The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring C++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited C++ over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 12 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
23
22
24
Rank change year-on-year
-1
+2
+32
Contract jobs citing C++
1
1
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
19
40
47
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
13.87%
24.84%
25.68%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
25
39
10th Percentile
£463
£300
£263
25th Percentile
£469
£350
£396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£450
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+11.11%
-14.29%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£538
£600
£588
90th Percentile
£550
£660
£637
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£540
£550
% change year-on-year
+1.85%
-1.82%
+7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£80.00
-
Hampshire median hourly rate
£54.88
£70.00
£57.50
% change year-on-year
-21.61%
+21.74%
+6.48%
C++ Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
C++ Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++ in Southampton.
C++ Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++ in Southampton.
C++ Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 12 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing C++ also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for C++.
C++ Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
