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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 94 73 69
Rank change year-on-year -21 -4 -8
Contract jobs citing C++ 59 101 111
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.87% 2.91% 3.05%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.37% 10.06% 10.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 37 16
10th Percentile £375 £320 -
25th Percentile £419 £375 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £706 £625 £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 37 51 43
10th Percentile £61.25 - £54.86
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% +20.60%

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 630 1,004 1,105
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 19.99% 28.93% 30.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 422 716 757
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £406 £416 £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 100 90 70
10th Percentile £49.80 £49.56 £46.66
25th Percentile £61.25 £55.58 £53.81
Median hourly rate £67.50 £65.00 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +6.12% +34.62%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.55 £75.75 £69.65
England median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £51.05
% change year-on-year - +22.43% +20.12%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 38 £500 +8.11% 50
Wiltshire -4 11 £550 +21.21% 13
Gloucestershire -6 4 £625 -3.85% 27
Somerset -4 3 £500 +12.68% 6
Dorset +6 2 - - 14
Cornwall - 1 - - 3
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 (1.69%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 17 (28.81%) GitHub
2 1 (1.69%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (13.56%) Ethernet
2 5 (8.47%) TCP/IP
3 3 (5.08%) Internet
3 3 (5.08%) RTSP
4 1 (1.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.69%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 18 (30.51%) Jenkins
1 18 (30.51%) JIRA
2 13 (22.03%) GoogleTest
3 6 (10.17%) Visual Studio
4 5 (8.47%) Eclipse
5 3 (5.08%) Git
6 1 (1.69%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 7 (11.86%) Aerospace
1 7 (11.86%) Automotive
1 7 (11.86%) Social Skills
2 5 (8.47%) Military
2 5 (8.47%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (8.47%) Telecoms
3 2 (3.39%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.69%) Banking
4 1 (1.69%) Electronics
4 1 (1.69%) Games
4 1 (1.69%) Law
Job Titles
1 32 (54.24%) Software Engineer
2 18 (30.51%) C++ Software Engineer
3 15 (25.42%) Java Engineer
3 15 (25.42%) Java Software Engineer
4 8 (13.56%) Embedded Engineer
5 5 (8.47%) Architect
5 5 (8.47%) C# Software Engineer
5 5 (8.47%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 5 (8.47%) Software Architect
6 4 (6.78%) Developer
6 4 (6.78%) Lead
6 4 (6.78%) Python Software Architect
7 3 (5.08%) Java Developer
7 3 (5.08%) Test Engineer
8 2 (3.39%) C++ Developer
8 2 (3.39%) C++/Java Developer
8 2 (3.39%) Computer Engineer
8 2 (3.39%) Embedded C++ Engineer
8 2 (3.39%) Software Team Leader
8 2 (3.39%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (25.42%) Qt
2 6 (10.17%) RESTful
2 6 (10.17%) XML
3 5 (8.47%) Blazor
3 5 (8.47%) Node.js
3 5 (8.47%) Web Services
4 3 (5.08%) OpenGL
4 3 (5.08%) WebRTC
5 2 (3.39%) .NET
5 2 (3.39%) CSS
5 2 (3.39%) HTML
5 2 (3.39%) TensorFlow
6 1 (1.69%) Apache NiFi
6 1 (1.69%) Kafka
6 1 (1.69%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 15 (25.42%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 10 (16.95%) Linux Command Line
3 6 (10.17%) Product Ownership
4 5 (8.47%) Algorithms
4 5 (8.47%) IoT
4 5 (8.47%) Verilog
4 5 (8.47%) VHDL
5 4 (6.78%) CUDA
6 2 (3.39%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.69%) Device Driver
7 1 (1.69%) Robotics
7 1 (1.69%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.69%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 21 (35.59%) Linux
2 5 (8.47%) Windows
3 4 (6.78%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (1.69%) CentOS
4 1 (1.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (1.69%) RTLinux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (61.02%) Software Engineering
2 31 (52.54%) Agile
3 24 (40.68%) DevOps
4 21 (35.59%) CI/CD
5 8 (13.56%) Software Architecture
5 8 (13.56%) Unit Testing
6 7 (11.86%) Scrum
7 6 (10.17%) Software Delivery
7 6 (10.17%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (10.17%) Validation
8 5 (8.47%) Continuous Delivery
8 5 (8.47%) Continuous Integration
8 5 (8.47%) Digital Twin
8 5 (8.47%) Synthetic Environment
8 5 (8.47%) TDD
8 5 (8.47%) Test Automation
8 5 (8.47%) Verification and Validation
8 5 (8.47%) Visualisation
9 4 (6.78%) Computer Vision
10 3 (5.08%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 27 (45.76%) Python
2 26 (44.07%) Java
3 21 (35.59%) C
4 14 (23.73%) C#
5 9 (15.25%) JavaScript
6 5 (8.47%) Embedded C++
7 4 (6.78%) SQL
8 3 (5.08%) PL/SQL
9 1 (1.69%) Fortran
9 1 (1.69%) Perl
9 1 (1.69%) Ruby
9 1 (1.69%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 17 (28.81%) Security Cleared
2 11 (18.64%) SC Cleared
3 5 (8.47%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.69%) CREST Certified
4 1 (1.69%) Degree
4 1 (1.69%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (27.12%) MISRA
2 2 (3.39%) JTAG
3 1 (1.69%) Def Stans
3 1 (1.69%) DO-178B
3 1 (1.69%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (11.86%) Docker
2 1 (1.69%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (1.69%) Ansible
Vendors
1 15 (25.42%) Google
2 5 (8.47%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.08%) NVIDIA
4 2 (3.39%) Xamarin
5 1 (1.69%) IBM
5 1 (1.69%) Red Hat