Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Cambridgeshire region 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 6 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
6 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank22
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads5951086
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.523 %0.544 %
As % of the category below35.82 %40.18 %
Salaries quoted542922
Average minimum salary£35,510£33,539
Average salary£39,720£37,980
% change on same period last year+4.58 %
Average maximum salary£43,930£42,422
UK excluding London average salary£37,446£37,037
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads16612703
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.460 %1.354 %
Salaries quoted14292275
Average minimum salary£33,755£32,226
Average salary£37,564£35,727
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Average maximum salary£41,372£39,227
UK excluding London average salary£35,677£35,845
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
C++ East of EnglandC++
East of England

C++
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire C++ Demand Trend

C++
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 January 2009.

Cambridgeshire C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeDown-1510£39,208+2.81 %
PeterboroughUp+49£42,233+28.85 %
St NeotsNew entry-1£35,000-
HuntingdonUp+51£55,000+74.05 %
C++ East of EnglandC++
East of England

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 January 2009, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region 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++.

1481 (35.45 %)Java
2457 (33.68 %)C
3428 (31.54 %)Windows
4425 (31.32 %)C#
5386 (28.45 %)Degree
6372 (27.41 %)Linux
7371 (27.34 %).NET
8236 (17.39 %)Computer Science
9206 (15.18 %)OO
10193 (14.22 %)SQL Server
11174 (12.82 %)SQL
12152 (11.20 %)XML
13141 (10.39 %)Mathematics
14135 (9.948 %)Software Engineering
15126 (9.285 %)UNIX
16119 (8.769 %)Visual Studio
17114 (8.401 %)PHP
18106 (7.811 %)JavaScript
19101 (7.443 %)HTML
2095 (7.001 %)STL
2193 (6.853 %)Internet
2291 (6.706 %)Symbian
2389 (6.559 %)ASP.NET
2488 (6.485 %)Python
2587 (6.411 %)J2EE
2684 (6.190 %)Perl
2781 (5.969 %)TCP/IP
2880 (5.895 %)PhD
2972 (5.306 %)iPhone
3071 (5.232 %)MFC

