C++
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 139 | 147 | 96 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -51 | +1 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 2,060 | 2,407 | 6,024 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.04% | 2.44% | 3.68% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.18% | 5.65% | 6.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,651 | 1,709 | 2,247 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £36,250 | £34,990 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £85,000 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £120,000 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +14.29% | - |
All Programming Languages
UK
C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,326 | 42,611 | 88,712 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.02% | 43.26% | 54.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,946 | 27,225 | 43,437 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,000 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
C++
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
C++
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++.
C++
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
C++
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +17 | 1,783 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 1,179 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 1,673 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 888 |
| Work from Home | -49 | 624 | £60,000 | -4.76% | 500 |
| South East | +20 | 566 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 367 |
| London | -75 | 330 | £90,000 | +6.51% | 495 |
| South West | +20 | 300 | £55,000 | -9.84% | 121 |
| North of England | +62 | 224 | £57,500 | - | 74 |
| Midlands | +10 | 216 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 95 |
| Scotland | -61 | 170 | £60,000 | +13.21% | 55 |
| East of England | +12 | 144 | £60,000 | - | 177 |
| North West | +45 | 124 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 37 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 122 | £57,500 | +2.22% | 39 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 94 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 52 |
| Yorkshire | +47 | 75 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 23 |
| Wales | +19 | 48 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 11 |
| North East | +12 | 25 | £55,000 | +10.55% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +10 | 5 | - | - | 5 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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