C++ Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

C++
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire citing C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 26 23
Rank change year-on-year -5 -3 -5
Contract jobs citing C++ 11 19 17
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 2.80% 5.29% 4.53%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.28% 16.96% 15.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 12
10th Percentile - £339 -
25th Percentile - £378 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £463 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -13.95% +12.68%
75th Percentile - £558 £584
90th Percentile - £594 £588
East of England median daily rate £164 £475 £538
% change year-on-year -65.58% -11.63% +21.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 2
10th Percentile £43.25 - £48.65
25th Percentile £46.25 £41.25 £50.38
Median hourly rate £65.00 £42.50 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year +52.94% -24.11% -2.61%
75th Percentile £74.38 £43.75 £61.88
90th Percentile £87.50 - £63.75
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00

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 citing coding skills in Cambridgeshire.

6 months to
5 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing coding skills 72 112 107
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 18.32% 31.20% 28.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 49 61
10th Percentile £403 £253 £300
25th Percentile £413 £383 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year +7.89% +11.76% -15.00%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £550
90th Percentile £666 £655 £588
East of England median daily rate £510 £502 £420
% change year-on-year +1.69% +19.40% -14.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 10 9
10th Percentile £15.38 £30.33 £41.90
25th Percentile £38.75 £31.25 £46.25
Median hourly rate £56.25 £37.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -31.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70.00 £43.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £87.50 £45.86 £64.00
East of England median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% - -2.99%

C++ 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.

C++ job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

C++ Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing C++.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing C++

C++ Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing C++.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing C++

C++ Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in Cambridgeshire

C++ 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 5 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge +4 9 - - 46
C++
East of England

C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1C81.8%9
2Embedded C27.3%3
2Embedded C++27.3%3
4Rust18.2%2
5MATLAB9.1%1
5Python9.1%1