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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 138 | 148 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | -51 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 2,096 | 2,389 | 6,097 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.04% | 2.45% | 3.65% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.25% | 5.71% | 6.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,674 | 1,694 | 2,234 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,250 | £36,400 | £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 | £94,625 | £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 | 33,562 | 41,867 | 90,496 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.71% | 43.01% | 54.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,071 | 26,942 | 43,619 |
| 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 | £53,772 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.23% | +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 28 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 28 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 | 1,816 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 991 |
| UK excluding London | +30 | 1,707 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 669 |
| Work from Home | -48 | 640 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 439 |
| South East | +18 | 584 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 193 |
| London | -68 | 331 | £90,000 | +5.88% | 360 |
| South West | +19 | 298 | £55,750 | -7.85% | 128 |
| Midlands | +26 | 227 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 92 |
| North of England | +71 | 225 | £57,500 | - | 72 |
| Scotland | -62 | 171 | £60,000 | +13.21% | 61 |
| East of England | +14 | 148 | £60,000 | - | 125 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 126 | £58,750 | +4.44% | 38 |
| North West | +57 | 122 | £62,500 | +1.21% | 47 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 101 | £45,000 | - | 53 |
| Yorkshire | +46 | 77 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 20 |
| Wales | +15 | 49 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 6 |
| North East | +14 | 26 | £55,500 | +5.71% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 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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