C++ Developer Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

C++ Developer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

As of 25 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median C++ Developer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - +29
Contract jobs requiring a C++ Developer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.24% - 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £50.00 - -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £50.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 406 206 187
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.13% 93.64% 91.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 285 155 96
10th Percentile £169 £263 £238
25th Percentile £356 £353 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £485
Median % change year-on-year - -7.22% -11.82%
75th Percentile £530 £553 £588
90th Percentile £595 £625 £650
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £446 £450 £452
% change year-on-year -0.89% -0.44% -17.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 2 23
10th Percentile £20.58 £17.90 £12.91
25th Percentile £50.00 £22.63 £17.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £32.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +87.50% -32.63% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £41.13 £50.00
90th Percentile - £45.70 £67.00
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £60.00 £13.00 £16.75
% change year-on-year +361.54% -22.39% -

C++ Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'C++ Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

C++ Developer job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

C++ Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for C++ Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for C++ Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

C++ Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for C++ Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for C++ Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

C++ Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 25 March 2026, C++ Developer 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring C++ Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Yocto

C++ Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Device Driver
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (100.00%) MicroBlaze
1 1 (100.00%) RISC-V
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware