C++ Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Software Engineer - C++
South East > Hampshire

The median Software Engineer - C++ daily rate in Hampshire is £718, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 69 85
Rank change year-on-year -31 +16 +10
Contract jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer 1 1 23
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.058% 0.12% 1.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% 0.13% 1.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £534
25th Percentile £709 - £535
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £718 - £546
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.41%
75th Percentile £726 - £560
90th Percentile - - £561
South East median daily rate £718 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +51.05% - -10.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 14
10th Percentile - - £62.38
25th Percentile - £55.38 -
Median hourly rate - £57.75 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year - -17.50% +13.36%
75th Percentile - £60.13 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate - £57.75 £70.00
% change year-on-year - -17.50% +19.66%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,603 776 1,603
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.71% 96.16% 90.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 945 547 935
10th Percentile £350 £254 £372
25th Percentile £475 £418 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +10.58%
75th Percentile £645 £613 £665
90th Percentile £737 £660 £738
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £511
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.06% +2.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 179 52 188
10th Percentile £13.95 £21.72 £14.31
25th Percentile £20.50 £32.94 £26.25
Median hourly rate £38.25 £50.00 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year -23.50% -12.82% +4.27%
75th Percentile £56.21 £62.81 £70.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £77.05
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £30.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +63.93% -39.00% -

C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'C++ Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

C++ Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

C++ Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for C++ Software Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for C++ Software Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire

C++ Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for C++ Software Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for C++ Software Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire

C++ Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 26 June 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
Southampton - 1 £718 -
C++ Software Engineer
South East

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 26 June 2026, C++ Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Hampshire region featuring C++ Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) WebSockets
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) WPF

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) WebSockets
1 1 (100.00%) WPF
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared