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 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 152 | 98 | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -54 | +1 | +56 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 30 | 60 | 112 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.65% | 1.90% | 2.04% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.13% | 6.50% | 9.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 31 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £400 | £414 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £429 | £459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £726 | £525 | £598 |
| 90th Percentile | £760 | £625 | £660 |
| England median daily rate | £675 | £625 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.00% | +8.70% | -14.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 11 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.50 | £55.38 | £51.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.19 | £60.38 | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £62.50 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +1.46% | -5.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.31 | - | £67.02 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.88 | £63.75 | £70.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | - |
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 | 959 | 923 | 1,154 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 20.74% | 29.19% | 21.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 695 | 585 | 792 |
| 10th Percentile | £294 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.47% | -3.81% | -0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £620 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £675 | £678 |
| England median daily rate | £511 | £535 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.53% | -2.73% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 28 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £44.25 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £54.09 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £61.50 | £58.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.57% | +5.49% | +3.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £65.15 | £67.02 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.15 | £72.34 | £76.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +5.00% | -7.69% |
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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 4 February 2026.
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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 4 February 2026.
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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 4 February 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 | -19 | 21 | £600 | - | 58 |
| Surrey | -12 | 6 | £475 | -5.00% | 31 |
| West Sussex | -11 | 2 | £475 | - | 5 |
| Berkshire | -30 | 1 | £850 | +112.50% | 14 |
| Thames Valley | -35 | 1 | £850 | +112.50% | 52 |
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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: