C++
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 144 | 94 | 85 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | -9 | +118 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 25 | 91 | 137 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.69% | 2.14% | 2.47% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.74% | 8.10% | 10.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 49 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £400 | £408 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £494 | £625 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £533 | £640 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -8.33% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 24 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £62.50 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.75 | £69.26 | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.50 | £70.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.43% | +21.74% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £70.94 | £66.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.00 | £70.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
All Programming Languages
South East
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 the South East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 913 | 1,123 | 1,336 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 25.26% | 26.35% | 24.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 638 | 713 | 943 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £330 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £493 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.90% | -2.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £620 | £660 | £677 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £543 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.53% | -1.36% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 58 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.00 | £27.00 | £32.32 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £50.81 | £48.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £64.76 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.07% | +17.75% | -12.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £72.81 | £68.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.00 | £76.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing C++.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in the South East over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing C++.
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Contract Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the South East region over the 6 months to 19 October 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | +1 | 10 | £475 | -5.00% | 36 |
| Hampshire | -10 | 10 | £500 | -10.11% | 52 |
| Berkshire | +5 | 4 | £550 | +37.50% | 71 |
| Thames Valley | -10 | 4 | £550 | +37.50% | 136 |
| West Sussex | -7 | 1 | £475 | +5.56% | 20 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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: