C++
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring C++ skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 20 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +2 | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 17 | 25 | 32 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 4.89% | 5.85% | 5.95% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 19.10% | 25.00% | 23.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 20 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £424 | - | £368 |
| 25th Percentile | £459 | £450 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | +10.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £566 | £588 | £560 |
| 90th Percentile | £571 | £638 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £550 | £544 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.15% | +17.57% | -22.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £47.50 | £53.75 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £52.50 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.14% | +16.67% |
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 | 89 | 100 | 135 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 25.57% | 23.42% | 25.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 61 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £243 | £300 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £338 | £344 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £475 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.63% | +2.70% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £556 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £588 | £569 |
| East of England median daily rate | £504 | £420 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.94% | -16.00% | -1.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.50 | £46.25 | £29.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.54 | £46.88 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £55.00 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.82% | +4.76% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £63.75 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £47.38 | - | £68.50 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £69.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.80% | +21.05% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all 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 16 September 2025.
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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 16 September 2025. 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 | +5 | 16 | £538 | -4.87% | 32 |
| C++ East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: