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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Manchester 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3026
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads225363
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.194 %0.185 %
As % of the category below11.73 %14.74 %
Salaries quoted197341
Average minimum salary£28,273£29,718
Average salary£31,038£34,334
% change on same period last year-9.60 %
Average maximum salary£33,803£38,950
UK excluding London average salary£37,456£37,059
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads19182462
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.658 %1.256 %
Salaries quoted17182162
Average minimum salary£28,833£31,984
Average salary£31,384£35,676
% change on same period last year-12.03 %
Average maximum salary£33,934£39,368
UK excluding London average salary£35,639£35,856
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
C++ North WestC++
North West

C++
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 8 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
OldhamDown-226£23,788-12.75 %
StockportDown-1711£31,000+0.50 %
AltrinchamNew entry-11£37,045-
BoltonDown-74£32,750-3.10 %
WiganDown-23£32,500-12.45 %
BuryNew entry-1£35,000-
CheadleDown-31£38,500+2.66 %
C++ North WestC++
North West

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Manchester 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++.

1170 (36.72 %)C
2150 (32.40 %)C#
3146 (31.53 %)OO
4119 (25.70 %)Degree
5115 (24.84 %)Visual Studio
698 (21.17 %)Windows
797 (20.95 %)Java
894 (20.30 %).NET
989 (19.22 %)Games
1077 (16.63 %)SQL
1170 (15.12 %)XML
1265 (14.04 %)Embedded C
1361 (13.17 %)Linux
1460 (12.96 %)UML
1555 (11.88 %)SQL Server
1653 (11.45 %)PHP
1752 (11.23 %)Software Engineering
1848 (10.37 %)UNIX
1946 (9.935 %)Finance
2045 (9.719 %)Automotive
2144 (9.503 %)Aerospace
2243 (9.287 %)3D Graphics
2243 (9.287 %)Microsoft
2342 (9.071 %)JavaScript
2342 (9.071 %)MFC
2342 (9.071 %)CSS
2440 (8.639 %)OpenGL
2538 (8.207 %)Oracle
2637 (7.991 %)Computer Science
2736 (7.775 %).NET Framework

