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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills across the UK with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2017
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads1352721475
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled7.282 %8.951 %
As % of the category below15.87 %19.41 %
Salaries quoted1118516690
Average minimum salary£41,236£43,493
Average salary£46,189£48,446
% change on same period last year-4.65 %
Average maximum salary£51,143£53,398
UK excluding London average salary£36,191£36,259
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads85248110611
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled45.89 %46.11 %
Salaries quoted7227589246
Average minimum salary£37,393£39,239
Average salary£41,069£43,047
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Average maximum salary£44,746£46,855
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %

C++
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing C++ within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

C++ Demand Trend

C++
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C++ within the UK.

C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-313088£46,514-4.83 %
LondonDown-16186£59,635-2.43 %
South EastDown-32507£38,017-2.09 %
City of LondonNo change02078£63,013-4.65 %
East of EnglandDown-11491£37,226-0.79 %
South WestDown-71026£35,674+3.95 %
CambridgeshireDown-2931£36,772-0.34 %
CambridgeDown-1784£36,887-0.03 %
BerkshireDown-3639£38,136-6.71 %
West MidlandsDown-5616£33,755-4.53 %
HampshireDown-3549£37,962+2.28 %
SurreyUp+14514£37,669-6.85 %
North WestDown-21452£31,446-3.39 %
YorkshireUp+1452£33,445+1.37 %
OxfordshireNo change0365£36,910+4.39 %
ScotlandDown-1310£35,650+6.27 %
East MidlandsDown-21276£33,760+5.78 %
ManchesterDown-8266£31,739-2.04 %
BristolDown-7246£37,041+12.31 %
HertfordshireDown-16242£38,774-1.83 %
OxfordDown-4228£36,576+6.81 %
BuckinghamshireDown-9214£39,297+1.40 %
WiltshireUp+4214£37,519-5.86 %
WarwickshireDown-2174£33,641-9.32 %
Docklands, LondonDown-2167£67,468+3.01 %
South YorkshireUp+11162£33,850+12.01 %
GloucestershireDown-6156£35,243+4.70 %
Canary WharfDown-5153£66,877-2.69 %
SheffieldUp+22149£33,728+8.10 %
West YorkshireDown-30146£36,922+5.06 %

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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++.

110116 (34.74 %)Java
210002 (34.35 %)C#
38101 (27.82 %)C
47341 (25.21 %).NET
57034 (24.16 %)Finance
66901 (23.70 %)Windows
76479 (22.25 %)UNIX
86434 (22.10 %)Degree
96034 (20.72 %)OO
105932 (20.37 %)SQL
114657 (16.00 %)SQL Server
124389 (15.07 %)Linux
133751 (12.88 %)XML
143620 (12.43 %)Oracle
153494 (12.00 %)Banking
163403 (11.69 %)Derivative
173260 (11.20 %)Front Office
183071 (10.55 %)VB
192648 (9.095 %)UML
202513 (8.631 %)VC++
212494 (8.566 %)Microsoft
222207 (7.580 %)Computer Science
232160 (7.419 %)STL
242123 (7.292 %)MFC
252054 (7.055 %)Perl
261932 (6.636 %)Mathematics
271864 (6.402 %)ASP.NET
281853 (6.364 %)OOD
291756 (6.031 %)Investment Banking
301564 (5.372 %)Software Engineering

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17341 (25.21 %).NET
23751 (12.88 %)XML
32160 (7.419 %)STL
42123 (7.292 %)MFC
51864 (6.402 %)ASP.NET
61480 (5.083 %)HTML
71462 (5.021 %)J2EE
81160 (3.984 %)WebServices
9915 (3.143 %)WinForms
10826 (2.837 %).NET Framework
11789 (2.710 %)ASP
12551 (1.892 %)Middleware
12551 (1.892 %)AJAX
13513 (1.762 %)CSS
14495 (1.700 %)ATL
15487 (1.673 %)JSP
16456 (1.566 %)XSLT
16456 (1.566 %)OpenGL
17450 (1.546 %)Spring
18410 (1.408 %)SOAP
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1373 (1.281 %)Apache
2296 (1.017 %)WebLogic
3235 (0.807 %)SharePoint
4197 (0.677 %)Tomcat
5193 (0.663 %)BizTalk Server
6186 (0.639 %)IIS
7180 (0.618 %)MQSeries
8130 (0.447 %)WebSphere MQ
9107 (0.368 %)JBoss
10100 (0.343 %)SAS
1196 (0.330 %)Rendezvous
1281 (0.278 %)CMS
1377 (0.264 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1472 (0.247 %)MS Exchange
1571 (0.244 %)CICS
1658 (0.199 %)Oracle Workflow
1736 (0.124 %)ColdFusion
1834 (0.117 %)WebSphere Message Broker
1930 (0.103 %)TIBCO EMS
2021 (0.072 %)Documentum
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11052 (3.613 %)MS Excel
2491 (1.686 %)MATLAB
3274 (0.941 %)MS Office
4225 (0.773 %)MS Visio
5149 (0.512 %)Spreadsheet
6112 (0.385 %)Simulink
792 (0.316 %)3ds Max
869 (0.237 %)Maya
946 (0.158 %)Photoshop
946 (0.158 %)MS Project
1041 (0.141 %)S-PLUS
1138 (0.131 %)Quicktime
1236 (0.124 %)MS PowerPoint
1335 (0.120 %)AutoCAD
1429 (0.100 %)PrintSoft PReS
1521 (0.072 %)FrameMaker
1618 (0.062 %)DOC1
1717 (0.058 %)CATIA
1812 (0.041 %)SPSS
1911 (0.038 %)Pro/ENGINEER
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1134 (0.460 %)Summit
2110 (0.378 %)Endur
341 (0.141 %)FRONT ARENA
438 (0.131 %)Oracle Financials
528 (0.096 %)BASE24
627 (0.093 %)RMDS
725 (0.086 %)SAP Retail
820 (0.069 %)Navision
919 (0.065 %)Great Plains
919 (0.065 %)SAP R/3
919 (0.065 %)SAP Business One
1018 (0.062 %)Dynamics AX
1018 (0.062 %)AWD
1116 (0.055 %)LabWindows
1215 (0.052 %)Oracle Applications
1314 (0.048 %)Kondor+
1411 (0.038 %)Oracle 11i
1411 (0.038 %)Sophis RISQUE
1411 (0.038 %)Temenos Globus
1510 (0.034 %)FLEXCUBE
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11207 (4.146 %)TCP/IP
2810 (2.782 %)Internet
3446 (1.532 %)Wireless
4335 (1.151 %)GSM
5264 (0.907 %)HTTP
6180 (0.618 %)3G
7165 (0.567 %)GPRS
8161 (0.553 %)UMTS
9160 (0.550 %)VoIP
10146 (0.501 %)DVB
11143 (0.491 %)Bluetooth
12135 (0.464 %)Ethernet
13128 (0.440 %)SNMP
14126 (0.433 %)LAN
15115 (0.395 %)SMS
1699 (0.340 %)INAP
1797 (0.333 %)Broadband
1892 (0.316 %)H.323
1988 (0.302 %)Intranet
2080 (0.275 %)Firewall
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14657 (16.00 %)SQL Server
2948 (3.256 %)RDBMS
3729 (2.504 %)SQL Server 2005
4667 (2.291 %)MySQL
5462 (1.587 %)SQL Server 2000
6305 (1.048 %)DB2
7209 (0.718 %)Oracle 10g
8185 (0.635 %)GIS
9165 (0.567 %)Datawarehouse
10147 (0.505 %)Crystal Reports
11145 (0.498 %)Oracle 8/8i
12138 (0.474 %)MS Access
13134 (0.460 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
14130 (0.447 %)Oracle Reports
15118 (0.405 %)Oracle 9i
1678 (0.268 %)Ingres
1777 (0.264 %)BusinessObjects
1872 (0.247 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1967 (0.230 %)PostgreSQL
2059 (0.203 %)DTS
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11451 (4.984 %)Visual Studio
2274 (0.941 %)ClearCase
3250 (0.859 %)Eclipse
4246 (0.845 %)VSS/SourceSafe
5219 (0.752 %)Ant
6203 (0.697 %)Subversion
7161 (0.553 %)Flash
8140 (0.481 %)JUnit
9137 (0.471 %)Rational Rose
10103 (0.354 %)InstallShield
11101 (0.347 %)NUnit
1278 (0.268 %)WinRunner
1375 (0.258 %)TestDirector
1463 (0.216 %)MSI
1561 (0.210 %)LabVIEW
1658 (0.199 %)Oracle Forms
1753 (0.182 %)PowerBuilder
1848 (0.165 %)ClearQuest
1848 (0.165 %)PVCS
1943 (0.148 %)ProC
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17034 (24.16 %)Finance
23494 (12.00 %)Banking
33260 (11.20 %)Front Office
41756 (6.031 %)Investment Banking
51542 (5.296 %)Games
61293 (4.441 %)Telecoms
71219 (4.187 %)Pensions
8977 (3.356 %)Education
9912 (3.132 %)Health
10806 (2.768 %)Electronics
11441 (1.515 %)Government
12410 (1.408 %)Insurance
13368 (1.264 %)3D Graphics
14352 (1.209 %)Retail
15342 (1.175 %)Aerospace
16320 (1.099 %)Financial Institution
17284 (0.975 %)Automotive
18266 (0.914 %)Marketing
19263 (0.903 %)Back Office
20257 (0.883 %)Manufacturing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115129 (51.96 %)Developer
26647 (22.83 %)C++ Developer
35883 (20.21 %)Software Engineer
42562 (8.800 %)Software Developer
52460 (8.449 %)C# Developer
61917 (6.584 %)Analyst
71881 (6.461 %)Senior Developer
81822 (6.258 %)Java Developer
91763 (6.055 %)C++ Software Engineer
101588 (5.454 %)Programmer
111184 (4.067 %)Graduate
121122 (3.854 %).NET Developer
13981 (3.369 %)C++/C# Developer
14918 (3.153 %)Senior Software Engineer
15895 (3.074 %)Architect
16873 (2.998 %)C++ Software Developer
17859 (2.950 %)Team Leader
18774 (2.658 %)Junior
19762 (2.617 %)Consultant
20738 (2.535 %)C++/Java Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13403 (11.69 %)Derivative
22207 (7.580 %)Computer Science
31932 (6.636 %)Mathematics
41563 (5.368 %)Multithreading
51290 (4.431 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
61269 (4.359 %)Fixed Income
71227 (4.214 %)Equities
8813 (2.792 %)Equity Derivative
9716 (2.459 %)Physics
10586 (2.013 %)Client/Server
11433 (1.487 %)Grid Computing
12416 (1.429 %)Interest Rate Derivative
13414 (1.422 %)Device Driver
14362 (1.243 %)Credit Derivative
15338 (1.161 %)N-Tier
16275 (0.945 %)Credit Risk
17271 (0.931 %)Market Risk
18235 (0.807 %)MPEG
19233 (0.800 %)VHDL
20186 (0.639 %)DTV
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16901 (23.70 %)Windows
26479 (22.25 %)UNIX
34389 (15.07 %)Linux
4928 (3.187 %)Solaris
5447 (1.535 %)Windows XP
6329 (1.130 %)VxWorks
7302 (1.037 %)Windows 2000
8283 (0.972 %)Windows CE
9277 (0.951 %)Symbian OS
10252 (0.866 %)Embedded Linux
11246 (0.845 %)Windows Server 2003
12245 (0.841 %)Windows Mobile
13205 (0.704 %)Windows NT
14198 (0.680 %)Windows Vista
15152 (0.522 %)AIX
16142 (0.488 %)HPUX
17103 (0.354 %)VMS
1887 (0.299 %)Red Hat Linux
1978 (0.268 %)Nucleus RTOS
2072 (0.247 %)Mac OS X
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16034 (20.72 %)OO
22648 (9.095 %)UML
31853 (6.364 %)OOD
41564 (5.372 %)Software Engineering
51026 (3.524 %)Project Management
6883 (3.033 %)Risk Management
7753 (2.586 %)OOP
8690 (2.370 %)Agile Software Development
9650 (2.233 %)Algorithmic Trading
10635 (2.181 %)OOA/OOD
11625 (2.147 %)Security Cleared
12507 (1.741 %)Electronic Trading
