C++ Contracts in Cambridge

C++
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 17 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 24 27
Rank change year-on-year +16 +3 -12
Contract jobs citing C++ 25 11 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge 13.09% 3.67% 4.83%
As % of the Programming Languages category 34.72% 9.17% 10.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 8 13
10th Percentile £363 £446 £325
25th Percentile £525 £489 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £631 £560 £538
90th Percentile £800 - £550
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £550 £530 £475
% change year-on-year +3.77% +11.58% +15.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile £66.00 - -
25th Percentile £69.38 £51.25 -
Median hourly rate £77.50 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +47.62% - -
75th Percentile £84.38 £53.75 -
90th Percentile £87.00 - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £77.50 £52.50 -
% change year-on-year +47.62% - -

All Programming Languages
Cambridge

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 72 120 153
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 37.70% 40.00% 46.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 78 88
10th Percentile £405 £413 £363
25th Percentile £430 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £481 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.90% +1.32% +11.76%
75th Percentile £556 £550 £538
90th Percentile £598 £583 £633
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 7 6
10th Percentile - £16.88 £40.38
25th Percentile £58.75 £32.49 £56.06
Median hourly rate £64.00 £52.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.90% -8.70% +29.21%
75th Percentile £70.13 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £80.00 - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £55.00 £50.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% +26.67%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in Cambridge

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++ in Cambridge.

Daily rate trend for C++ in Cambridge

C++
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in Cambridge over the 6 months to 17 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for C++ in Cambridge

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++ in Cambridge.

Hourly rate trend for C++ in Cambridge

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in Cambridge over the 6 months to 17 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in Cambridge

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (16.00%) Azure
1 4 (16.00%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) Bluetooth
1 1 (4.00%) MQTT
1 1 (4.00%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 7 (28.00%) GCC
2 2 (8.00%) Git
2 2 (8.00%) Visual Studio
3 1 (4.00%) CMake
3 1 (4.00%) MSI
3 1 (4.00%) VTune
General
1 7 (28.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (8.00%) Electronics
2 2 (8.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (8.00%) Wearables
3 1 (4.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 11 (44.00%) Software Engineer
2 8 (32.00%) Architect
2 8 (32.00%) Software Architect
3 7 (28.00%) Compiler Engineer
4 3 (12.00%) Developer
5 2 (8.00%) C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Embedded Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Applications Developer
6 1 (4.00%) Azure DevOps Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) C Programmer
6 1 (4.00%) C++ Games Programmer
6 1 (4.00%) C++ Programmer
6 1 (4.00%) DevOps Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Games Programmer
6 1 (4.00%) Graphics Programmer
6 1 (4.00%) Machine Learning Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Programmer
6 1 (4.00%) Python Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (36.00%) DirectX
1 9 (36.00%) OpenGL
1 9 (36.00%) Vulkan
2 8 (32.00%) OpenGL ES
3 7 (28.00%) LLVM
4 2 (8.00%) .NET
4 2 (8.00%) MFC
4 2 (8.00%) WinForms
4 2 (8.00%) WPF
5 1 (4.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 1 (4.00%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 9 (36.00%) Ray Tracing
2 8 (32.00%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (4.00%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.00%) Windows
2 2 (8.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (4.00%) Debian
3 1 (4.00%) Linux
3 1 (4.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (56.00%) Software Engineering
2 9 (36.00%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (32.00%) Software Architecture
4 7 (28.00%) Open Source
4 7 (28.00%) Performance Analysis
5 4 (16.00%) DevOps
6 2 (8.00%) Agile
6 2 (8.00%) CI/CD
6 2 (8.00%) Deployment Automation
6 2 (8.00%) Machine Learning
6 2 (8.00%) MLOps
6 2 (8.00%) SDLC
6 2 (8.00%) UML
7 1 (4.00%) Artificial Intelligence
7 1 (4.00%) Data Protection
7 1 (4.00%) Embedded Software Development
7 1 (4.00%) Linear Algebra
7 1 (4.00%) Multithreading
7 1 (4.00%) Software Licensing
7 1 (4.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 20 (80.00%) C
2 8 (32.00%) Python
3 5 (20.00%) C#
4 2 (8.00%) C++/CLI
4 2 (8.00%) Java
4 2 (8.00%) TypeScript
5 1 (4.00%) GLSL
5 1 (4.00%) HLSL
Qualifications
1 15 (60.00%) PhD
2 10 (40.00%) Degree
3 8 (32.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (4.00%) Red Hat