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
194 (20.30 %).NET
270 (15.12 %)XML
342 (9.071 %)CSS
342 (9.071 %)MFC
440 (8.639 %)OpenGL
536 (7.775 %).NET Framework
635 (7.559 %)DirectX
729 (6.263 %)WebServices
828 (6.048 %)XHTML
927 (5.832 %)J2EE
927 (5.832 %)LAMP
1026 (5.616 %)J2ME
1122 (4.752 %)ASP.NET
1217 (3.672 %)WPF
1316 (3.456 %)WebSphere
1415 (3.240 %)WCF
1512 (2.592 %)XSLT
1610 (2.160 %)Zend Framework
178 (1.728 %)ASP
187 (1.512 %)HTML
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (3.456 %)JBoss
116 (3.456 %)WebLogic
27 (1.512 %)Apache
32 (0.432 %)Tomcat
41 (0.216 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.216 %)IIS
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (7.127 %)MS Excel
24 (0.864 %)MS Office
33 (0.648 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.216 %)MS Visio
41 (0.216 %)MATLAB
41 (0.216 %)Maya
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (3.240 %)SMS
213 (2.808 %)HTTP
312 (2.592 %)TCP/IP
410 (2.160 %)SMTP
59 (1.944 %)SNMP
59 (1.944 %)DNS
68 (1.728 %)H.323
68 (1.728 %)VoIP
73 (0.648 %)WAN
73 (0.648 %)LAN
82 (0.432 %)Broadband
82 (0.432 %)IMAP
82 (0.432 %)FTP
82 (0.432 %)Internet
91 (0.216 %)DVB
91 (0.216 %)DHCP
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
155 (11.88 %)SQL Server
219 (4.104 %)MySQL
316 (3.456 %)SQL Server 2005
414 (3.024 %)RDBMS
510 (2.160 %)GIS
69 (1.944 %)SQL Server 2000
76 (1.296 %)PostgreSQL
76 (1.296 %)SQL Server 2008
82 (0.432 %)Oracle Reports
82 (0.432 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.216 %)DB2
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1115 (24.84 %)Visual Studio
214 (3.024 %)C++Builder
38 (1.728 %)VSS/SourceSafe
44 (0.864 %)Eclipse
44 (0.864 %)Ant
52 (0.432 %)Selenium
61 (0.216 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.216 %)WebSpeed
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
189 (19.22 %)Games
246 (9.935 %)Finance
345 (9.719 %)Automotive
444 (9.503 %)Aerospace
543 (9.287 %)3D Graphics
630 (6.479 %)Pensions
727 (5.832 %)Electronics
824 (5.184 %)Health
922 (4.752 %)Telecoms
109 (1.944 %)Manufacturing
118 (1.728 %)Government
126 (1.296 %)Construction
126 (1.296 %)Insurance
135 (1.080 %)Multimedia
135 (1.080 %)Education
143 (0.648 %)Animation
152 (0.432 %)Pharmaceutical
152 (0.432 %)Military
161 (0.216 %)Mobile Games
161 (0.216 %)Online Gambling
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1230 (49.68 %)Developer
2102 (22.03 %)Software Engineer
376 (16.41 %)C++ Developer
459 (12.74 %)Graduate
554 (11.66 %)Graduate Developer
639 (8.423 %)Games Developer
735 (7.559 %)Java Developer
834 (7.343 %)PHP Developer
930 (6.479 %)C++ Software Engineer
930 (6.479 %)Programmer
1029 (6.263 %)Software Developer
1128 (6.048 %)Senior Developer
1128 (6.048 %)C# Developer
1225 (5.400 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1225 (5.400 %)Graduate C++ Developer
1321 (4.536 %)C++/Java Developer
1321 (4.536 %)C++/C# Developer
1420 (4.320 %)C Software Engineer
1518 (3.888 %)Embedded C Engineer
1616 (3.456 %).NET Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
137 (7.991 %)Computer Science
224 (5.184 %)Mathematics
316 (3.456 %)Blackberry
414 (3.024 %)Device Driver
512 (2.592 %)Physics
512 (2.592 %)Web 2.0
68 (1.728 %)VHDL
77 (1.512 %)Verilog
86 (1.296 %)CCTV
86 (1.296 %)Smartcard
95 (1.080 %)Handset
104 (0.864 %)Client/Server
113 (0.648 %)N-Tier
113 (0.648 %)Multithreading
122 (0.432 %)PDA
122 (0.432 %)Firmware
122 (0.432 %)Statistics
122 (0.432 %)SCADA
131 (0.216 %)Smartphone
131 (0.216 %)MPEG
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
198 (21.17 %)Windows
261 (13.17 %)Linux
348 (10.37 %)UNIX
417 (3.672 %)Solaris
515 (3.240 %)Debian
614 (3.024 %)Windows Mobile
710 (2.160 %)CentOS
89 (1.944 %)HPUX
98 (1.728 %)Windows XP
98 (1.728 %)Red Hat Linux
106 (1.296 %)SUSE
106 (1.296 %)Windows XP Embedded
106 (1.296 %)Fedora
115 (1.080 %)VxWorks
124 (0.864 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
132 (0.432 %)pSOS
132 (0.432 %)Embedded Linux
132 (0.432 %)Windows Server 2003
132 (0.432 %)Windows 2000
141 (0.216 %)Windows Vista
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1146 (31.53 %)OO
260 (12.96 %)UML
352 (11.23 %)Software Engineering
432 (6.911 %)Unit Testing
531 (6.695 %)OOP
627 (5.832 %)OOD
721 (4.536 %)CAD
815 (3.240 %)Project Management
912 (2.592 %)SOA
1011 (2.376 %)OOA/OOD
119 (1.944 %)Test Scripting
119 (1.944 %)Web Development
128 (1.728 %)Validation
128 (1.728 %)Agile Software Development
136 (1.296 %)TDD
136 (1.296 %)Scrum
136 (1.296 %)Requirements Analysis
136 (1.296 %)PRINCE2
145 (1.080 %)ITIL
145 (1.080 %)Use Case
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1170 (36.72 %)C
2150 (32.40 %)C#
397 (20.95 %)Java
477 (16.63 %)SQL
565 (14.04 %)Embedded C
653 (11.45 %)PHP
742 (9.071 %)JavaScript
827 (5.832 %)PHP5
923 (4.968 %)VC++
1022 (4.752 %)VB
1120 (4.320 %)Perl
1219 (4.104 %)Embedded C++
1314 (3.024 %)VB.NET
1411 (2.376 %)ECMAScript
158 (1.728 %)Assembly Language
167 (1.512 %)Lisp
176 (1.296 %)Transact-SQL
185 (1.080 %)Shell Script
185 (1.080 %)Ruby
194 (0.864 %)VB6
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1119 (25.70 %)Degree
26 (1.296 %)HNC
26 (1.296 %)HND
26 (1.296 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (0.648 %)MCAD
33 (0.648 %)PhD
33 (0.648 %)CCNA
33 (0.648 %)Cisco Certification
42 (0.432 %)ITIL Certification
42 (0.432 %)Security Cleared
51 (0.216 %)MCP
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.080 %)QA
23 (0.648 %)ISO9001
31 (0.216 %)SLA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.648 %)Active Directory
21 (0.216 %)Terminal Services
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.432 %)Nagios
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (9.287 %)Microsoft
238 (8.207 %)Oracle
315 (3.240 %)Symbian
413 (2.808 %)EMC
510 (2.160 %)Zend
66 (1.296 %)Cisco
66 (1.296 %)Juniper
66 (1.296 %)Redback
74 (0.864 %)Red Hat
74 (0.864 %)HP
83 (0.648 %)JD Edwards
83 (0.648 %)IBM
83 (0.648 %)SAP
92 (0.432 %)NetApp
92 (0.432 %)IronPort
101 (0.216 %)Novell
101 (0.216 %)Motorola
101 (0.216 %)Wonderware
101 (0.216 %)Progress
101 (0.216 %)Intel