C++
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 169 132 203
Rank change year-on-year -37 +71 -68
Contract jobs citing C++ 630 1,172 1,305
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.45% 1.96% 1.47%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.94% 5.59% 4.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 332 713 772
10th Percentile £396 £413 £425
25th Percentile £450 £525 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £700
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% -7.14% +21.74%
75th Percentile £750 £798 £788
90th Percentile £885 £900 £850
UK excluding London median daily rate £515 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -0.96% +4.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 132 133
10th Percentile £55.00 £50.13 £45.03
25th Percentile £61.25 £56.25 £51.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.60%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £65.71
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.60%

All Programming Languages
UK

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 12,747 20,965 32,275
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 29.44% 35.05% 36.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,054 15,147 23,495
10th Percentile £350 £400 £381
25th Percentile £425 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £783 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £489 £500 £485
% change year-on-year -2.20% +3.09% +14.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 480 477 511
10th Percentile £31.25 £26.39 £19.91
25th Percentile £46.25 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £60.07 £60.70 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% +21.40% +13.64%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.88 £77.00 £67.80
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £49.25
% change year-on-year - +26.90% +15.88%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the UK

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++.

Daily rate trend for C++ in the UK

C++
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for C++ in the UK

C++
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++.

Hourly rate trend for C++ in the UK

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in the UK

C++
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
England -18 600 £575 -11.54% 1,079
UK excluding London +22 331 £515 -0.96% 784
London -62 261 £650 -7.14% 348
Work from Home -22 212 £563 -19.64% 459
East of England +33 119 £550 +10.00% 174
South East +39 115 £500 -4.76% 230
South West -27 45 £550 +18.92% 150
Midlands +9 24 £505 -13.12% 90
West Midlands +27 21 £502 -12.78% 49
North of England +6 18 £600 +26.32% 87
North West +3 10 £450 -10.00% 57
Scotland +27 8 £425 -4.49% 60
Yorkshire +6 5 £650 +34.02% 21
North East +20 3 £625 +56.25% 10
East Midlands +7 3 £590 -0.92% 41
Wales +5 3 - - 7

