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 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 162 | 99 | 98 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -63 | -1 | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 36 | 55 | 115 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.71% | 1.77% | 2.07% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.51% | 6.21% | 9.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 30 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | £417 | £423 |
| 25th Percentile | £477 | £475 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £703 | £616 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £757 | £662 | £641 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £650 | £560 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +16.07% | -17.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 9 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.50 | £58.68 | £51.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.19 | £61.25 | £54.92 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £62.50 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +1.46% | -5.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.31 | - | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.88 | £62.75 | £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 | 1,025 | 886 | 1,164 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 20.10% | 28.59% | 20.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 739 | 576 | 788 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £422 | £414 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £504 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | -4.05% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £616 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -3.23% | -5.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 41 | 27 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.88 | £43.71 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £48.24 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £57.75 | £59.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.12% | +7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £64.13 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £67.87 | £76.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -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 6 March 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 6 March 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 6 March 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 | -31 | 22 | £600 | -2.12% | 65 |
| Surrey | -12 | 7 | £475 | -5.00% | 21 |
| West Sussex | -11 | 5 | £488 | - | 1 |
| Berkshire | -34 | 2 | £850 | +95.40% | 15 |
| Thames Valley | -51 | 2 | £850 | +81.82% | 41 |
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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: