C++ Contracts in Bristol

C++
South West > Bristol

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 38 38 33
Rank change year-on-year 0 -5 +10
Contract jobs citing C++ 41 54 80
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 3.82% 4.70% 5.64%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.44% 15.79% 16.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 9 4
10th Percentile £190 £270 -
25th Percentile £375 £375 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £485
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -17.53% +7.78%
75th Percentile £563 £656 £616
90th Percentile £638 £661 £689
South West median daily rate £500 £450 £451
% change year-on-year +11.11% -0.22% +0.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 43 38
10th Percentile £63.13 - -
25th Percentile £65.94 £60.91 £60.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.87% +0.77% +30.00%
75th Percentile - £70.30 -
90th Percentile £85.00 - £75.00
South West median hourly rate £70.00 £65.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +6.87% +0.77% +36.84%

All Programming Languages
Bristol

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 Bristol with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 284 342 475
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 26.49% 29.74% 33.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 239 328
10th Percentile £313 £350 £366
25th Percentile £363 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £460 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.54% -8.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £550 £572 £575
90th Percentile £634 £675 £631
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +8.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 54 41
10th Percentile £52.50 £56.50 -
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% +42.86%
75th Percentile - £70.23 -
90th Percentile £78.70 £70.30 £75.00
South West median hourly rate £70.00 £65.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +6.87% +9.17% +26.32%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for C++ in Bristol

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for C++ in Bristol

C++
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for C++ in Bristol

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Hourly rate trend for C++ in Bristol

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in Bristol

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 19 (46.34%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.20%) Ethernet
1 5 (12.20%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.44%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 19 (46.34%) Jenkins
1 19 (46.34%) JIRA
2 15 (36.59%) GoogleTest
3 5 (12.20%) Eclipse
3 5 (12.20%) Visual Studio
4 1 (2.44%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 7 (17.07%) Social Skills
2 5 (12.20%) Aerospace
2 5 (12.20%) Military
2 5 (12.20%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (12.20%) Telecoms
3 2 (4.88%) Automotive
4 1 (2.44%) Electronics
4 1 (2.44%) Games
Job Titles
1 28 (68.29%) Software Engineer
2 17 (41.46%) Java Engineer
2 17 (41.46%) Java Software Engineer
3 16 (39.02%) C++ Software Engineer
4 5 (12.20%) Architect
4 5 (12.20%) C# Software Engineer
4 5 (12.20%) Embedded Engineer
4 5 (12.20%) Software Architect
5 4 (9.76%) Python Software Architect
6 3 (7.32%) Developer
6 3 (7.32%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 3 (7.32%) Java Developer
7 2 (4.88%) C++ Developer
7 2 (4.88%) C++/Java Developer
7 2 (4.88%) Embedded C++ Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) SC Cleared Java Developer
8 1 (2.44%) C/C++ Software Engineer
8 1 (2.44%) Computer Vision Engineer
8 1 (2.44%) Lead
8 1 (2.44%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (41.46%) Qt
2 6 (14.63%) RESTful
2 6 (14.63%) XML
3 5 (12.20%) Node.js
3 5 (12.20%) Web Services
4 1 (2.44%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 17 (41.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 14 (34.15%) Linux Command Line
3 6 (14.63%) Product Ownership
4 5 (12.20%) Verilog
4 5 (12.20%) VHDL
5 3 (7.32%) IoT
6 2 (4.88%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (2.44%) Algorithms
7 1 (2.44%) CUDA
7 1 (2.44%) Device Driver
7 1 (2.44%) Robotics
7 1 (2.44%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 21 (51.22%) Linux
2 5 (12.20%) Windows
3 3 (7.32%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (70.73%) Software Engineering
2 27 (65.85%) Agile
3 24 (58.54%) DevOps
4 23 (56.10%) CI/CD
5 6 (14.63%) Software Architecture
5 6 (14.63%) Software Delivery
5 6 (14.63%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (14.63%) Unit Testing
5 6 (14.63%) Validation
6 5 (12.20%) Continuous Delivery
6 5 (12.20%) Continuous Integration
6 5 (12.20%) Digital Twin
6 5 (12.20%) Synthetic Environment
6 5 (12.20%) TDD
6 5 (12.20%) Verification and Validation
6 5 (12.20%) Visualisation
7 1 (2.44%) Computer Vision
7 1 (2.44%) Customer Requirements
7 1 (2.44%) Device Driver Development
7 1 (2.44%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 22 (53.66%) Python
2 20 (48.78%) Java
3 10 (24.39%) C
4 6 (14.63%) JavaScript
5 5 (12.20%) C#
6 2 (4.88%) Embedded C++
7 1 (2.44%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 11 (26.83%) Security Cleared
2 9 (21.95%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.44%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (43.90%) MISRA
2 1 (2.44%) Def Stans
2 1 (2.44%) DO-178B
System Software
1 6 (14.63%) Docker
2 1 (2.44%) Firmware
Vendors
1 17 (41.46%) Google
2 5 (12.20%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.44%) IBM