C++ Jobs in the South East

C++
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 94 44
Rank change year-on-year +16 -50 +40
Permanent jobs citing C++ 555 487 1,193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.33% 3.26% 6.00%
As % of the Programming Languages category 11.13% 8.17% 12.21%
Number of salaries quoted 461 365 473
10th Percentile £37,750 £30,359 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +19.05% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £81,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +21.74%

All Programming Languages
South East

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 advertised in the South East with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,986 5,964 9,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 29.88% 39.96% 49.16%
Number of salaries quoted 4,027 3,905 6,480
10th Percentile £34,000 £34,875 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the South East

C++
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in the South East.

Salary trend for C++ in the South East

C++
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the South East over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ in the South East

C++
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the South East region over the 6 months to 4 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
Hampshire +7 175 £65,000 +8.33% 55
Thames Valley +13 165 £57,000 +14.00% 79
Surrey +22 143 £60,000 -4.00% 49
Oxfordshire +21 80 £55,000 +29.41% 36
Berkshire +18 62 £58,000 -22.67% 28
West Sussex +39 24 £60,000 -2.04% 10
Buckinghamshire -29 23 £70,000 +86.37% 15
East Sussex +25 22 £47,500 -32.14% 2
Kent -7 15 £37,000 +8.82% 7
Sussex -10 15 £50,000 -41.18%
C++
England

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 18 (3.24%) Apache
2 8 (1.44%) Confluence
3 5 (0.90%) Kinematics
Applications
1 46 (8.29%) Simulink
2 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.08%) OrCAD
4 2 (0.36%) Doxygen
5 1 (0.18%) GNU Octave
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.18%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.18%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 4 (0.72%) Visualfiles
2 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 43 (7.75%) Azure
2 29 (5.23%) AWS
3 25 (4.50%) SaaS
4 11 (1.98%) GCP
5 5 (0.90%) GitHub
6 4 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (0.72%) TestFlight
7 2 (0.36%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (0.36%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (0.36%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.36%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.18%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.34%) TCP/IP
2 10 (1.80%) Wireless
3 6 (1.08%) 4G
3 6 (1.08%) RS-485
4 5 (0.90%) Bluetooth
4 5 (0.90%) Ethernet
4 5 (0.90%) Internet
4 5 (0.90%) LoRaWAN
4 5 (0.90%) Modbus
4 5 (0.90%) RS-232
5 4 (0.72%) 3G
5 4 (0.72%) GPRS
5 4 (0.72%) Network Security
5 4 (0.72%) RFID
5 4 (0.72%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.54%) DHCP
6 3 (0.54%) DNS
7 2 (0.36%) 5G
7 2 (0.36%) CTI
7 2 (0.36%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.32%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.34%) NoSQL
3 5 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.72%) Big Data
4 4 (0.72%) MongoDB
4 4 (0.72%) MySQL
5 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 78 (14.05%) Git
2 46 (8.29%) Subversion
3 38 (6.85%) Visual Studio
4 24 (4.32%) Ant
4 24 (4.32%) CMake
4 24 (4.32%) JIRA
5 13 (2.34%) Jenkins
6 12 (2.16%) GitLab
6 12 (2.16%) Vagrant
7 9 (1.62%) Team Foundation Server
8 7 (1.26%) TestRail
9 5 (0.90%) Bitbucket
9 5 (0.90%) Eclipse
10 4 (0.72%) Android Studio
10 4 (0.72%) Xcode
11 3 (0.54%) GDB
12 2 (0.36%) GCC
12 2 (0.36%) Gradle
13 1 (0.18%) SoapUI
13 1 (0.18%) TeamCity
General
1 102 (18.38%) Social Skills
2 78 (14.05%) Electronics
3 49 (8.83%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (6.85%) Finance
4 38 (6.85%) Military
5 34 (6.13%) Manufacturing
6 26 (4.68%) Marketing
7 17 (3.06%) Public Sector
7 17 (3.06%) Telecoms
8 12 (2.16%) Games
9 11 (1.98%) Aerospace
10 9 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (1.44%) Automotive
11 8 (1.44%) Aviation
12 4 (0.72%) Aeronautics
12 4 (0.72%) Retail
13 3 (0.54%) Police
14 2 (0.36%) Law
15 1 (0.18%) Avionics
15 1 (0.18%) Legal
Job Titles
1 264 (47.57%) Software Engineer
2 130 (23.42%) Developer
3 111 (20.00%) C++ Software Engineer
3 111 (20.00%) Senior
4 82 (14.77%) C++ Developer
5 63 (11.35%) Embedded Engineer
6 61 (10.99%) Senior Software Engineer
7 51 (9.19%) Software Developer
8 42 (7.57%) Lead
9 41 (7.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 30 (5.41%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
11 27 (4.86%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 24 (4.32%) Electronics Engineer
12 24 (4.32%) Junior
13 22 (3.96%) Embedded C++ Engineer
13 22 (3.96%) Python Engineer
14 20 (3.60%) Graduate
15 19 (3.42%) C++ Software Developer
15 19 (3.42%) Development Engineer
15 19 (3.42%) Embedded Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (12.61%) .NET
2 60 (10.81%) Qt
3 30 (5.41%) STL
4 27 (4.86%) WPF
5 26 (4.68%) HTML
6 25 (4.50%) Hibernate
6 25 (4.50%) XML
7 23 (4.14%) .NET Framework
7 23 (4.14%) React
8 18 (3.24%) MFC
9 17 (3.06%) JSON
10 15 (2.70%) HTML5
10 15 (2.70%) OpenMP
11 14 (2.52%) AngularJS
12 12 (2.16%) ASP.NET
12 12 (2.16%) Middleware
12 12 (2.16%) Unreal Engine
13 11 (1.98%) QML
14 10 (1.80%) Apache NiFi
14 10 (1.80%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 133 (23.96%) Algorithms
2 36 (6.49%) Embedded Systems
3 33 (5.95%) IoT
4 28 (5.05%) FPGA
5 22 (3.96%) CUDA
5 22 (3.96%) Device Driver
5 22 (3.96%) Robotics
6 21 (3.78%) Satnav
6 21 (3.78%) VHDL
7 20 (3.60%) Analogue Electronics
8 18 (3.24%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (2.34%) Digital Media
10 11 (1.98%) Data Structures
10 11 (1.98%) Greenfield Project
11 10 (1.80%) Distributed Systems
12 9 (1.62%) Mobile App
13 8 (1.44%) Raspberry Pi
14 7 (1.26%) Augmented Reality
14 7 (1.26%) CAN bus
14 7 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 227 (40.90%) Linux
2 158 (28.47%) Windows
3 30 (5.41%) Embedded Linux
4 26 (4.68%) Unix
5 25 (4.50%) Ubuntu
6 18 (3.24%) Android
7 16 (2.88%) CentOS
8 15 (2.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 10 (1.80%) Windows 10
10 4 (0.72%) AIX
11 3 (0.54%) FreeRTOS
12 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.36%) Rocky
13 1 (0.18%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 335 (60.36%) Software Engineering
2 177 (31.89%) Problem-Solving
3 165 (29.73%) Computer Science
4 148 (26.67%) Mathematics
5 123 (22.16%) Agile
6 95 (17.12%) Physics
7 84 (15.14%) Multithreading
8 79 (14.23%) Machine Learning
9 77 (13.87%) Artificial Intelligence
10 60 (10.81%) Mentoring
11 59 (10.63%) Signal Processing
12 51 (9.19%) Actionable Insight
12 51 (9.19%) Test Automation
13 50 (9.01%) Code Quality
13 50 (9.01%) OO
14 49 (8.83%) DevOps
15 40 (7.21%) Technical Leadership
16 38 (6.85%) Software Architecture
16 38 (6.85%) Software Testing
17 36 (6.49%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 267 (48.11%) C
2 215 (38.74%) Python
3 135 (24.32%) C#
4 127 (22.88%) Java
5 67 (12.07%) SQL
6 66 (11.89%) JavaScript
7 58 (10.45%) Fortran
8 25 (4.50%) Bash
9 24 (4.32%) MATLAB
10 15 (2.70%) Embedded C
10 15 (2.70%) Haskell
10 15 (2.70%) Kotlin
10 15 (2.70%) XAML
11 14 (2.52%) Embedded C++
12 10 (1.80%) TypeScript
13 9 (1.62%) Go
14 8 (1.44%) PowerShell
14 8 (1.44%) VB
15 7 (1.26%) C-shell
15 7 (1.26%) Perl
Qualifications
1 253 (45.59%) Degree
2 180 (32.43%) Security Cleared
3 108 (19.46%) Computer Science Degree
3 108 (19.46%) SC Cleared
4 64 (11.53%) PhD
5 55 (9.91%) Master's Degree
6 21 (3.78%) DV Cleared
7 4 (0.72%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.18%) HND
10 1 (0.18%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (7.75%) QA
2 21 (3.78%) Software Quality Assurance
3 4 (0.72%) IEC 61131
3 4 (0.72%) JTAG
4 3 (0.54%) GDPR
4 3 (0.54%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.18%) MISRA
5 1 (0.18%) NIST
System Software
1 44 (7.93%) Firmware
2 20 (3.60%) Docker
3 17 (3.06%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 22 (3.96%) Terraform
2 15 (2.70%) Ansible
3 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.36%) Grafana
4 2 (0.36%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 69 (12.43%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.05%) Xilinx
3 18 (3.24%) SAP
4 9 (1.62%) EMC
5 7 (1.26%) Oracle
6 6 (1.08%) Google
7 4 (0.72%) Apple
8 3 (0.54%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.36%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.36%) Splunk
10 1 (0.18%) Atmel
10 1 (0.18%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.18%) CA
10 1 (0.18%) Freescale
10 1 (0.18%) NCR
10 1 (0.18%) Parasoft
10 1 (0.18%) Renesas
10 1 (0.18%) VMware