C++
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 124 | 103 | 131 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +28 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 4 | 21 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley | 0.20% | 1.00% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.88% | 3.97% | 2.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £519 | - | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £528 | - | £447 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £400 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -23.81% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £566 | £426 | £825 |
| 90th Percentile | £571 | £500 | £870 |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £560 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -10.71% | +1.82% |
All Programming Languages
Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 456 | 529 | 557 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 22.54% | 25.12% | 21.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 298 | 335 | 421 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £382 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £421 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.16% | +4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £638 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | £663 | £688 |
| South East median daily rate | £488 | £504 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | -4.05% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.13 | £34.02 | £33.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £57.19 | £52.50 | £48.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £56.75 | £52.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.17% | +8.82% | -9.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.50 | £69.69 | £58.96 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.20 | £77.39 | £69.04 |
| South East median hourly rate | £55.00 | £62.50 | £57.41 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +8.87% | -4.32% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing C++.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing C++.
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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | -17 | 4 | £550 | +37.50% | 26 |
| C++ South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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: