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 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 34 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -14 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire | 2.48% | 2.22% | 5.69% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 10.84% | 7.78% | 28.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | - | £459 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -9.09% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £556 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £586 | £575 | £766 |
| East of England median daily rate | £438 | £538 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.60% | +25.00% | -22.52% |
| 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 | £67.25 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.46% | - | - |
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 | 83 | 90 | 89 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 22.87% | 28.57% | 20.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 58 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £294 | £313 | £439 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £344 | £476 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £534 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £591 | £689 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £444 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.68% | -6.58% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £35.38 | £31.37 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.19 | £46.25 | £35.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £48.75 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.95% | -22.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.50 | £56.25 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.30 | £61.25 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £67.75 | £66.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.65% | +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 23 January 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 23 January 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 | -2 | 7 | £363 | +11.54% | 41 |
| 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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