C++ Jobs with Work from Home Options

C++
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 183 129 122
Rank change year-on-year -54 -7 -2
Permanent jobs citing C++ 616 1,166 2,092
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.82% 2.75% 3.07%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.48% 5.60% 5.24%
Number of salaries quoted 511 902 1,170
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -7.14% +16.67%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £118,750 £150,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% -3.70% +17.39%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 13,749 20,831 39,905
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 40.69% 49.14% 58.65%
Number of salaries quoted 11,389 15,324 24,010
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £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 £78,750 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%

C++
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

C++ trend for jobs with a WFH option

C++
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing C++.

C++ salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

C++
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing C++ over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

C++ salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (3.57%) Apache
2 9 (1.46%) Confluence
3 3 (0.49%) Ethereum
3 3 (0.49%) Hyperledger
4 1 (0.16%) IBM Notes
4 1 (0.16%) IIS
4 1 (0.16%) nginx
4 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 44 (7.14%) Simulink
2 2 (0.32%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.16%) CATIA
3 1 (0.16%) EViews
3 1 (0.16%) GNU Octave
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 4 (0.65%) Visualfiles
2 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 70 (11.36%) Azure
2 64 (10.39%) AWS
3 38 (6.17%) SaaS
4 17 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (1.95%) GCP
6 8 (1.30%) WhatsApp
7 5 (0.81%) AWS IoT
8 4 (0.65%) PaaS
9 3 (0.49%) GitHub
10 2 (0.32%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.32%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.32%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.32%) CloudFront
10 2 (0.32%) OpenShift
10 2 (0.32%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.32%) Serverless
11 1 (0.16%) Azure Key Vault
11 1 (0.16%) Azure Service Fabric
11 1 (0.16%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.16%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 41 (6.66%) TCP/IP
2 14 (2.27%) Modbus
2 14 (2.27%) Network Security
3 9 (1.46%) Bluetooth
3 9 (1.46%) LoRaWAN
4 6 (0.97%) MQTT
5 5 (0.81%) LTE
5 5 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (0.81%) Wireless
6 4 (0.65%) 5G
6 4 (0.65%) VoIP
7 3 (0.49%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.49%) WAN
8 2 (0.32%) CTI
8 2 (0.32%) DHCP
8 2 (0.32%) DNS
8 2 (0.32%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.16%) Intranet
9 1 (0.16%) SSH
9 1 (0.16%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (6.66%) SQL Server
2 34 (5.52%) PostgreSQL
3 24 (3.90%) MongoDB
4 12 (1.95%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.14%) Relational Database
5 7 (1.14%) SQLite
6 5 (0.81%) MySQL
6 5 (0.81%) RDBMS
7 4 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.49%) Redis
9 2 (0.32%) KDB
9 2 (0.32%) Kdb+
9 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.16%) Big Data
10 1 (0.16%) ClickHouse
10 1 (0.16%) GIS
10 1 (0.16%) Power BI
10 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 45 (7.31%) Git
2 37 (6.01%) Visual Studio
3 32 (5.19%) JIRA
4 29 (4.71%) Subversion
5 26 (4.22%) GitLab
6 20 (3.25%) CMake
6 20 (3.25%) Jenkins
7 12 (1.95%) Vagrant
8 11 (1.79%) LabVIEW
9 8 (1.30%) Team Foundation Server
10 7 (1.14%) Eclipse
11 5 (0.81%) Visual Studio Team System
11 5 (0.81%) Xcode
12 4 (0.65%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.65%) Selenium
13 3 (0.49%) SonarQube
14 2 (0.32%) CANoe
14 2 (0.32%) Gradle
14 2 (0.32%) Postman
14 2 (0.32%) SoapUI
General
1 97 (15.75%) Social Skills
2 77 (12.50%) Finance
3 58 (9.42%) Electronics
4 46 (7.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 44 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (5.19%) Automotive
7 23 (3.73%) Marketing
8 22 (3.57%) Front Office
8 22 (3.57%) Manufacturing
9 20 (3.25%) Military
10 18 (2.92%) Telecoms
11 15 (2.44%) Public Sector
12 14 (2.27%) Aerospace
13 13 (2.11%) Games
14 9 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (1.30%) Law
16 7 (1.14%) Banking
17 6 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
17 6 (0.97%) Retail
18 5 (0.81%) Legal
Job Titles
1 274 (44.48%) Software Engineer
2 180 (29.22%) Senior
3 143 (23.21%) Developer
4 131 (21.27%) C++ Software Engineer
5 119 (19.32%) Senior Software Engineer
6 82 (13.31%) C++ Developer
7 70 (11.36%) Embedded Engineer
8 58 (9.42%) Lead
9 51 (8.28%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
10 44 (7.14%) Software Developer
11 42 (6.82%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 34 (5.52%) Technical Leader
13 29 (4.71%) Senior Developer
14 26 (4.22%) Support Engineer
15 25 (4.06%) Senior Embedded Engineer
16 22 (3.57%) Software Support Engineer
17 20 (3.25%) Architect
17 20 (3.25%) C Software Engineer
17 20 (3.25%) C/C++ Software Engineer
17 20 (3.25%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (16.07%) .NET
2 44 (7.14%) HTML
3 41 (6.66%) .NET Framework
4 32 (5.19%) WPF
5 27 (4.38%) Qt
6 25 (4.06%) CSS
6 25 (4.06%) REST
6 25 (4.06%) WinForms
7 23 (3.73%) STL
7 23 (3.73%) Web Services
8 22 (3.57%) SOAP
9 20 (3.25%) XML
9 20 (3.25%) Yocto
10 18 (2.92%) .NET Core
11 17 (2.76%) MFC
11 17 (2.76%) React
12 14 (2.27%) Middleware
13 12 (1.95%) ASP.NET
14 11 (1.79%) AngularJS
15 10 (1.62%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 51 (8.28%) Embedded Systems
2 38 (6.17%) Algorithms
3 31 (5.03%) FPGA
4 23 (3.73%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (3.57%) IoT
6 21 (3.41%) Satnav
7 20 (3.25%) Distributed Systems
8 17 (2.76%) Greenfield Project
9 15 (2.44%) Equities
9 15 (2.44%) Hedge funds
10 14 (2.27%) Device Driver
10 14 (2.27%) Raspberry Pi
11 13 (2.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 11 (1.79%) Virtual Team
13 10 (1.62%) Hackathon
14 8 (1.30%) Analogue Electronics
14 8 (1.30%) Blog
14 8 (1.30%) Client/Server
15 7 (1.14%) CAN bus
16 6 (0.97%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 217 (35.23%) Linux
2 76 (12.34%) Windows
3 38 (6.17%) Embedded Linux
4 26 (4.22%) Android
5 22 (3.57%) AIX
6 17 (2.76%) Unix
7 14 (2.27%) Apple iOS
8 13 (2.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 13 (2.11%) Ubuntu
9 12 (1.95%) CentOS
10 4 (0.65%) Windows Server
11 2 (0.32%) FreeRTOS
11 2 (0.32%) Windows Embedded Compact
12 1 (0.16%) Debian
12 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.16%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 394 (63.96%) Software Engineering
2 143 (23.21%) Agile
3 131 (21.27%) Problem-Solving
4 112 (18.18%) Computer Science
5 92 (14.94%) Mentoring
6 81 (13.15%) Multithreading
7 70 (11.36%) OO
8 56 (9.09%) Code Quality
9 49 (7.95%) Roadmaps
10 47 (7.63%) Mathematics
11 46 (7.47%) Artificial Intelligence
12 45 (7.31%) DevOps
12 45 (7.31%) Microservices
13 43 (6.98%) Test Automation
14 42 (6.82%) Machine Learning
14 42 (6.82%) Open Source
15 39 (6.33%) Coaching
16 38 (6.17%) SDLC
17 37 (6.01%) CI/CD
18 34 (5.52%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 282 (45.78%) C
2 247 (40.10%) Python
3 171 (27.76%) C#
4 157 (25.49%) Java
5 86 (13.96%) SQL
6 52 (8.44%) JavaScript
7 29 (4.71%) COBOL
7 29 (4.71%) Micro Focus COBOL
8 26 (4.22%) VB
9 20 (3.25%) Embedded C
10 17 (2.76%) Kotlin
11 16 (2.60%) Bash
12 14 (2.27%) Embedded C++
13 12 (1.95%) MATLAB
13 12 (1.95%) TypeScript
14 10 (1.62%) PHP
14 10 (1.62%) Rust
15 8 (1.30%) Fortran
16 7 (1.14%) Go
17 5 (0.81%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 148 (24.03%) Degree
2 104 (16.88%) Security Cleared
3 86 (13.96%) Computer Science Degree
4 69 (11.20%) SC Cleared
5 27 (4.38%) Master's Degree
6 20 (3.25%) DV Cleared
7 15 (2.44%) PhD
8 4 (0.65%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.65%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.16%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (5.03%) QA
2 21 (3.41%) Software Quality Assurance
3 6 (0.97%) ISO 9000
4 4 (0.65%) NIST
5 3 (0.49%) PMO
6 2 (0.32%) Automotive SPICE
6 2 (0.32%) ISO 26262
6 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.16%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 59 (9.58%) Firmware
2 36 (5.84%) Embedded Firmware
3 29 (4.71%) Docker
4 1 (0.16%) OpenSIPS
Systems Management
1 21 (3.41%) Terraform
2 15 (2.44%) Ansible
2 15 (2.44%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.65%) Puppet
4 2 (0.32%) Grafana
4 2 (0.32%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.16%) Istio
5 1 (0.16%) Kibana
Vendors
1 29 (4.71%) Micro Focus
1 29 (4.71%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.38%) Xilinx
3 23 (3.73%) Oracle
4 12 (1.95%) SAP
5 5 (0.81%) Atlassian
6 4 (0.65%) Google
6 4 (0.65%) Twitter
7 3 (0.49%) Coverity
8 2 (0.32%) NVIDIA
8 2 (0.32%) Samsung
8 2 (0.32%) Xamarin
9 1 (0.16%) Cadence
9 1 (0.16%) DevExpress
9 1 (0.16%) Lotus
9 1 (0.16%) Siemens
9 1 (0.16%) Synopsys
9 1 (0.16%) Vertica