C++ Contracts in the South West

C++
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 92 77 77
Rank change year-on-year -15 0 -12
Contract jobs citing C++ 58 100 109
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.84% 2.88% 2.98%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.29% 9.97% 9.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 36 16
10th Percentile £375 £313 -
25th Percentile £419 £375 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £525
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -11.90% +16.67%
75th Percentile £706 £633 £612
90th Percentile £775 £675 £700
England median daily rate £575 £650 £700
% change year-on-year -11.54% -7.14% +21.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 51 42
10th Percentile £61.25 - £54.53
25th Percentile £65.00 £60.91 £60.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.87% +0.77% +44.44%
75th Percentile - £70.30 -
90th Percentile £85.00 - £75.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.00%

All Programming Languages
South West

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 the South West with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 624 1,003 1,108
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 19.83% 28.86% 30.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 418 716 764
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £406 £420 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% +2.50% +8.11%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £575
90th Percentile £700 £700 £638
England median daily rate £550 £565 £550
% change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 90 69
10th Percentile £49.40 £49.56 £46.62
25th Percentile £61.25 £55.58 £53.75
Median hourly rate £67.50 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +8.33% +31.87%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.65 £75.75 £70.24
England median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.85
% change year-on-year - +22.91% +19.21%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the South West

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++ in the South West.

Daily rate trend for C++ in the South West

C++
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in the South West over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for C++ in the South West

C++
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++ in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for C++ in the South West

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in the South West over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 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
Bristol -1 37 £500 +8.11% 51
Wiltshire -5 11 £550 +21.21% 13
Gloucestershire +4 4 £625 -3.85% 25
Somerset -6 3 £500 +12.68% 6
Dorset +4 2 - - 15
Cornwall - 1 - - 2
C++
England

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.72%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 16 (27.59%) GitHub
2 1 (1.72%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (13.79%) Ethernet
2 5 (8.62%) TCP/IP
3 3 (5.17%) Internet
3 3 (5.17%) RTSP
4 1 (1.72%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 17 (29.31%) Jenkins
1 17 (29.31%) JIRA
2 13 (22.41%) GoogleTest
3 6 (10.34%) Visual Studio
4 5 (8.62%) Eclipse
5 3 (5.17%) Git
6 1 (1.72%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 7 (12.07%) Aerospace
1 7 (12.07%) Automotive
1 7 (12.07%) Social Skills
2 5 (8.62%) Military
2 5 (8.62%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (8.62%) Telecoms
3 2 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.72%) Banking
4 1 (1.72%) Electronics
4 1 (1.72%) Games
4 1 (1.72%) Law
Job Titles
1 32 (55.17%) Software Engineer
2 18 (31.03%) C++ Software Engineer
3 15 (25.86%) Java Engineer
3 15 (25.86%) Java Software Engineer
4 8 (13.79%) Embedded Engineer
5 5 (8.62%) Architect
5 5 (8.62%) C# Software Engineer
5 5 (8.62%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 5 (8.62%) Software Architect
6 4 (6.90%) Lead
6 4 (6.90%) Python Software Architect
7 3 (5.17%) Developer
7 3 (5.17%) Test Engineer
8 2 (3.45%) Computer Engineer
8 2 (3.45%) Computer Vision Engineer
8 2 (3.45%) Embedded C++ Engineer
8 2 (3.45%) Java Developer
8 2 (3.45%) Software Team Leader
8 2 (3.45%) Team Leader
9 1 (1.72%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (24.14%) Qt
2 6 (10.34%) RESTful
2 6 (10.34%) XML
3 5 (8.62%) Blazor
3 5 (8.62%) Node.js
3 5 (8.62%) Web Services
4 3 (5.17%) OpenGL
4 3 (5.17%) WebRTC
5 2 (3.45%) .NET
5 2 (3.45%) CSS
5 2 (3.45%) HTML
5 2 (3.45%) TensorFlow
6 1 (1.72%) Apache NiFi
6 1 (1.72%) Kafka
6 1 (1.72%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 14 (24.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 9 (15.52%) Linux Command Line
3 6 (10.34%) Product Ownership
4 5 (8.62%) Algorithms
4 5 (8.62%) IoT
4 5 (8.62%) Verilog
4 5 (8.62%) VHDL
5 4 (6.90%) CUDA
6 2 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.72%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.72%) Device Driver
7 1 (1.72%) Robotics
7 1 (1.72%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.72%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 20 (34.48%) Linux
2 5 (8.62%) Windows
3 4 (6.90%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (1.72%) CentOS
4 1 (1.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (1.72%) RTLinux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (62.07%) Software Engineering
2 31 (53.45%) Agile
3 23 (39.66%) DevOps
4 20 (34.48%) CI/CD
5 8 (13.79%) Software Architecture
5 8 (13.79%) Unit Testing
6 7 (12.07%) Scrum
7 6 (10.34%) Software Delivery
7 6 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (10.34%) Validation
8 5 (8.62%) Continuous Delivery
8 5 (8.62%) Continuous Integration
8 5 (8.62%) Digital Twin
8 5 (8.62%) Synthetic Environment
8 5 (8.62%) TDD
8 5 (8.62%) Test Automation
8 5 (8.62%) Verification and Validation
8 5 (8.62%) Visualisation
9 4 (6.90%) Computer Vision
10 3 (5.17%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 26 (44.83%) Python
2 25 (43.10%) Java
3 21 (36.21%) C
4 14 (24.14%) C#
5 9 (15.52%) JavaScript
6 5 (8.62%) Embedded C++
7 4 (6.90%) SQL
8 3 (5.17%) PL/SQL
9 1 (1.72%) Fortran
9 1 (1.72%) Perl
9 1 (1.72%) Ruby
9 1 (1.72%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 16 (27.59%) Security Cleared
2 10 (17.24%) SC Cleared
3 5 (8.62%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.72%) CREST Certified
4 1 (1.72%) Degree
4 1 (1.72%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (25.86%) MISRA
2 2 (3.45%) JTAG
3 1 (1.72%) Def Stans
3 1 (1.72%) DO-178B
3 1 (1.72%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (12.07%) Docker
2 1 (1.72%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (1.72%) Ansible
Vendors
1 14 (24.14%) Google
2 5 (8.62%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.17%) NVIDIA
4 2 (3.45%) Xamarin
5 1 (1.72%) IBM
5 1 (1.72%) Red Hat