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 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 25 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -6 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 16 | 13 | 28 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire | 4.31% | 4.06% | 6.54% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 17.20% | 14.13% | 32.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £313 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £450 | £465 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.58% | +2.38% | -9.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £580 | £574 |
| 90th Percentile | £586 | £588 | £658 |
| East of England median daily rate | £438 | £538 | £453 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.60% | +18.78% | -17.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48.65 | £57.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £50.38 | £61.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £56.00 | £72.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.11% | -22.76% | +38.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £61.88 | £81.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £63.75 | £86.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.99% | +3.08% |
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 | 93 | 92 | 86 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 25.07% | 28.75% | 20.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 59 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £279 | £313 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £396 | £342 | £467 |
| 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 | £676 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -9.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35.38 | £26.21 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £46.25 | £47.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £48.75 | £62.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | -22.31% | +39.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £56.25 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £46.97 | £61.25 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £67.00 | £66.00 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.52% | +0.76% | +0.77% |
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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 1 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 1 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 | +3 | 14 | £363 | +11.54% | 44 |
| 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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