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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 142 | 145 | 95 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -50 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 2,019 | 2,547 | 5,662 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.05% | 2.45% | 3.63% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.08% | 5.67% | 6.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,623 | 1,801 | 2,270 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,500 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,125 | £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 | £96,250 | £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 | 33,234 | 44,926 | 84,113 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.73% | 43.28% | 53.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,009 | 28,661 | 44,069 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,066 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,750 | £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 | £54,000 | £55,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
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 2 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 2 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 | +11 | 1,742 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1,052 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 1,619 | £56,500 | -5.83% | 732 |
| Work from Home | -51 | 619 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 429 |
| South East | +12 | 556 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 210 |
| London | -63 | 337 | £97,500 | +14.71% | 362 |
| South West | +19 | 292 | £55,000 | -9.84% | 143 |
| North of England | +41 | 215 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 76 |
| Midlands | +7 | 192 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 88 |
| Scotland | -58 | 172 | £60,000 | +13.21% | 48 |
| East of England | +11 | 142 | £60,000 | - | 171 |
| North West | +40 | 115 | £61,000 | - | 51 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 112 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 42 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 80 | £49,990 | +11.09% | 46 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 76 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 18 |
| Wales | +22 | 47 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 6 |
| North East | +10 | 24 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 5 | - | - | 3 |
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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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