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 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 169 | 117 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | -30 | +39 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 40 | 35 | 119 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.68% | 1.16% | 2.16% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.63% | 4.34% | 9.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 20 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £479 | £407 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £472 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | -4.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £723 | £635 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £733 | £675 | £667 |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £750 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +30.43% | -11.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.65 | £52.07 | £55.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £54.66 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.00 | £61.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.45% | -1.60% | +6.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £62.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.20 | £62.88 | £77.50 |
| 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 | 1,103 | 807 | 1,213 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 18.76% | 26.69% | 21.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 763 | 539 | 843 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £438 | £412 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £508 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +1.50% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £600 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £663 | £686 |
| England median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 66 | 31 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.13 | £42.50 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £48.99 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £56.75 | £60.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.08% | -5.64% | +9.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.69 | £64.13 | £66.01 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £65.62 | £76.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | - |
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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 11 May 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 11 May 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 11 May 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 |
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| Hampshire | -14 | 26 | £600 | -5.21% | 62 |
| West Sussex | -9 | 7 | £500 | - | 7 |
| Berkshire | -29 | 4 | £850 | +83.78% | 10 |
| Thames Valley | -42 | 4 | £850 | +83.78% | 41 |
| Surrey | -16 | 3 | £500 | - | 22 |
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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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