Low Latency C++ Developer Jobs

C++ Developer - Low Latency
UK

The median C++ Developer - Low Latency salary in the UK is £125,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 874 982 1225
Rank change year-on-year +108 +243 -318
Permanent jobs requiring a Low Latency C++ Developer 30 11 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.030% 0.011% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.012% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 11 11 4
10th Percentile £118,750 £130,000 -
25th Percentile - £130,625 £100,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £125,000 £175,000 £120,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +45.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile - £232,500 £143,750
90th Percentile £126,250 - £150,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,314 94,990 150,394
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.53% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,914 59,752 85,367
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Low Latency C++ Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Low Latency C++ Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Low Latency C++ Developer in the UK

Low Latency C++ Developer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Low Latency C++ Developer.

Salary trend for Low Latency C++ Developer in the UK

Low Latency C++ Developer
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Low Latency C++ Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
London +140 30 £125,000 -28.57% 2
England +106 30 £125,000 -28.57% 2
Work from Home +108 16 - - 1

Low Latency C++ Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Low Latency C++ Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Low Latency C++ Developer in the job title.

1 30 (100.00%) C++
1 30 (100.00%) Low Latency
2 29 (96.67%) Finance
3 23 (76.67%) C
4 19 (63.33%) Linux
5 18 (60.00%) FPGA
6 16 (53.33%) Java
7 12 (40.00%) TCP/IP
8 5 (16.67%) Python
8 5 (16.67%) Multithreading
8 5 (16.67%) Git
9 4 (13.33%) Agile
9 4 (13.33%) DevOps
9 4 (13.33%) GitLab
9 4 (13.33%) Hedge funds
9 4 (13.33%) SDLC
9 4 (13.33%) Unix
9 4 (13.33%) Front Office
9 4 (13.33%) Jenkins
9 4 (13.33%) Automated Trading
9 4 (13.33%) Order Management
10 3 (10.00%) Fintech
11 2 (6.67%) High-Frequency Trading
12 1 (3.33%) GCC
12 1 (3.33%) GDB
12 1 (3.33%) Boost C++ Libraries
12 1 (3.33%) Risk Management
12 1 (3.33%) Management Information System
12 1 (3.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 1 (3.33%) Middleware

Low Latency C++ Developer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 12 (40.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 5 (16.67%) Git
2 4 (13.33%) GitLab
2 4 (13.33%) Jenkins
3 1 (3.33%) GCC
3 1 (3.33%) GDB
General
1 29 (96.67%) Finance
2 4 (13.33%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.33%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 1 (3.33%) Middleware
1 1 (3.33%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 18 (60.00%) FPGA
2 4 (13.33%) Hedge funds
3 1 (3.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (3.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 19 (63.33%) Linux
2 4 (13.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (100.00%) Low Latency
2 5 (16.67%) Multithreading
3 4 (13.33%) Agile
3 4 (13.33%) Automated Trading
3 4 (13.33%) DevOps
3 4 (13.33%) Order Management
3 4 (13.33%) SDLC
4 3 (10.00%) Fintech
5 2 (6.67%) High-Frequency Trading
6 1 (3.33%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (100.00%) C++
2 23 (76.67%) C
3 16 (53.33%) Java
4 5 (16.67%) Python
5 1 (3.33%) SQL