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 January 2009, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1371 (27.34 %).NET
2152 (11.20 %)XML
3101 (7.443 %)HTML
495 (7.001 %)STL
589 (6.559 %)ASP.NET
687 (6.411 %)J2EE
771 (5.232 %)MFC
851 (3.758 %)J2ME
949 (3.611 %)JSP
949 (3.611 %)AJAX
1045 (3.316 %)DHTML
1142 (3.095 %)Ruby on Rails
1232 (2.358 %)WCF
1331 (2.284 %)BREW
1428 (2.063 %)WinForms
1527 (1.990 %)DirectX
1625 (1.842 %)OpenGL
1723 (1.695 %)ActiveX
1821 (1.548 %).NET Framework
1917 (1.253 %)WebServices
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (2.063 %)SharePoint
215 (1.105 %)Apache
314 (1.032 %)Zope
410 (0.737 %)IIS
53 (0.221 %)Flash Media Server
61 (0.074 %)ColdFusion
61 (0.074 %)CICS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
137 (2.727 %)MS Excel
222 (1.621 %)MS Visio
315 (1.105 %)MATLAB
47 (0.516 %)Maya
55 (0.368 %)3ds Max
55 (0.368 %)Pro/ENGINEER
64 (0.295 %)MS PowerPoint
64 (0.295 %)CA Clarity
64 (0.295 %)FreeHand
64 (0.295 %)FrameMaker
73 (0.221 %)S-PLUS
82 (0.147 %)Simulink
91 (0.074 %)MS Office
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.074 %)Pivotal CRM
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
193 (6.853 %)Internet
281 (5.969 %)TCP/IP
347 (3.464 %)Wireless
437 (2.727 %)HTTP
527 (1.990 %)Bluetooth
618 (1.326 %)3G
717 (1.253 %)GSM
815 (1.105 %)DNS
815 (1.105 %)SSL
913 (0.958 %)UMTS
1012 (0.884 %)2G
1012 (0.884 %)Wi-Fi
1012 (0.884 %)BIG-IP
1012 (0.884 %)Network Security
1110 (0.737 %)SMTP
129 (0.663 %)VPN
129 (0.663 %)3GPP
138 (0.590 %)WCDMA
138 (0.590 %)WiMAX
138 (0.590 %)Intranet
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1193 (14.22 %)SQL Server
251 (3.758 %)MySQL
320 (1.474 %)SQL Server 2005
412 (0.884 %)KDB
412 (0.884 %)SQL Server 2000
412 (0.884 %)GIS
511 (0.811 %)SQLite
69 (0.663 %)SQL Server 2008
78 (0.590 %)Data Mining
86 (0.442 %)Crystal Reports
95 (0.368 %)RDBMS
103 (0.221 %)OLAP
112 (0.147 %)Oracle 8/8i
121 (0.074 %)MS Access
121 (0.074 %)Datawarehouse
121 (0.074 %)Informix
121 (0.074 %)DB2
121 (0.074 %)BusinessObjects
121 (0.074 %)PostgreSQL
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1119 (8.769 %)Visual Studio
29 (0.663 %)PVCS
29 (0.663 %)ClearCase
29 (0.663 %)InstallShield
38 (0.590 %)Selenium
38 (0.590 %)JUnit
47 (0.516 %)ProC
47 (0.516 %)Subversion
56 (0.442 %)VSS/SourceSafe
65 (0.368 %)PowerBuilder
74 (0.295 %)CruiseControl
74 (0.295 %)QuickTest Pro
83 (0.221 %)Ant
83 (0.221 %)JSUnit
92 (0.147 %)LabVIEW
92 (0.147 %)LoadRunner
92 (0.147 %)MSI
101 (0.074 %)TeamCity
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
171 (5.232 %)Electronics
260 (4.422 %)Games
356 (4.127 %)Finance
444 (3.242 %)Health
444 (3.242 %)3D Graphics
444 (3.242 %)Pensions
543 (3.169 %)Telecoms
631 (2.284 %)Online Games
730 (2.211 %)Marketing
825 (1.842 %)Education
924 (1.769 %)Pharmaceutical
924 (1.769 %)Automotive
1017 (1.253 %)Insurance
1113 (0.958 %)Banking
1212 (0.884 %)Investment Banking
1212 (0.884 %)Manufacturing
1311 (0.811 %)Electric
1311 (0.811 %)Multimedia
1410 (0.737 %)Chemicals
158 (0.590 %)Retail
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1536 (39.50 %)Software Engineer
2509 (37.51 %)Developer
3210 (15.48 %)Software Developer
4201 (14.81 %)C++ Developer
5200 (14.74 %)C++ Software Engineer
677 (5.674 %)Graduate
773 (5.380 %)C# Software Engineer
865 (4.790 %)C++ Software Developer
865 (4.790 %)C Software Engineer
957 (4.200 %)Architect
