C++ Contract Job Trends in the South East

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 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 145 72
Rank change year-on-year -46 -73 +37
Contract jobs citing C++ 46 24 131
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.69% 0.68% 2.75%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.46% 2.61% 11.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 16 76
10th Percentile £461 £327 £400
25th Percentile £500 £463 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £515
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -7.68% -6.45%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £625
90th Percentile £663 £643 £663
England median daily rate £600 £625 £550
% change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% -12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 2 31
10th Percentile £50.00 £51.21 £54.85
25th Percentile £51.00 £51.42 £63.30
Median hourly rate £60.00 £54.94 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.22% -21.52% +20.69%
75th Percentile - £58.39 £71.88
90th Percentile £63.25 £58.57 £75.00
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 1,329 920 1,188
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 19.81% 25.90% 24.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 841 637 802
10th Percentile £310 £305 £325
25th Percentile £406 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £608
90th Percentile £688 £638 £656
England median daily rate £525 £515 £550
% change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 99 35 61
10th Percentile £32.56 £45.21 £27.00
25th Percentile £38.25 £50.00 £51.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £55.00 £67.02
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -17.93% +21.85%
75th Percentile £70.00 £57.50 £74.87
90th Percentile £77.50 £61.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% +4.00%

C++
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.

C++ job vacancy trend in the South East

C++
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing C++.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing C++

C++
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in the South East over the 6 months to 23 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for C++ in the South East

C++
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing C++.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing C++

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in the South East over the 6 months to 23 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in the South East

C++
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 23 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
Hampshire -17 25 £563 -10.14% 45
West Sussex - 8 £500 - 4
Surrey -22 7 £500 +5.26% 8
Thames Valley -44 6 £525 - 29
Berkshire -31 3 - - 10
Oxfordshire - 3 £525 - 14
C++
England

C++
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:

Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.52%) AWS
1 3 (6.52%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 11 (23.91%) Software-Defined Radio
1 11 (23.91%) Wireless
2 3 (6.52%) Bluetooth
3 1 (2.17%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.52%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (17.39%) Visual Studio
2 7 (15.22%) Git
3 2 (4.35%) GitLab
3 2 (4.35%) JIRA
3 2 (4.35%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (2.17%) Bitbucket
4 1 (2.17%) CMake
4 1 (2.17%) GoogleTest
4 1 (2.17%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
2 8 (17.39%) Aerospace
3 4 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (8.70%) Finance
3 4 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (4.35%) Avionics
4 2 (4.35%) Electronics
5 1 (2.17%) Automotive
5 1 (2.17%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (54.35%) Software Engineer
2 14 (30.43%) Embedded Engineer
3 12 (26.09%) C++ Software Engineer
4 11 (23.91%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 7 (15.22%) C Software Engineer
5 7 (15.22%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 7 (15.22%) Developer
5 7 (15.22%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
6 5 (10.87%) Software Developer
7 4 (8.70%) Lecturer
8 3 (6.52%) Embedded Linux Engineer
8 3 (6.52%) Lead
8 3 (6.52%) Linux Engineer
9 2 (4.35%) C# Software Engineer
9 2 (4.35%) C++ Developer
9 2 (4.35%) Lead Software Engineer
9 2 (4.35%) Technical Engineer
9 2 (4.35%) Technical Leader
10 1 (2.17%) Embedded C Software Engineer
10 1 (2.17%) Principal Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (23.91%) .NET
1 11 (23.91%) Yocto
2 4 (8.70%) WinForms
3 3 (6.52%) React
4 1 (2.17%) Qt
4 1 (2.17%) WPF
4 1 (2.17%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (32.61%) Embedded Systems
2 14 (30.43%) Device Driver
3 10 (21.74%) MicroBlaze
3 10 (21.74%) RISC-V
4 3 (6.52%) FPGA
4 3 (6.52%) Verilog
4 3 (6.52%) VHDL
5 2 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (4.35%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (2.17%) Algorithms
6 1 (2.17%) CAN bus
6 1 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (2.17%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 22 (47.83%) Linux
2 18 (39.13%) Embedded Linux
3 6 (13.04%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (65.22%) Software Engineering
2 19 (41.30%) Agile
3 17 (36.96%) Signal Processing
4 14 (30.43%) Digital Signal Processing
5 8 (17.39%) SDLC
5 8 (17.39%) Systems Engineering
6 7 (15.22%) CI/CD
7 6 (13.04%) V-Model
8 5 (10.87%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (10.87%) DevOps
8 5 (10.87%) Mentoring
8 5 (10.87%) Performance Tuning
8 5 (10.87%) Scrum
8 5 (10.87%) Test Automation
9 4 (8.70%) Acceptance Criteria
9 4 (8.70%) Backlog Refinement
9 4 (8.70%) Device Driver Development
9 4 (8.70%) Due Diligence
9 4 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (8.70%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 32 (69.57%) C
2 11 (23.91%) Python
3 9 (19.57%) C#
4 7 (15.22%) Embedded C++
4 7 (15.22%) Java
5 6 (13.04%) Embedded C
6 4 (8.70%) VB.NET
7 3 (6.52%) Ada
7 3 (6.52%) JavaScript
7 3 (6.52%) SQL
8 1 (2.17%) Bash
8 1 (2.17%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 26 (56.52%) Security Cleared
2 22 (47.83%) SC Cleared
3 4 (8.70%) DBS Check
3 4 (8.70%) DV Cleared
4 3 (6.52%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.17%) JSP 440
1 1 (2.17%) QA
1 1 (2.17%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 14 (30.43%) Firmware
2 11 (23.91%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (2.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (2.17%) Ansible
Vendors
1 3 (6.52%) Intel
1 3 (6.52%) SAP
1 3 (6.52%) Xilinx
2 1 (2.17%) F5
2 1 (2.17%) Google
2 1 (2.17%) IBM