13488 (1.676 %)Web Development
14455 (1.563 %)Unit Testing
15393 (1.350 %)E-Commerce
16335 (1.151 %)RUP
17322 (1.106 %)Software Testing
18319 (1.096 %)CAD
19317 (1.089 %)SOA
20308 (1.058 %)Requirements Analysis
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110116 (34.74 %)Java
210002 (34.35 %)C#
38101 (27.82 %)C
45932 (20.37 %)SQL
53071 (10.55 %)VB
62513 (8.631 %)VC++
72054 (7.055 %)Perl
81444 (4.960 %)JavaScript
91343 (4.613 %)VB.NET
101186 (4.074 %)VBA
111152 (3.957 %)Python
121013 (3.479 %)PHP
13921 (3.163 %)Embedded C++
14780 (2.679 %)Embedded C
15671 (2.305 %)Delphi
16637 (2.188 %)Shell Script
17615 (2.112 %)VB6
18445 (1.528 %)Transact-SQL
19439 (1.508 %)PL/SQL
20361 (1.240 %)Assembly Language
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16434 (22.10 %)Degree
2727 (2.497 %)PhD
3284 (0.975 %)Microsoft Certification
4167 (0.574 %)MCSD
5111 (0.381 %)MCAD
5111 (0.381 %)HND
6106 (0.364 %)MCP
787 (0.299 %)ISEB
884 (0.289 %)HNC
940 (0.137 %)CISSP
1039 (0.134 %)Postgraduate
1131 (0.106 %)Cisco Certification
1224 (0.082 %)CCNA
1318 (0.062 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1318 (0.062 %)ITIL Certification
1417 (0.058 %)MCSE
1515 (0.052 %)NVQ Level 3
1614 (0.048 %)PMP
1614 (0.048 %)PMI Certification
1711 (0.038 %)RHCT
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1579 (1.989 %)QA
288 (0.302 %)ISO9001
351 (0.175 %)SLA
450 (0.172 %)ISO9000
549 (0.168 %)WAI
642 (0.144 %)TickIT
727 (0.093 %)HL7
824 (0.082 %)Basel II
920 (0.069 %)JTAG
1019 (0.065 %)DICOM
118 (0.027 %)MiFID
127 (0.024 %)ISO8583
132 (0.007 %)ISO14001
141 (0.003 %)ISO27001
141 (0.003 %)ISO12207
141 (0.003 %)BS7799
141 (0.003 %)ISO7816
141 (0.003 %)PCI DSS
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1163 (0.560 %)Active Directory
253 (0.182 %)MSMQ
329 (0.100 %)VMware Infrastructure
424 (0.082 %)AquaLogic
520 (0.069 %)NFS
520 (0.069 %)NDS
615 (0.052 %)Orbix
615 (0.052 %)Nmap
713 (0.045 %)Terminal Services
811 (0.038 %)Terminal Server
95 (0.017 %)VMware ESX
95 (0.017 %)VMware Workstation
103 (0.010 %)Snort
103 (0.010 %)Squid
103 (0.010 %)Oracle RAC
112 (0.007 %)Citrix Presentation Server
112 (0.007 %)Xen
112 (0.007 %)Samba
121 (0.003 %)ISA Server
121 (0.003 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
144 (0.151 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
218 (0.062 %)CONTROL-M
317 (0.058 %)MOM
415 (0.052 %)Nessus
513 (0.045 %)Nagios
612 (0.041 %)Tivoli
710 (0.034 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
89 (0.031 %)AutoSys
98 (0.027 %)OpenView
107 (0.024 %)Unicenter
107 (0.024 %)BMC PATROL
107 (0.024 %)SCCM
116 (0.021 %)SCOM
124 (0.014 %)OMEGAMON
132 (0.007 %)ZENworks
132 (0.007 %)Netcool
141 (0.003 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
141 (0.003 %)AppManager
141 (0.003 %)EMC NetWorker
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13620 (12.43 %)Oracle
22494 (8.566 %)Microsoft
31463 (5.025 %)Sybase
4610 (2.095 %)Symbian
5470 (1.614 %)TIBCO
6267 (0.917 %)IBM
7140 (0.481 %)Reuters
8134 (0.460 %)OpenLink
9133 (0.457 %)Sun
10128 (0.440 %)Google
11109 (0.374 %)Red Hat
12107 (0.368 %)Borland
13106 (0.364 %)Cisco
14103 (0.354 %)Perforce
15100 (0.343 %)SAP
1698 (0.337 %)Bloomberg
1796 (0.330 %)HP
1877 (0.264 %)Business Objects
1970 (0.240 %)Calypso
2057 (0.196 %)ESRI