C++ Contracts in England

C++
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 136 121 180
Rank change year-on-year -15 +59 -63
Contract jobs citing C++ 624 1,062 1,157
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.70% 2.17% 1.65%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.75% 6.16% 4.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 332 654 701
10th Percentile £391 £425 £450
25th Percentile £450 £525 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £700
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% -7.14% +21.74%
75th Percentile £750 £800 £800
90th Percentile £899 £900 £850
UK median daily rate £575 £650 £700
% change year-on-year -11.54% -7.14% +21.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 125 123
10th Percentile £58.25 £48.66 £45.03
25th Percentile £61.25 £56.25 £51.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.60%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.75 £67.15
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.60%

All Programming Languages
England

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,860 17,231 25,759
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.52% 35.13% 36.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,900 12,582 19,009
10th Percentile £350 £385 £381
25th Percentile £425 £463 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £564 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.54% +2.60% +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £688 £675
90th Percentile £775 £798 £763
UK median daily rate £528 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 441 421 444
10th Percentile £37.63 £26.08 £20.00
25th Percentile £50.00 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.35
Median % change year-on-year - +24.13% +17.09%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £78.00 £70.95
UK median hourly rate £62.18 £60.94 £50.00
% change year-on-year +2.03% +21.88% +14.94%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in England

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++ in England.

Daily rate trend for C++ in England

C++
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for C++ in England

C++
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++ in England.

Hourly rate trend for C++ in England

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in England

C++
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the England region over the 6 months to 9 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -64 279 £655 -6.43% 349
South East +42 119 £500 -4.76% 207
East of England +25 119 £550 +10.00% 146
South West -25 54 £525 +16.67% 124
Midlands +16 22 £505 -14.41% 85
West Midlands +14 19 £502 -12.78% 38
North of England 0 17 £600 +25.00% 69
North West +1 9 £450 -14.29% 46
Yorkshire +4 6 £650 +35.42% 16
East Midlands +13 3 £590 -0.92% 47
North East +13 2 £625 +31.58% 8
C++
UK

