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 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 144 | 142 | 95 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -47 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 2,000 | 2,636 | 5,476 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.04% | 2.50% | 3.56% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.03% | 5.73% | 6.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,611 | 1,852 | 2,268 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,750 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,250 | £46,250 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | -3.70% | +17.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £86,250 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £120,000 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,500 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.83% | +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 | 33,181 | 45,969 | 82,594 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.88% | 43.56% | 53.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,061 | 29,204 | 44,334 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,500 | £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 | £106,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,568 | £55,000 | £53,925 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.60% | +1.99% | +7.85% |
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 24 April 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 24 April 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 | +12 | 1,722 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1,056 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 1,592 | £56,500 | -5.83% | 776 |
| Work from Home | -56 | 621 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 471 |
| South East | +10 | 547 | £58,000 | -3.33% | 224 |
| London | -60 | 345 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 334 |
| South West | +23 | 283 | £55,000 | -9.84% | 151 |
| North of England | +44 | 213 | £57,500 | - | 86 |
| Midlands | -1 | 181 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 90 |
| Scotland | -54 | 173 | £60,000 | +13.21% | 62 |
| East of England | +22 | 145 | £60,000 | - | 168 |
| North West | +42 | 114 | £61,000 | - | 55 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 104 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 51 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 77 | £49,990 | +11.09% | 39 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 76 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 21 |
| Wales | +22 | 48 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 6 |
| North East | +19 | 23 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 5 | - | - | 4 |
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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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