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 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 23 25
Rank change year-on-year -9 +2 -7
Contract jobs citing C++ 10 18 17
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 2.62% 5.10% 4.50%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.49% 15.93% 15.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 12
10th Percentile - £330 -
25th Percentile - £356 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £400 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -25.58% +12.68%
75th Percentile - £509 £584
90th Percentile - £575 £588
East of England median daily rate £164 £438 £538
% change year-on-year -62.63% -18.60% +21.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 2
10th Percentile £42.25 - £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 £78.75 £43.75 £61.88
90th Percentile £87.50 - £63.75
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - - -2.99%

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
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing coding skills 69 113 108
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 18.06% 32.01% 28.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 49 61
10th Percentile £406 £245 £300
25th Percentile £413 £350 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year +7.89% +11.76% -15.00%
75th Percentile £597 £550 £550
90th Percentile £673 £655 £588
East of England median daily rate £510 £500 £420
% change year-on-year +1.95% +19.11% -16.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 10 9
10th Percentile £29.99 £30.33 £41.90
25th Percentile £43.75 £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 £74.38 £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% - -5.80%

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 2 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 2 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 0 8 - - 112
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
1C80.0%8
2Embedded C20.0%2
2Embedded C++20.0%2
2Rust20.0%2
5MATLAB10.0%1
5Python10.0%1