C++ Contracts in the UK excluding London

C++
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 139 149 201
Rank change year-on-year +10 +52 -43
Contract jobs citing C++ 340 392 402
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.66% 1.67% 1.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.10% 5.75% 4.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 191 141
10th Percentile £400 £363 £388
25th Percentile £420 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% +16.67%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £575 £650 £700
% change year-on-year -11.54% -7.14% +21.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 140 117 107
10th Percentile £57.50 £51.25 £46.25
25th Percentile £61.25 £59.03 £53.98
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.60%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.80 £65.52
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.60%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,787 6,816 8,773
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.37% 29.05% 28.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,225 4,837 6,106
10th Percentile £316 £350 £335
25th Percentile £400 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -2.20% +2.56% +14.71%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £575
90th Percentile £650 £678 £644
UK median daily rate £528 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 402 340 327
10th Percentile £38.00 £22.50 £17.00
25th Percentile £52.50 £49.92 £26.98
Median hourly rate £62.50 £61.84 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year +1.07% +24.30% +19.88%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £76.00 £65.10
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 the UK excluding London

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++ in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate histogram for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++ in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the UK excluding London 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
South East +42 119 £500 -4.76% 208
East of England +25 119 £550 +10.00% 146
South West -25 54 £525 +16.67% 124
Midlands +16 22 £505 -14.41% 86
West Midlands +14 19 £502 -12.78% 39
North of England 0 17 £600 +25.00% 69
North West +1 9 £450 -14.29% 46
Scotland +35 8 £425 -4.49% 47
Yorkshire +4 6 £650 +35.42% 16
East Midlands +13 3 £590 -0.92% 47
North East +13 2 £625 +31.58% 8
Wales +8 2 - - 8
C++
UK

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 22 (6.47%) Confluence
2 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 12 (3.53%) Simulink
2 2 (0.59%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (0.59%) Blender
2 2 (0.59%) Maya
2 2 (0.59%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (1.47%) Teamcenter
2 3 (0.88%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.29%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 20 (5.88%) Azure
2 14 (4.12%) GitHub
3 9 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (2.06%) AWS
5 3 (0.88%) Datadog
6 2 (0.59%) IaaS
6 2 (0.59%) PaaS
6 2 (0.59%) SaaS
7 1 (0.29%) AWS CloudFormation
7 1 (0.29%) Azure Batch
7 1 (0.29%) Azure Functions
7 1 (0.29%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (0.29%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.29%) GCP
7 1 (0.29%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (0.29%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.29%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.29%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 35 (10.29%) Modbus
1 35 (10.29%) RS-422
1 35 (10.29%) RS-485
2 20 (5.88%) Software-Defined Radio
3 19 (5.59%) TCP/IP
4 17 (5.00%) SNMP
5 14 (4.12%) Ethernet
6 13 (3.82%) Radio Access Network
6 13 (3.82%) Wireless
7 11 (3.24%) 5G
8 9 (2.65%) 802.11
8 9 (2.65%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (1.47%) NAS
10 4 (1.18%) 4G
10 4 (1.18%) RTSP
10 4 (1.18%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.88%) Internet
11 3 (0.88%) Link 16
11 3 (0.88%) RS-232
11 3 (0.88%) Tactical Data Link
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.06%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.88%) Amazon Redshift
2 3 (0.88%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (0.59%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.59%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.59%) RDBMS
3 2 (0.59%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.29%) CouchDB
4 1 (0.29%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.29%) MySQL
4 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 50 (14.71%) JIRA
2 49 (14.41%) Git
3 32 (9.41%) Eclipse
4 31 (9.12%) Jenkins
4 31 (9.12%) Visual Studio
5 27 (7.94%) GoogleTest
6 21 (6.18%) Bitbucket
7 16 (4.71%) Rational DOORS
7 16 (4.71%) Robot Framework
8 15 (4.41%) PVCS
9 13 (3.82%) Subversion
10 6 (1.76%) Rational Rhapsody
11 5 (1.47%) Gradle
12 4 (1.18%) Artifactory
12 4 (1.18%) GCC
12 4 (1.18%) gcov
12 4 (1.18%) GDB
12 4 (1.18%) GitLab
13 3 (0.88%) ClearCase
13 3 (0.88%) CppUnit
General
1 73 (21.47%) Social Skills
2 48 (14.12%) Electronics
3 32 (9.41%) Public Sector
4 26 (7.65%) Aerospace
5 17 (5.00%) Telecoms
6 13 (3.82%) Military
6 13 (3.82%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (2.94%) Automotive
8 6 (1.76%) Multimedia
9 5 (1.47%) Legal
10 4 (1.18%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (1.18%) Finance
10 4 (1.18%) Games
10 4 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.18%) Law
11 3 (0.88%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.59%) Banking
12 2 (0.59%) Front Office
12 2 (0.59%) Wearables
13 1 (0.29%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 170 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 100 (29.41%) C++ Software Engineer
3 56 (16.47%) Developer
4 39 (11.47%) Embedded Engineer
5 34 (10.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 30 (8.82%) C++ Developer
6 30 (8.82%) Senior
7 22 (6.47%) C Software Engineer
8 19 (5.59%) Java Engineer
8 19 (5.59%) Java Software Engineer
9 15 (4.41%) C/C++ Software Engineer
9 15 (4.41%) Linux Engineer
9 15 (4.41%) Senior Software Engineer
10 14 (4.12%) C# Software Engineer
11 13 (3.82%) Architect
11 13 (3.82%) Programmer
11 13 (3.82%) Software Architect
12 11 (3.24%) Software Developer
13 10 (2.94%) C Programmer
13 10 (2.94%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.29%) CSS
1 18 (5.29%) HTML
2 17 (5.00%) OpenGL
3 14 (4.12%) .NET
3 14 (4.12%) DirectX
3 14 (4.12%) Vulkan
3 14 (4.12%) Web Services
4 13 (3.82%) Node.js
4 13 (3.82%) OpenGL ES
5 11 (3.24%) Qt
5 11 (3.24%) XML
6 10 (2.94%) RESTful
7 9 (2.65%) 802.1X
8 8 (2.35%) Blazor
9 7 (2.06%) TensorFlow
10 6 (1.76%) Itk
10 6 (1.76%) Yocto
11 5 (1.47%) PyTorch
11 5 (1.47%) Unreal Engine
11 5 (1.47%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.12%) Self-Motivation
2 25 (7.35%) Algorithms
3 11 (3.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 11 (3.24%) VHDL
4 10 (2.94%) Linux Command Line
5 9 (2.65%) CCTV
5 9 (2.65%) Ray Tracing
6 8 (2.35%) 3D Graphics
6 8 (2.35%) FPGA
6 8 (2.35%) Mobile App
6 8 (2.35%) Verilog
7 6 (1.76%) CUDA
7 6 (1.76%) Operational Technology
7 6 (1.76%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.47%) Augmented Reality
8 5 (1.47%) Device Driver
8 5 (1.47%) IoT
9 4 (1.18%) Data Structures
10 3 (0.88%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.88%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 114 (33.53%) Linux
2 58 (17.06%) Windows
3 9 (2.65%) Embedded Linux
4 8 (2.35%) Android
5 7 (2.06%) Unix
6 4 (1.18%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (1.18%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.18%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.18%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.88%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.59%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.29%) CentOS
9 1 (0.29%) RTLinux
9 1 (0.29%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (59.71%) Software Engineering
2 131 (38.53%) Agile
3 80 (23.53%) DevOps
4 57 (16.76%) Continuous Integration
5 55 (16.18%) Validation
6 54 (15.88%) Unit Testing
7 52 (15.29%) Software Testing
8 51 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
9 50 (14.71%) Scrum
9 50 (14.71%) TDD
10 40 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
11 39 (11.47%) Verification and Validation
12 36 (10.59%) CI/CD
12 36 (10.59%) Customer Requirements
13 35 (10.29%) Pair Programming
14 31 (9.12%) UML
15 28 (8.24%) Test Automation
16 26 (7.65%) OO
17 23 (6.76%) Computer Science
18 19 (5.59%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 183 (53.82%) C
2 99 (29.12%) Python
3 96 (28.24%) C#
4 55 (16.18%) Java
5 48 (14.12%) JavaScript
6 25 (7.35%) Embedded C++
7 20 (5.88%) MATLAB
7 20 (5.88%) SQL
8 19 (5.59%) Bash
8 19 (5.59%) Embedded C
9 15 (4.41%) Perl
9 15 (4.41%) PL/SQL
10 13 (3.82%) Shell Script
11 12 (3.53%) Tcl
12 9 (2.65%) PowerShell
13 8 (2.35%) Assembly Language
14 4 (1.18%) Ada
14 4 (1.18%) Ruby
14 4 (1.18%) VBScript
15 3 (0.88%) GLSL
Qualifications
1 87 (25.59%) Security Cleared
2 65 (19.12%) SC Cleared
3 40 (11.76%) Degree
4 21 (6.18%) PhD
5 20 (5.88%) Master's Degree
6 17 (5.00%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (2.06%) CREST Certified
8 7 (2.06%) OSCP
9 6 (1.76%) CEH
9 6 (1.76%) GIAC
9 6 (1.76%) GPEN
10 4 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.59%) ISEB
11 2 (0.59%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.59%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.12%) MISRA
2 10 (2.94%) ISO 9001
3 8 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.76%) JTAG
4 6 (1.76%) NIST
5 3 (0.88%) AUTOSAR
5 3 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.59%) MISRA C
6 2 (0.59%) SLA
7 1 (0.29%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.29%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.29%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.29%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.29%) ISO 26262
7 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.29%) QA
System Software
1 23 (6.76%) Firmware
2 11 (3.24%) Docker
3 9 (2.65%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (2.35%) Active Directory
5 6 (1.76%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (1.47%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (1.47%) VirtualBox
7 3 (0.88%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.59%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (2.65%) Ansible
2 8 (2.35%) Terraform
3 6 (1.76%) Progress Chef
3 6 (1.76%) Puppet
4 4 (1.18%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.88%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.88%) Nagios
6 2 (0.59%) WSUS
7 1 (0.29%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 29 (8.53%) Google
2 24 (7.06%) Microsoft
3 15 (4.41%) Atlassian
4 7 (2.06%) Xilinx
5 6 (1.76%) VMware
6 5 (1.47%) IBM
6 5 (1.47%) NVIDIA
6 5 (1.47%) Oracle
7 4 (1.18%) Klocwork
7 4 (1.18%) Perforce
8 3 (0.88%) Cadence
8 3 (0.88%) HP
8 3 (0.88%) New Relic
8 3 (0.88%) Sparx
8 3 (0.88%) Splunk
8 3 (0.88%) Synopsys
9 2 (0.59%) Adobe
9 2 (0.59%) Broadcom
9 2 (0.59%) Xamarin
10 1 (0.29%) Compaq