C++ Contract Job Trends in Luton

C++
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Luton requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 26 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Contract jobs citing C++ 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Luton 2.26% 1.14% -
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.26% 14.29% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £72 - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £72 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £63.75 - -
25th Percentile £65.63 - -
Median hourly rate £70.00 £80.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £73.13 - -
90th Percentile £74.25 - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £70.00 £80.00 -
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

All Programming Languages
Luton

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 Luton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 39 7 14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton 22.03% 7.95% 6.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 3 11
10th Percentile £395 - £363
25th Percentile £500 - £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £544
90th Percentile - £590 £550
Bedfordshire median daily rate £600 £550 £450
% change year-on-year +9.09% +22.22% -8.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 3 0
10th Percentile £62.55 £81.60 -
25th Percentile £62.97 £84.00 -
Median hourly rate £68.21 £88.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.49% - -
75th Percentile £76.25 - -
90th Percentile £80.90 - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £68.21 £88.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -22.49% +67.62% +14.13%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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

C++ job vacancy trend in Luton

C++
Daily Rate Trend in Luton

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

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

C++
Hourly Rate Trend in Luton

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

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

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (25.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Principal Software Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) .NET Software Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) C# Software Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Software Test Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) .NET
1 1 (25.00%) WinForms
1 1 (25.00%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) SDLC
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Regression Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Test Scripting
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) DevOps
3 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Kanban
3 1 (25.00%) Microservices
3 1 (25.00%) OO
3 1 (25.00%) OOD
3 1 (25.00%) Scrum
3 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) ISTQB
2 3 (75.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared