C++ Contracts in Wales

C++
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 43 47
Rank change year-on-year - +4 +3
Contract jobs citing C++ 0 3 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales - 0.77% 2.21%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 2.61% 9.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 11
10th Percentile - - £413
25th Percentile - - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £575
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.55%
75th Percentile - - £650
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £707 £575 £650
% change year-on-year +22.87% -11.54% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £52.50 -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - - +8.33%

All Programming Languages
Wales

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 Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 71 115 154
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 25.00% 29.41% 24.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 87 121
10th Percentile £213 £340 £363
25th Percentile £331 £381 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £501 £545 £613
90th Percentile £588 £599 £663
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 2
10th Percentile £20.12 £15.51 £17.18
25th Percentile £21.53 £16.98 £17.48
Median hourly rate £26.13 £21.49 £18.82
Median % change year-on-year +21.60% +14.19% -9.33%
75th Percentile £45.00 £24.96 £19.81
90th Percentile £47.63 £39.56 £19.91
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £61.60 £60.00
% change year-on-year +1.46% +2.67% +20.00%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for C++ in Wales

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for C++ in Wales

C++
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for C++ in Wales