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 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 23 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -3 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 10 | 13 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire | 2.73% | 4.19% | 5.71% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 11.76% | 14.13% | 29.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £313 | £459 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £450 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.58% | -2.27% | -5.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £580 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £586 | £588 | £766 |
| East of England median daily rate | £438 | £538 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.60% | +25.00% | -21.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48.65 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £50.38 | £86.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £56.00 | £87.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.11% | -36.00% | +66.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £61.88 | £88.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £63.75 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £69.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.80% | +6.15% |
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 | 85 | 92 | 84 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 23.22% | 29.68% | 19.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 59 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £279 | £313 | £440 |
| 25th Percentile | £396 | £342 | £476 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £523 | £538 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £621 | £588 | £675 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35.38 | £26.21 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £46.25 | £35.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £48.75 | £62.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | -22.31% | +39.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.25 | £56.25 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £49.19 | £61.25 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £67.00 | £67.50 | £67.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +0.37% | +3.46% |
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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 10 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 10 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 | -1 | 8 | £363 | +11.54% | 39 |
| 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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