1054 (3.979 %)Senior Developer
1153 (3.906 %)Senior Software Engineer
1248 (3.537 %)Programmer
1347 (3.464 %)Junior
1446 (3.390 %)C# Developer
1544 (3.242 %)Java Developer
1641 (3.021 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1738 (2.800 %)Java Software Engineer
1835 (2.579 %)Development Manager
1934 (2.506 %)Senior C++ Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1236 (17.39 %)Computer Science
2141 (10.39 %)Mathematics
372 (5.306 %)iPhone
464 (4.716 %)Multithreading
554 (3.979 %)Blackberry
651 (3.758 %)Physics
728 (2.063 %)Client/Server
822 (1.621 %)Robotics
920 (1.474 %)Life Science
1017 (1.253 %)Firmware
1115 (1.105 %)Device Driver
1212 (0.884 %)Flash Lite
1212 (0.884 %)Cloud Computing
1310 (0.737 %)Artificial Intelligence
149 (0.663 %)IPTV
149 (0.663 %)Handset
149 (0.663 %)STB
158 (0.590 %)VHDL
167 (0.516 %)EPoS
167 (0.516 %)Management Information System
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1428 (31.54 %)Windows
2372 (27.41 %)Linux
3126 (9.285 %)UNIX
459 (4.348 %)Solaris
551 (3.758 %)Windows Mobile
643 (3.169 %)Embedded Linux
740 (2.948 %)Windows XP
831 (2.284 %)Windows CE
926 (1.916 %)AIX
1021 (1.548 %)Windows 2000
1114 (1.032 %)HPUX
1114 (1.032 %)VxWorks
128 (0.590 %)Windows Vista
136 (0.442 %)Android
136 (0.442 %)Windows XP Embedded
145 (0.368 %)Nucleus RTOS
145 (0.368 %)Symbian OS
145 (0.368 %)Mac OS
153 (0.221 %)ThreadX
162 (0.147 %)pSOS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1206 (15.18 %)OO
2135 (9.948 %)Software Engineering
346 (3.390 %)UML
442 (3.095 %)Project Management
530 (2.211 %)Unit Testing
629 (2.137 %)Web Development
629 (2.137 %)OOA/OOD
726 (1.916 %)Use Case
823 (1.695 %)OOP
921 (1.548 %)OOD
1016 (1.179 %)CAD
1016 (1.179 %)Data Management
1115 (1.105 %)Agile Software Development
1214 (1.032 %)Validation
1312 (0.884 %)E-Commerce
1312 (0.884 %)Performance Management
1312 (0.884 %)Data Architecture
1411 (0.811 %)Technical Architecture
1411 (0.811 %)Configuration Management
1510 (0.737 %)User Acceptance Testing
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1481 (35.45 %)Java
2457 (33.68 %)C
3425 (31.32 %)C#
4174 (12.82 %)SQL
5114 (8.401 %)PHP
6106 (7.811 %)JavaScript
788 (6.485 %)Python
884 (6.190 %)Perl
955 (4.053 %)VB
1053 (3.906 %)Embedded C
1146 (3.390 %)Embedded C++
1239 (2.874 %)Ruby
1329 (2.137 %)VC++
1329 (2.137 %)VB.NET
1426 (1.916 %)Delphi
1517 (1.253 %)Assembly Language
1517 (1.253 %)Pascal
1612 (0.884 %)VB6
179 (0.663 %)PowerHouse
188 (0.590 %)Tcl
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1386 (28.45 %)Degree
280 (5.895 %)PhD
310 (0.737 %)ISEB
48 (0.590 %)CISSP
55 (0.368 %)HND
62 (0.147 %)Sun Certification
71 (0.074 %)GIAC
71 (0.074 %)HNC
71 (0.074 %)Security Cleared
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
140 (2.948 %)QA
212 (0.884 %)BS7799
38 (0.590 %)ISO9001
46 (0.442 %)ISO14001
54 (0.295 %)SLA
62 (0.147 %)ISO9000
71 (0.074 %)GAMP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (0.295 %)Xen
22 (0.147 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
191 (6.706 %)Symbian
262 (4.569 %)Microsoft
352 (3.832 %)Oracle
412 (0.884 %)Websense
412 (0.884 %)Perforce
59 (0.663 %)MKS
67 (0.516 %)Sun
75 (0.368 %)Autodesk
75 (0.368 %)Xilinx
75 (0.368 %)Wall Street Systems
84 (0.295 %)Fujitsu
84 (0.295 %)Greenplum
93 (0.221 %)VMware
93 (0.221 %)Google
93 (0.221 %)IBM
102 (0.147 %)HP
102 (0.147 %)salesforce.com
102 (0.147 %)Remedy
102 (0.147 %)Intel
102 (0.147 %)Apple