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (4.65%) Confluence
2 9 (1.44%) BizTalk Server
3 8 (1.28%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.48%) Apache
4 3 (0.48%) nginx
5 2 (0.32%) SAS
5 2 (0.32%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.32%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.16%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Ethereum
6 1 (0.16%) Hyperledger
6 1 (0.16%) JBoss
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (2.24%) Simulink
2 12 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.32%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (0.32%) Blender
4 2 (0.32%) Maya
4 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.32%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (0.80%) Teamcenter
2 4 (0.64%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 3 (0.48%) Distributed Ledger
4 2 (0.32%) ION MarketView
5 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.16%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 58 (9.29%) AWS
1 58 (9.29%) Azure
2 25 (4.01%) GitHub
3 21 (3.37%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (1.60%) Azure Functions
4 10 (1.60%) Azure Logic Apps
4 10 (1.60%) Serverless
5 9 (1.44%) AWS Lambda
5 9 (1.44%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 9 (1.44%) Azure Storage
6 5 (0.80%) GCP
7 4 (0.64%) Datadog
8 3 (0.48%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 3 (0.48%) Amazon EC2
8 3 (0.48%) Amazon ELB
8 3 (0.48%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.48%) OpenShift
9 2 (0.32%) npm
9 2 (0.32%) NuGet
9 2 (0.32%) Yarn
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.61%) Modbus
1 35 (5.61%) RS-422
1 35 (5.61%) RS-485
2 23 (3.69%) TCP/IP
3 20 (3.21%) Software-Defined Radio
4 17 (2.72%) SNMP
5 14 (2.24%) 5G
5 14 (2.24%) Ethernet
5 14 (2.24%) Wireless
6 13 (2.08%) Radio Access Network
7 12 (1.92%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (1.44%) 802.11
9 5 (0.80%) 4G
9 5 (0.80%) NAS
9 5 (0.80%) RTSP
10 4 (0.64%) DNS
10 4 (0.64%) Internet
10 4 (0.64%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.48%) DHCP
11 3 (0.48%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.37%) MongoDB
2 18 (2.88%) NoSQL
3 15 (2.40%) Relational Database
4 14 (2.24%) SQL Server
5 13 (2.08%) Elasticsearch
6 10 (1.60%) Azure SQL Database
7 8 (1.28%) Couchbase
7 8 (1.28%) KDB
7 8 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.12%) Data Mining
8 7 (1.12%) MySQL
9 5 (0.80%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.80%) RDBMS
10 4 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.48%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.48%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.32%) Apache Cassandra
12 2 (0.32%) CouchDB
12 2 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 80 (12.82%) Git
2 68 (10.90%) JIRA
3 54 (8.65%) Jenkins
4 39 (6.25%) Visual Studio
5 32 (5.13%) Eclipse
6 29 (4.65%) Bitbucket
7 27 (4.33%) GoogleTest
8 20 (3.21%) Subversion
9 17 (2.72%) Rational DOORS
10 16 (2.56%) Robot Framework
11 15 (2.40%) PVCS
12 13 (2.08%) Artifactory
13 6 (0.96%) Gradle
13 6 (0.96%) Rational Rhapsody
14 5 (0.80%) TeamCity
15 4 (0.64%) ClearCase
15 4 (0.64%) ClearQuest
15 4 (0.64%) GCC
15 4 (0.64%) GDB
15 4 (0.64%) JMeter
General
1 135 (21.63%) Social Skills
2 103 (16.51%) Finance
3 58 (9.29%) Banking
4 48 (7.69%) Electronics
5 39 (6.25%) Public Sector
6 37 (5.93%) Analytical Skills
6 37 (5.93%) Front Office
7 30 (4.81%) Aerospace
8 23 (3.69%) Investment Banking
9 18 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
10 17 (2.72%) Telecoms
11 14 (2.24%) Games
12 13 (2.08%) Military
13 10 (1.60%) Automotive
14 7 (1.12%) Multimedia
15 6 (0.96%) Legal
16 5 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 4 (0.64%) Law
17 4 (0.64%) Manufacturing
18 3 (0.48%) Retail
Job Titles
1 197 (31.57%) Software Engineer
2 187 (29.97%) Developer
3 106 (16.99%) C++ Software Engineer
4 90 (14.42%) C++ Developer
5 56 (8.97%) Senior
6 40 (6.41%) Embedded Engineer
7 34 (5.45%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 29 (4.65%) Analyst
9 27 (4.33%) Quantitative Developer
10 26 (4.17%) Python Developer
11 25 (4.01%) Java Engineer
11 25 (4.01%) Python Engineer
12 22 (3.53%) C Software Engineer
13 21 (3.37%) Architect
14 20 (3.21%) Senior Software Engineer
15 19 (3.04%) Java Software Engineer
16 18 (2.88%) Senior Developer
17 16 (2.56%) C# Software Engineer
17 16 (2.56%) Linux Engineer
17 16 (2.56%) Quantitative Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (8.97%) .NET
2 25 (4.01%) HTML
3 24 (3.85%) CSS
4 23 (3.69%) Node.js
5 22 (3.53%) Kafka
5 22 (3.53%) NumPy
6 20 (3.21%) .NET Core
7 19 (3.04%) Pandas
8 17 (2.72%) OpenGL
8 17 (2.72%) RESTful
8 17 (2.72%) Web Services
9 16 (2.56%) AngularJS
9 16 (2.56%) Blazor
