C++ Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

C++
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 73 37
Rank change year-on-year -13 -36 +4
Contract jobs citing C++ 24 12 67
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 1.22% 1.20% 4.41%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.90% 4.62% 17.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 7 39
10th Percentile £428 £398 £400
25th Percentile £500 £475 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £626 £545
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% +14.86% -5.22%
75th Percentile £625 £643 £603
90th Percentile £696 £660 £720
South East median daily rate £525 £475 £520
% change year-on-year +10.53% -8.65% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 18
10th Percentile £49.03 £51.21 £60.88
25th Percentile £51.50 £51.42 -
Median hourly rate £60.00 £54.94 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.22% -21.52% +21.74%
75th Percentile - £58.39 -
90th Percentile £61.80 £58.57 £71.13
South East median hourly rate £60.00 £54.94 £70.00
% change year-on-year +9.22% -21.52% +21.74%

All Programming Languages
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 348 260 393
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 17.72% 26.08% 25.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 207 262
10th Percentile £400 £412 £388
25th Percentile £500 £483 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £558 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year +1.45% +1.85% -1.82%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £625
90th Percentile £725 £650 £699
South East median daily rate £513 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 14 24
10th Percentile £33.54 - £27.00
25th Percentile £38.25 £50.00 £58.66
Median hourly rate £50.00 £52.44 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.65% -25.09% +21.74%
75th Percentile £55.00 £56.88 -
90th Percentile £60.00 £58.73 £72.63
South East median hourly rate £60.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +18.18%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

C++ job vacancy trend in Hampshire

C++
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing C++.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing C++

C++
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in Hampshire over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for C++ in Hampshire

C++
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing C++.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing C++

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in Hampshire over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in Hampshire

C++
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++ within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Portsmouth -4 14 £525 -17.06% 21
Romsey - 4 - - 1
Southampton -6 2 £720 +51.58% 13
Farnborough - 2 - - 14
Fareham - 2 £400 - 10
C++
South East

C++
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:

Applications
1 1 (4.17%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 3 (12.50%) AWS
1 3 (12.50%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (33.33%) Software-Defined Radio
1 8 (33.33%) Wireless
2 2 (8.33%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (12.50%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (8.33%) Git
2 1 (4.17%) CMake
2 1 (4.17%) GitLab
2 1 (4.17%) GoogleTest
2 1 (4.17%) JIRA
2 1 (4.17%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (4.17%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 8 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 5 (20.83%) Social Skills
3 4 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (8.33%) Avionics
4 2 (8.33%) Electronics
5 1 (4.17%) Automotive
5 1 (4.17%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (58.33%) Software Engineer
2 9 (37.50%) Embedded Engineer
2 9 (37.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) C++ Software Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Lead
5 2 (8.33%) Administrator
5 2 (8.33%) C# Software Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Developer
5 2 (8.33%) Lead Software Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Systems Administrator
5 2 (8.33%) Technical Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Technical Leader
6 1 (4.17%) C Software Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) C# Developer
6 1 (4.17%) C++ Developer
6 1 (4.17%) Embedded C Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Engineering Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Senior Manager
6 1 (4.17%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (33.33%) Yocto
2 3 (12.50%) .NET
2 3 (12.50%) React
3 2 (8.33%) YAML
4 1 (4.17%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 9 (37.50%) Embedded Systems
2 8 (33.33%) Device Driver
3 7 (29.17%) MicroBlaze
3 7 (29.17%) RISC-V
4 3 (12.50%) FPGA
4 3 (12.50%) Verilog
4 3 (12.50%) VHDL
5 2 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (8.33%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (4.17%) Algorithms
6 1 (4.17%) CAN bus
6 1 (4.17%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 17 (70.83%) Linux
2 12 (50.00%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (4.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (79.17%) Software Engineering
2 13 (54.17%) Agile
3 11 (45.83%) Digital Signal Processing
3 11 (45.83%) Signal Processing
4 6 (25.00%) CI/CD
5 5 (20.83%) Mentoring
5 5 (20.83%) Test Automation
6 4 (16.67%) Acceptance Criteria
6 4 (16.67%) Backlog Refinement
6 4 (16.67%) DevOps
6 4 (16.67%) Regression Testing
7 3 (12.50%) Computer Science
7 3 (12.50%) Customer Requirements
7 3 (12.50%) Front End Development
7 3 (12.50%) Microservices
7 3 (12.50%) Scrum
7 3 (12.50%) Secure Coding
7 3 (12.50%) Sprint Planning
7 3 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
7 3 (12.50%) Test Assurance
Programming Languages
1 16 (66.67%) C
2 8 (33.33%) Python
3 4 (16.67%) C#
3 4 (16.67%) Embedded C++
4 3 (12.50%) Ada
4 3 (12.50%) Embedded C
4 3 (12.50%) Java
4 3 (12.50%) JavaScript
4 3 (12.50%) SQL
5 2 (8.33%) Bash
6 1 (4.17%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 18 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 14 (58.33%) SC Cleared
3 4 (16.67%) DV Cleared
4 3 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) JSP 440
2 1 (4.17%) QA
2 1 (4.17%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 8 (33.33%) Embedded Firmware
1 8 (33.33%) Firmware
2 1 (4.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (8.33%) Ansible
Vendors
1 3 (12.50%) Intel
1 3 (12.50%) SAP
1 3 (12.50%) Xilinx
2 2 (8.33%) F5
3 1 (4.17%) Google
3 1 (4.17%) IBM