24.42%) Validation
7 17 (19.77%) Verification and Validation
8 12 (13.95%) Visualisation
9 10 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (9.30%) Scrum
10 8 (9.30%) Test Automation
10 8 (9.30%) Test Scripting
11 7 (8.14%) Data Analysis
11 7 (8.14%) Mathematics
11 7 (8.14%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 65 (75.58%) C
2 46 (53.49%) C#
3 14 (16.28%) Python
4 8 (9.30%) Embedded C
4 8 (9.30%) Embedded C++
5 7 (8.14%) MATLAB
6 5 (5.81%) JavaScript
7 4 (4.65%) Ada
Qualifications
1 11 (12.79%) Security Cleared
2 9 (10.47%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 4 (4.65%) Virtual Machines
1 4 (4.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 7 (8.14%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.65%) IBM
2 4 (4.65%) Klocwork
2 4 (4.65%) Perforce
2 4 (4.65%) VMware
3 1 (1.16%) Twitter