9 16 (2.56%) REST
9 16 (2.56%) SciPy
10 14 (2.24%) DirectX
10 14 (2.24%) Vulkan
11 13 (2.08%) OpenGL ES
11 13 (2.08%) React
11 13 (2.08%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 65 (10.42%) Algorithms
2 61 (9.78%) Derivative
3 41 (6.57%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (4.01%) Distributed Systems
4 25 (4.01%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 25 (4.01%) Hedge funds
5 19 (3.04%) Data Protection Act
5 19 (3.04%) Data Structures
6 18 (2.88%) Equity Derivative
7 14 (2.24%) Equities
8 12 (1.92%) Fixed Income
9 11 (1.76%) Device Driver
9 11 (1.76%) VHDL
10 10 (1.60%) Augmented Reality
10 10 (1.60%) Cloud Native
10 10 (1.60%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.60%) Linux Command Line
11 9 (1.44%) CCTV
11 9 (1.44%) Distributed Computing
11 9 (1.44%) Ray Tracing
Operating Systems
1 164 (26.28%) Linux
2 91 (14.58%) Windows
3 15 (2.40%) Unix
4 13 (2.08%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.60%) Android
6 7 (1.12%) Apple iOS
6 7 (1.12%) Embedded Linux
7 4 (0.64%) FreeRTOS
7 4 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.48%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.48%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.16%) CentOS
9 1 (0.16%) RTLinux
9 1 (0.16%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (42.47%) Software Engineering
2 177 (28.37%) Agile
3 119 (19.07%) DevOps
4 89 (14.26%) Problem-Solving
5 76 (12.18%) CI/CD
6 74 (11.86%) Validation
7 73 (11.70%) Continuous Integration
8 71 (11.38%) Unit Testing
9 69 (11.06%) Computer Science
10 64 (10.26%) Test Automation
11 59 (9.46%) TDD
12 58 (9.29%) Scrum
13 53 (8.49%) Software Testing
14 52 (8.33%) Multithreading
15 51 (8.17%) Mathematics
15 51 (8.17%) OO
16 48 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
17 43 (6.89%) Analytics
18 39 (6.25%) Verification and Validation
19 38 (6.09%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 253 (40.54%) Python
2 248 (39.74%) C
3 168 (26.92%) C#
4 162 (25.96%) Java
5 82 (13.14%) SQL
6 71 (11.38%) JavaScript
7 37 (5.93%) Bash
8 30 (4.81%) Shell Script
9 27 (4.33%) Go
10 24 (3.85%) MATLAB
10 24 (3.85%) Perl
10 24 (3.85%) PL/SQL
11 23 (3.69%) Embedded C++
12 22 (3.53%) PowerShell
13 21 (3.37%) Rust
14 19 (3.04%) Embedded C
15 16 (2.56%) VBA
16 13 (2.08%) Tcl
17 12 (1.92%) TypeScript
18 9 (1.44%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 107 (17.15%) Degree
2 102 (16.35%) Security Cleared
3 79 (12.66%) SC Cleared
4 35 (5.61%) Master's Degree
5 33 (5.29%) Computer Science Degree
6 30 (4.81%) PhD
7 20 (3.21%) DV Cleared
8 16 (2.56%) Numerate Degree
9 8 (1.28%) CREST Certified
9 8 (1.28%) OSCP
10 6 (0.96%) CEH
10 6 (0.96%) GIAC
10 6 (0.96%) GPEN
11 4 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.32%) MBA
12 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.16%) ISEB
13 1 (0.16%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.16%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.24%) MISRA
2 10 (1.60%) ISO 9001
3 9 (1.44%) QA
4 8 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.12%) JTAG
5 7 (1.12%) NIST
6 4 (0.64%) MiFID
7 3 (0.48%) AUTOSAR
7 3 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 3 (0.48%) SLA
8 2 (0.32%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.32%) GDPR
8 2 (0.32%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.32%) MISRA C
8 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.16%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.16%) DO-178B
9 1 (0.16%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.16%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 26 (4.17%) Firmware
2 25 (4.01%) Docker
3 9 (1.44%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.44%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.96%) Apache ZooKeeper
5 6 (0.96%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.80%) VirtualBox
7 3 (0.48%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (5.77%) Kubernetes
2 20 (3.21%) Ansible
3 13 (2.08%) Terraform
4 9 (1.44%) BladeLogic
4 9 (1.44%) Consul
4 9 (1.44%) ITRS Geneos
4 9 (1.44%) Puppet
5 8 (1.28%) Grafana
5 8 (1.28%) Progress Chef
6 7 (1.12%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.64%) HP ALM
7 4 (0.64%) Kibana
7 4 (0.64%) Nagios
8 3 (0.48%) Packer
9 2 (0.32%) WSUS
10 1 (0.16%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.16%) logstash
10 1 (0.16%) systemd
Vendors
1 38 (6.09%) Oracle
2 35 (5.61%) Microsoft
3 32 (5.13%) Google
4 17 (2.72%) Atlassian
5 13 (2.08%) Dynatrace
6 9 (1.44%) Altiris
6 9 (1.44%) Citrix
6 9 (1.44%) MuleSoft
7 8 (1.28%) Splunk
8 7 (1.12%) IBM
8 7 (1.12%) VMware
8 7 (1.12%) Xilinx
9 6 (0.96%) SaltStack
10 5 (0.80%) HP
11 4 (0.64%) AppDynamics
11 4 (0.64%) ION Trading
11 4 (0.64%) Klocwork
11 4 (0.64%) New Relic
11 4 (0.64%) NVIDIA
11 4 (0.64%) Perforce