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 26 (4.13%) Confluence
2 9 (1.43%) BizTalk Server
3 6 (0.95%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.48%) Apache
4 3 (0.48%) nginx
5 2 (0.32%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.16%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Ethereum
6 1 (0.16%) Hyperledger
6 1 (0.16%) JBoss
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (2.22%) Simulink
2 10 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.16%) Blender
5 1 (0.16%) Maya
5 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (0.79%) Teamcenter
2 4 (0.63%) Distributed Ledger
2 4 (0.63%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.16%) ION MarketView
Cloud Services
1 62 (9.84%) Azure
2 57 (9.05%) AWS
3 24 (3.81%) Azure DevOps
4 20 (3.17%) GitHub
5 10 (1.59%) Azure Functions
5 10 (1.59%) Azure Logic Apps
5 10 (1.59%) Serverless
6 9 (1.43%) AWS Lambda
6 9 (1.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 9 (1.43%) Azure Storage
7 6 (0.95%) GCP
8 4 (0.63%) Datadog
9 3 (0.48%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 3 (0.48%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (0.48%) Amazon ELB
9 3 (0.48%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.48%) OpenShift
9 3 (0.48%) SaaS
10 2 (0.32%) NuGet
10 2 (0.32%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 36 (5.71%) Modbus
1 36 (5.71%) RS-422
1 36 (5.71%) RS-485
2 18 (2.86%) Software-Defined Radio
2 18 (2.86%) Wireless
3 17 (2.70%) TCP/IP
4 15 (2.38%) 5G
4 15 (2.38%) SNMP
5 14 (2.22%) Radio Access Network
5 14 (2.22%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (1.90%) 802.11
7 9 (1.43%) Ethernet
8 5 (0.79%) 4G
8 5 (0.79%) Internet
8 5 (0.79%) NAS
9 4 (0.63%) Bluetooth
9 4 (0.63%) DNS
9 4 (0.63%) RTSP
9 4 (0.63%) Wireshark
10 3 (0.48%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.33%) MongoDB
2 18 (2.86%) NoSQL
3 14 (2.22%) Relational Database
4 13 (2.06%) Elasticsearch
4 13 (2.06%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.59%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.11%) Couchbase
7 7 (1.11%) KDB
7 7 (1.11%) MySQL
8 6 (0.95%) Data Mining
9 5 (0.79%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.79%) RDBMS
10 4 (0.63%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.48%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.48%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.32%) Apache Cassandra
12 2 (0.32%) CouchDB
13 1 (0.16%) Apache Hive
Development Applications
1 79 (12.54%) Git
2 61 (9.68%) JIRA
3 52 (8.25%) Jenkins
4 31 (4.92%) Visual Studio
5 27 (4.29%) Bitbucket
6 24 (3.81%) Eclipse
7 21 (3.33%) GoogleTest
7 21 (3.33%) Subversion
8 18 (2.86%) Rational DOORS
9 16 (2.54%) PVCS
10 14 (2.22%) Robot Framework
11 13 (2.06%) Artifactory
12 7 (1.11%) GitLab
12 7 (1.11%) Rational Rhapsody
12 7 (1.11%) TeamCity
13 6 (0.95%) GCC
13 6 (0.95%) Gradle
14 5 (0.79%) CMake
15 4 (0.63%) gcov
15 4 (0.63%) GDB
General
1 138 (21.90%) Social Skills
2 95 (15.08%) Finance
3 55 (8.73%) Banking
4 49 (7.78%) Electronics
5 41 (6.51%) Public Sector
6 37 (5.87%) Analytical Skills
7 34 (5.40%) Front Office
8 30 (4.76%) Aerospace
9 23 (3.65%) Investment Banking
10 18 (2.86%) Telecoms
11 13 (2.06%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (1.90%) Games
13 9 (1.43%) Automotive
14 8 (1.27%) Military
15 7 (1.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.11%) Legal
16 6 (0.95%) Multimedia
17 4 (0.63%) Law
17 4 (0.63%) Manufacturing
18 3 (0.48%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 198 (31.43%) Software Engineer
2 190 (30.16%) Developer
3 103 (16.35%) C++ Software Engineer
4 97 (15.40%) C++ Developer
5 65 (10.32%) Senior
6 44 (6.98%) Embedded Engineer
7 37 (5.87%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 30 (4.76%) Analyst
9 26 (4.13%) Python Developer
9 26 (4.13%) Python Engineer
10 24 (3.81%) C Software Engineer
10 24 (3.81%) Quantitative Developer
10 24 (3.81%) Senior Developer
11 21 (3.33%) Architect
11 21 (3.33%) Senior Software Engineer
12 18 (2.86%) Java Engineer
13 16 (2.54%) C/C++ Software Engineer
13 16 (2.54%) Linux Developer
14 15 (2.38%) Linux Engineer
14 15 (2.38%) Qualitative Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (9.21%) .NET
2 22 (3.49%) NumPy
3 21 (3.33%) .NET Core
3 21 (3.33%) HTML
4 20 (3.17%) CSS
4 20 (3.17%) Kafka
5 19 (3.02%) Pandas
6 17 (2.70%) Node.js
6 17 (2.70%) OpenGL
6 17 (2.70%) RESTful
7 16 (2.54%) Blazor
7 16 (2.54%) SciPy
8 15 (2.38%) 802.1X
9 14 (2.22%) DirectX
9 14 (2.22%) REST
9 14 (2.22%) Vulkan
10 13 (2.06%) OpenGL ES
10 13 (2.06%) Yocto
11 11 (1.75%) AngularJS
11 11 (1.75%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 72 (11.43%) Algorithms
2 60 (9.52%) Derivative
3 40 (6.35%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (3.81%) Distributed Systems
5 23 (3.65%) Hedge funds
6 19 (3.02%) Data Structures
6 19 (3.02%) Equity Derivative
6 19 (3.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 15 (2.38%) Data Protection Act
8 13 (2.06%) Equities
9 12 (1.90%) Blockchain
9 12 (1.90%) Device Driver
9 12 (1.90%) Fixed Income
10 11 (1.75%) VHDL
11 10 (1.59%) Cloud Native
11 10 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (1.59%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.59%) Mobile App
12 9 (1.43%) Distributed Computing
12 9 (1.43%) Ray Tracing
Operating Systems
1 160 (25.40%) Linux
2 91 (14.44%) Windows
3 15 (2.38%) Unix
4 13 (2.06%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.75%) Embedded Linux
6 10 (1.59%) Android
7 7 (1.11%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.63%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.48%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.48%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.16%) CentOS
11 1 (0.16%) Debian
11 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.16%) RTLinux
11 1 (0.16%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 274 (43.49%) Software Engineering
2 163 (25.87%) Agile
3 117 (18.57%) DevOps
4 99 (15.71%) Problem-Solving
5 79 (12.54%) Computer Science
6 68 (10.79%) CI/CD
7 67 (10.63%) Continuous Integration
7 67 (10.63%) Validation
8 65 (10.32%) Test Automation
9 62 (9.84%) Unit Testing
10 57 (9.05%) TDD
11 55 (8.73%) Scrum
12 54 (8.57%) Mathematics
12 54 (8.57%) Software Testing
13 49 (7.78%) Continuous Improvement
13 49 (7.78%) Multithreading
14 48 (7.62%) OO
15 45 (7.14%) Analytics
16 39 (6.19%) Customer Requirements
17 36 (5.71%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 258 (40.95%) Python
2 250 (39.68%) C
3 167 (26.51%) C#
4 162 (25.71%) Java
5 82 (13.02%) SQL
6 70 (11.11%) JavaScript
7 37 (5.87%) Bash
8 30 (4.76%) Shell Script
9 29 (4.60%) Go
10 27 (4.29%) MATLAB
10 27 (4.29%) Perl
11 26 (4.13%) Embedded C++
12 24 (3.81%) PL/SQL
12 24 (3.81%) PowerShell
13 20 (3.17%) Embedded C
13 20 (3.17%) Rust
14 18 (2.86%) VBA
15 15 (2.38%) Tcl
16 10 (1.59%) VB.NET
17 9 (1.43%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 110 (17.46%) Degree
2 104 (16.51%) Security Cleared
3 82 (13.02%) SC Cleared
4 38 (6.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 34 (5.40%) Master's Degree
6 31 (4.92%) PhD
7 21 (3.33%) DV Cleared
8 17 (2.70%) Numerate Degree
9 10 (1.59%) CREST Certified
10 9 (1.43%) OSCP
11 7 (1.11%) CEH
11 7 (1.11%) GIAC
11 7 (1.11%) GPEN
12 4 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.48%) ISEB
13 3 (0.48%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 2 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
15 1 (0.16%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.59%) ISO 9001
2 9 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (1.43%) QA
3 8 (1.27%) MISRA
3 8 (1.27%) NIST
4 7 (1.11%) JTAG
5 4 (0.63%) MiFID
6 3 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 3 (0.48%) SLA
7 2 (0.32%) AUTOSAR
7 2 (0.32%) GDPR
7 2 (0.32%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.16%) COPPA
8 1 (0.16%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.16%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.16%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.16%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.16%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 25 (3.97%) Docker
2 24 (3.81%) Firmware
3 10 (1.59%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (1.11%) Embedded Firmware
6 6 (0.95%) Apache ZooKeeper
7 5 (0.79%) VirtualBox
8 3 (0.48%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 38 (6.03%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.33%) Ansible
3 13 (2.06%) Terraform
4 9 (1.43%) BladeLogic
4 9 (1.43%) Consul
4 9 (1.43%) ITRS Geneos
4 9 (1.43%) Puppet
5 8 (1.27%) Grafana
5 8 (1.27%) Progress Chef
6 7 (1.11%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.63%) HP ALM
7 4 (0.63%) Kibana
7 4 (0.63%) Nagios
8 3 (0.48%) Packer
9 2 (0.32%) WSUS
10 1 (0.16%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.16%) logstash
10 1 (0.16%) systemd
Vendors
1 36 (5.71%) Oracle
2 27 (4.29%) Microsoft
3 26 (4.13%) Google
4 15 (2.38%) Atlassian
5 13 (2.06%) Dynatrace
6 9 (1.43%) Altiris
6 9 (1.43%) Citrix
6 9 (1.43%) MuleSoft
7 8 (1.27%) Splunk
7 8 (1.27%) VMware
8 7 (1.11%) IBM
9 6 (0.95%) NVIDIA
9 6 (0.95%) SaltStack
9 6 (0.95%) Xilinx
10 5 (0.79%) HP
11 4 (0.63%) AppDynamics
11 4 (0.63%) Klocwork
11 4 (0.63%) New Relic
11 4 (0.63%) Perforce
11 4 (0.63%) Sparx