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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 154 | 110 | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -44 | -22 | +91 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 31 | 72 | 134 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.73% | 1.80% | 2.58% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.23% | 6.61% | 11.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 38 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £400 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £404 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £560 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -10.71% | +1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £531 | £525 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £625 | £705 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £565 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.62% | -5.83% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 17 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.50 | £60.55 | £51.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.19 | £62.50 | £53.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £70.00 | £58.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.14% | +20.17% | +4.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.31 | - | £67.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.88 | £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 | 960 | 1,089 | 1,203 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 22.51% | 27.29% | 23.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 674 | 688 | 851 |
| 10th Percentile | £252 | £317 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £502 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.66% | -4.48% | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £621 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £663 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £543 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.53% | -1.36% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 37 | 44 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £27.23 | £43.97 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.13 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £62.50 | £57.41 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +8.87% | -6.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.60 | £75.00 | £76.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £62.36 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.24% | -1.02% |
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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 December 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 December 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 December 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 | -12 | 15 | £500 | -14.89% | 55 |
| Surrey | -7 | 10 | £475 | -5.00% | 48 |
| Berkshire | -17 | 4 | £550 | +37.50% | 74 |
| Thames Valley | -21 | 4 | £550 | +37.50% | 138 |
| West Sussex | -11 | 2 | £475 | +5.56% | 12 |
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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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