C++ Contracts in London

C++
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 166 104 152
Rank change year-on-year -62 +48 -52
Contract jobs citing C++ 261 694 752
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.47% 2.56% 1.93%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.11% 6.28% 4.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 179 478 553
10th Percentile £345 £513 £504
25th Percentile £475 £600 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £700 £725
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -3.45% +11.54%
75th Percentile £838 £825 £800
90th Percentile £950 £927 £875
England median daily rate £575 £650 £700
% change year-on-year -11.54% -7.14% +21.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 7 13
10th Percentile £45.16 £25.75 £38.03
25th Percentile £56.25 £37.88 £48.13
Median hourly rate £60.00 £52.97 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.27% -3.69% -4.35%
75th Percentile £71.88 £59.38 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £66.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.60%

All Programming Languages
London

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 6,358 11,052 16,355
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 35.90% 40.82% 42.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,852 8,230 12,504
10th Percentile £380 £413 £418
25th Percentile £463 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £700 £738 £700
90th Percentile £825 £825 £800
England median daily rate £540 £565 £550
% change year-on-year -4.42% +2.73% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 87 114
10th Percentile £23.80 £34.70 £29.08
25th Percentile £35.19 £49.63 £35.00
Median hourly rate £50.25 £57.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.61% +15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61.94 £75.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £70.94 £84.25 £79.28
England median hourly rate £62.50 £61.84 £50.00
% change year-on-year +1.07% +23.68% +14.94%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in London

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++ in London.

Daily rate trend for C++ in London

C++
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for C++ in London

C++
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++ in London.

Hourly rate trend for C++ in London

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in London

C++
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the London region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Central London -43 43 £705 +4.44% 21
West London +30 14 £475 -9.52% 8
South London +6 4 £525 -12.50% 5
C++
England

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (3.45%) BizTalk Server
2 6 (2.30%) Confluence
3 5 (1.92%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.15%) Apache
4 3 (1.15%) nginx
5 2 (0.77%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.38%) CMS
6 1 (0.38%) Ethereum
6 1 (0.38%) Hyperledger
6 1 (0.38%) JBoss
6 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (3.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.30%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.77%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (1.15%) Distributed Ledger
2 1 (0.38%) ION MarketView
2 1 (0.38%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 48 (18.39%) AWS
2 38 (14.56%) Azure
3 15 (5.75%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (4.60%) GitHub
5 9 (3.45%) AWS Lambda
5 9 (3.45%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 9 (3.45%) Azure Functions
5 9 (3.45%) Azure Logic Apps
5 9 (3.45%) Azure Storage
5 9 (3.45%) Serverless
6 4 (1.53%) GCP
7 3 (1.15%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 3 (1.15%) Amazon EC2
7 3 (1.15%) Amazon ELB
7 3 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.15%) OpenShift
8 2 (0.77%) npm
8 2 (0.77%) NuGet
8 2 (0.77%) Yarn
9 1 (0.38%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.15%) IPv4
1 3 (1.15%) Reverse Proxy
2 2 (0.77%) 5G
2 2 (0.77%) DNS
2 2 (0.77%) Firewall
2 2 (0.77%) TCP/IP
2 2 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.38%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.38%) DHCP
3 1 (0.38%) Internet
3 1 (0.38%) MPLS
3 1 (0.38%) Network Security
3 1 (0.38%) NFC
3 1 (0.38%) SSL
3 1 (0.38%) UWB
3 1 (0.38%) VLAN
3 1 (0.38%) VPN
3 1 (0.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (7.66%) MongoDB
2 16 (6.13%) NoSQL
3 13 (4.98%) Elasticsearch
4 11 (4.21%) Relational Database
5 10 (3.83%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (2.68%) Couchbase
6 7 (2.68%) KDB
6 7 (2.68%) SQL Server
7 6 (2.30%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.92%) Data Mining
8 5 (1.92%) MySQL
9 3 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (1.15%) DynamoDB
9 3 (1.15%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.77%) Apache Cassandra
11 1 (0.38%) Apache Hive
11 1 (0.38%) Big Data
11 1 (0.38%) CouchDB
11 1 (0.38%) Redis
11 1 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 30 (11.49%) Git
2 23 (8.81%) Jenkins
3 17 (6.51%) JIRA
4 9 (3.45%) Artifactory
4 9 (3.45%) Subversion
5 8 (3.07%) Bitbucket
6 7 (2.68%) Visual Studio
7 5 (1.92%) TeamCity
8 4 (1.53%) JMeter
9 3 (1.15%) LoadRunner
9 3 (1.15%) NeoLoad
10 2 (0.77%) Babel
10 2 (0.77%) CMake
10 2 (0.77%) Karma Test Runner
10 2 (0.77%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.77%) webpack
11 1 (0.38%) Gradle
11 1 (0.38%) Mercurial
11 1 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
11 1 (0.38%) WebDriver
General
1 88 (33.72%) Finance
2 54 (20.69%) Social Skills
3 51 (19.54%) Banking
4 31 (11.88%) Front Office
5 30 (11.49%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (8.81%) Investment Banking
7 6 (2.30%) Games
8 5 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (1.92%) Public Sector
9 3 (1.15%) Back Office
10 2 (0.77%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.77%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.77%) International Banking
11 1 (0.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.38%) Legal
11 1 (0.38%) Retail
Job Titles
1 119 (45.59%) Developer
2 54 (20.69%) C++ Developer
3 30 (11.49%) Software Engineer
4 28 (10.73%) Senior
5 26 (9.96%) Analyst
6 24 (9.20%) Quantitative Developer
7 16 (6.13%) Python Engineer
8 15 (5.75%) Senior Developer
9 14 (5.36%) Qualitative Analyst
9 14 (5.36%) Quantitative Analyst
10 13 (4.98%) Python Developer
11 11 (4.21%) C++ Software Engineer
11 11 (4.21%) Linux Developer
12 9 (3.45%) Java Developer
12 9 (3.45%) Low Latency C++ Developer
13 8 (3.07%) C++ Quantitative Developer
13 8 (3.07%) Development Engineer
13 8 (3.07%) Front Office Developer
13 8 (3.07%) Full Stack Developer
13 8 (3.07%) Site Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (16.09%) .NET
2 21 (8.05%) NumPy
3 19 (7.28%) Kafka
3 19 (7.28%) Pandas
4 17 (6.51%) .NET Core
5 16 (6.13%) SciPy
6 11 (4.21%) ADO
7 10 (3.83%) Middleware
8 9 (3.45%) AngularJS
8 9 (3.45%) Node.js
8 9 (3.45%) REST
9 8 (3.07%) Blazor
10 7 (2.68%) React
10 7 (2.68%) RESTful
10 7 (2.68%) Yocto
11 6 (2.30%) RabbitMQ
11 6 (2.30%) Spring
12 4 (1.53%) CSS
12 4 (1.53%) FIX Protocol
12 4 (1.53%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (22.99%) Derivative
2 41 (15.71%) Algorithms
3 23 (8.81%) Hedge funds
4 21 (8.05%) Distributed Systems
5 19 (7.28%) Equity Derivative
6 14 (5.36%) Data Structures
7 13 (4.98%) Equities
7 13 (4.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 12 (4.60%) Data Protection Act
8 12 (4.60%) Fixed Income
9 10 (3.83%) Cloud Native
9 10 (3.83%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (3.07%) Distributed Computing
10 8 (3.07%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (2.68%) Blockchain
12 6 (2.30%) Credit Derivative
13 5 (1.92%) Device Driver
13 5 (1.92%) Distributed Applications
13 5 (1.92%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 4 (1.53%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 44 (16.86%) Linux
2 33 (12.64%) Windows
3 9 (3.45%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.68%) Unix
5 6 (2.30%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.77%) Android
7 1 (0.38%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (22.61%) Software Engineering
2 48 (18.39%) Computer Science
3 44 (16.86%) Analytics
4 42 (16.09%) Agile
5 40 (15.33%) CI/CD
6 38 (14.56%) DevOps
6 38 (14.56%) Mathematics
7 34 (13.03%) Problem-Solving
8 33 (12.64%) Test Automation
9 28 (10.73%) Multithreading
10 21 (8.05%) OO
10 21 (8.05%) Quantitative Finance
11 20 (7.66%) Low Latency
12 18 (6.90%) Microservices
13 17 (6.51%) Data Pipeline
13 17 (6.51%) Physics
13 17 (6.51%) SDLC
14 16 (6.13%) Algorithmic Trading
14 16 (6.13%) Full Stack Development
14 16 (6.13%) Mathematical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 142 (54.41%) Python
2 98 (37.55%) Java
3 71 (27.20%) C#
4 61 (23.37%) SQL
5 54 (20.69%) C
6 23 (8.81%) Go
7 22 (8.43%) JavaScript
8 17 (6.51%) Rust
8 17 (6.51%) Shell Script
9 16 (6.13%) Bash
10 15 (5.75%) VBA
11 11 (4.21%) PowerShell
12 9 (3.45%) PL/SQL
12 9 (3.45%) T-SQL
13 7 (2.68%) Perl
13 7 (2.68%) R
13 7 (2.68%) Scala
13 7 (2.68%) VB.NET
14 6 (2.30%) TypeScript
15 4 (1.53%) Swift
Qualifications
1 64 (24.52%) Degree
2 23 (8.81%) Computer Science Degree
3 17 (6.51%) Numerate Degree
4 14 (5.36%) Master's Degree
5 9 (3.45%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.45%) Security Cleared
6 8 (3.07%) PhD
7 3 (1.15%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.38%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.38%) ISEB
8 1 (0.38%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.38%) OSCP
8 1 (0.38%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.68%) QA
2 4 (1.53%) MiFID
3 2 (0.77%) GDPR
4 1 (0.38%) COPPA
4 1 (0.38%) ISO 20022
4 1 (0.38%) JTAG
4 1 (0.38%) NIST
4 1 (0.38%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.38%) SLA
4 1 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 13 (4.98%) Docker
2 6 (2.30%) Apache ZooKeeper
3 1 (0.38%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.38%) Firmware
3 1 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 30 (11.49%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.83%) Ansible
3 9 (3.45%) BladeLogic
3 9 (3.45%) Consul
3 9 (3.45%) ITRS Geneos
4 8 (3.07%) Grafana
5 7 (2.68%) Prometheus
6 4 (1.53%) Kibana
6 4 (1.53%) Terraform
7 3 (1.15%) Packer
8 2 (0.77%) Puppet
9 1 (0.38%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.38%) logstash
9 1 (0.38%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.38%) systemd
Vendors
1 30 (11.49%) Oracle
2 13 (4.98%) Dynatrace
3 10 (3.83%) Microsoft
4 9 (3.45%) Altiris
4 9 (3.45%) Citrix
4 9 (3.45%) MuleSoft
5 6 (2.30%) SaltStack
6 4 (1.53%) AppDynamics
6 4 (1.53%) Splunk
7 3 (1.15%) Google
7 3 (1.15%) ION Trading
8 2 (0.77%) HP
8 2 (0.77%) IBM
8 2 (0.77%) MarketAxess
8 2 (0.77%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.77%) Tradeweb
9 1 (0.38%) Alteryx
9 1 (0.38%) QNX
9 1 (0.38%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.38%) VMware