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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 143 | 73 | 108 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | +35 | +90 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 18 | 117 | 112 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East | 0.52% | 2.55% | 2.01% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.00% | 10.18% | 8.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 74 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £376 | £400 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £515 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.68% | -6.45% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £535 | £650 | £706 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £550 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -12.00% | -7.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £60.50 | £51.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | - | £54.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £70.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +21.74% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £75.00 | £66.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £69.50 |
| 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 | 899 | 1,149 | 1,370 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 25.82% | 25.03% | 24.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 620 | 777 | 939 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £393 | £413 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £613 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £656 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 56 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.00 | £27.00 | £32.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.56 | £49.94 | £49.07 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £70.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +27.27% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £75.00 | £68.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £76.25 | £75.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £55.50 | £65.00 | £64.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.62% | +0.78% | +12.80% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all 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 17 September 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 17 September 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 | -16 | 8 | £475 | -5.00% | 40 |
| Berkshire | +11 | 5 | £525 | +31.25% | 26 |
| Thames Valley | -2 | 5 | £525 | +31.25% | 58 |
| Hampshire | -32 | 5 | £475 | -13.64% | 30 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: