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 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 150 | 92 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -58 | -5 | +109 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 28 | 91 | 138 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.73% | 2.20% | 2.58% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.97% | 8.13% | 10.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 48 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £400 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £423 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -9.09% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £506 | £606 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £556 | £641 | £703 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -8.33% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 21 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.43 | £62.50 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £34.81 | - | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.25 | £70.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.79% | +21.74% | -11.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.31 | - | £66.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.48 | £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 | 944 | 1,120 | 1,259 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 24.62% | 27.02% | 23.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 659 | 709 | 897 |
| 10th Percentile | £254 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.90% | -2.86% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £620 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £660 | £676 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.65% | -2.27% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 54 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.25 | £27.00 | £33.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £51.75 | £49.07 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £64.76 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.07% | +17.75% | -13.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £72.81 | £68.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.00 | £76.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | -0.53% |
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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 6 November 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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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in the South East over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.
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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 6 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire | -15 | 12 | £500 | -14.89% | 64 |
| Surrey | -6 | 11 | £475 | -5.00% | 107 |
| Berkshire | -8 | 4 | £550 | +37.50% | 176 |
| Thames Valley | -15 | 4 | £550 | +37.50% | 243 |
| West Sussex | -8 | 1 | £475 | +5.56% | 25 |
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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:
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