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 28 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 157 | 98 | 93 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -59 | -5 | +35 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 43 | 49 | 118 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.79% | 1.66% | 2.10% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.10% | 5.95% | 9.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 26 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | £440 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £475 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £686 | £610 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £753 | £668 | £681 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £694 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.91% | +20.65% | -14.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.50 | £54.94 | £53.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £59.94 | £59.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.50 | £62.50 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.40% | +0.81% | -0.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.25 | - | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.10 | £62.63 | £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 | 1,050 | 824 | 1,184 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 19.20% | 27.84% | 21.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 743 | 541 | 818 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £519 | £511 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.66% | +1.57% | -2.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £598 | £618 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £501 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.67% | -2.42% | -5.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 31 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.01 | £42.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £48.24 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £57.75 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -3.75% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £64.52 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.00 | £68.50 | £74.88 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.75 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.59% | +4.58% | -4.76% |
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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 28 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 28 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 28 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 |
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| Hampshire | -25 | 28 | £600 | -4.15% | 67 |
| Surrey | -18 | 7 | £488 | -2.50% | 26 |
| West Sussex | -6 | 5 | £488 | - | 4 |
| Berkshire | -37 | 3 | £850 | +81.82% | 15 |
| Thames Valley | -48 | 3 | £850 | +70.00% | 43 |
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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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