C++
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 39 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -16 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire | 1.54% | 1.36% | 5.44% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.59% | 4.55% | 25.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | - | £401 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £466 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £325 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.08% | -40.91% | -0.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £338 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £586 | - | £800 |
| East of England median daily rate | £438 | £519 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.66% | +20.64% | -21.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48.65 | £66.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £50.38 | £69.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £56.00 | £77.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.11% | -27.74% | +47.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £61.88 | £84.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £63.75 | £87.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £70.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.80% | -1.92% | - |
All Programming Languages
Cambridgeshire
C++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Cambridgeshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 91 | 88 | 104 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 23.39% | 29.93% | 21.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 57 | 61 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £222 | £313 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £454 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.63% | -9.20% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £523 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £538 | £685 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £452 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.62% | -4.84% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.83 | £32.30 | £35.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.99 | £42.50 | £35.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £55.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.36% | -8.33% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.25 | £65.00 | £71.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £49.19 | - | £77.50 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £68.21 | £66.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.35% | +1.54% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing C++.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 13 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing C++.
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Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 13 February 2026. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | -4 | 5 | £363 | +11.54% | 40 |
| C++ East of England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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