C++ Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

C++
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 169 152 133
Rank change year-on-year -17 -19 +97
Contract jobs citing C++ 138 217 473
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.39% 1.41% 1.83%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.73% 4.23% 4.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 138 282
10th Percentile £400 £325 £413
25th Percentile £488 £475 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 £563 £700
Median % change year-on-year +37.78% -19.64% +16.67%
75th Percentile £825 £775 £825
90th Percentile £850 £950 £900
UK median daily rate £713 £575 £650
% change year-on-year +24.00% -11.54% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 36 56
10th Percentile £61.25 £55.00 £44.24
25th Percentile £63.25 £57.19 £54.88
Median hourly rate £66.25 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% - +18.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £90.00 £65.75
90th Percentile - - £67.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - - +8.33%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

C++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,699 5,133 9,659
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 37.34% 33.45% 37.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,627 3,702 7,073
10th Percentile £363 £350 £393
25th Percentile £421 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £640 £650 £656
90th Percentile £800 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 147 213
10th Percentile £24.60 £27.75 £35.00
25th Percentile £35.00 £46.25 £50.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -8.73% +26.95%
75th Percentile £68.25 £72.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.50 £86.50 £79.20
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £60.50 £60.70
% change year-on-year +3.31% -0.33% +21.40%

C++
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

C++ trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

C++
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing C++.

C++ daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

C++
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing C++ over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

C++ daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

C++
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing C++.

C++ hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 5 (3.62%) Confluence
2 4 (2.90%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.72%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (0.72%) DataSynapse
3 1 (0.72%) Ethereum
3 1 (0.72%) Hyperledger
3 1 (0.72%) MetaMask
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (0.72%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (4.35%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 2 (1.45%) BASE24
1 2 (1.45%) Misys Midas
2 1 (0.72%) R3 Corda
Cloud Services
1 25 (18.12%) Azure
2 20 (14.49%) AWS
3 7 (5.07%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (2.17%) Azure Monitor
4 3 (2.17%) GCP
5 2 (1.45%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 2 (1.45%) Datadog
5 2 (1.45%) GitHub
5 2 (1.45%) GitHub Actions
5 2 (1.45%) IaaS
5 2 (1.45%) PaaS
5 2 (1.45%) Power Platform
5 2 (1.45%) PowerApps
5 2 (1.45%) SaaS
6 1 (0.72%) AWS Lambda
6 1 (0.72%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 1 (0.72%) Azure Functions
6 1 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.72%) Azure Storage
6 1 (0.72%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.07%) TCP/IP
2 4 (2.90%) Ethernet
3 3 (2.17%) Firewall
3 3 (2.17%) NAS
3 3 (2.17%) SNMP
3 3 (2.17%) Software-Defined Radio
3 3 (2.17%) Wireless
4 2 (1.45%) 3GPP
4 2 (1.45%) 4G
4 2 (1.45%) 5G
4 2 (1.45%) ATM
4 2 (1.45%) DHCP
4 2 (1.45%) DNS
4 2 (1.45%) DOCSIS
4 2 (1.45%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.72%) FlexRay
5 1 (0.72%) HTTP
5 1 (0.72%) Network Security
5 1 (0.72%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (8.70%) KDB
1 12 (8.70%) Kdb+
2 4 (2.90%) Big Data
2 4 (2.90%) Data Mining
3 3 (2.17%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (1.45%) InfluxDB
4 2 (1.45%) Looker
4 2 (1.45%) MongoDB
4 2 (1.45%) NonStop SQL
4 2 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.45%) RDBMS
4 2 (1.45%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.72%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.72%) InterSystems Cache
5 1 (0.72%) MS Access
5 1 (0.72%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 15 (10.87%) Jenkins
2 13 (9.42%) Git
3 11 (7.97%) Eclipse
4 8 (5.80%) JIRA
5 7 (5.07%) Visual Studio
6 6 (4.35%) Selenium
7 5 (3.62%) GitLab
8 4 (2.90%) Appium
8 4 (2.90%) Bitbucket
8 4 (2.90%) CircleCI
8 4 (2.90%) Gatling
8 4 (2.90%) GoogleTest
8 4 (2.90%) JMeter
8 4 (2.90%) NeoLoad
8 4 (2.90%) Robot Framework
8 4 (2.90%) SpecFlow
9 3 (2.17%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (1.45%) Cucumber
10 2 (1.45%) Cypress.io
10 2 (1.45%) WebDriver
General
1 55 (39.86%) Social Skills
2 43 (31.16%) Finance
3 29 (21.01%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (15.22%) Banking
5 14 (10.14%) Investment Banking
6 8 (5.80%) Front Office
7 7 (5.07%) Military
8 5 (3.62%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (2.90%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.45%) Automotive
10 2 (1.45%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.72%) Advertising
11 1 (0.72%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.72%) Law
Job Titles
1 70 (50.72%) Developer
2 33 (23.91%) C++ Developer
3 26 (18.84%) Senior
4 25 (18.12%) C# Developer
5 21 (15.22%) C++/C# Developer
6 18 (13.04%) Software Engineer
7 17 (12.32%) Senior Developer
8 16 (11.59%) Software Developer
9 15 (10.87%) Senior C++ Developer
10 13 (9.42%) C++ Software Engineer
10 13 (9.42%) Python Developer
11 12 (8.70%) Linux Engineer
12 11 (7.97%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
12 11 (7.97%) Linux Developer
12 11 (7.97%) Senior Python Developer
13 9 (6.52%) Support Engineer
14 8 (5.80%) Product Engineer
14 8 (5.80%) Products Support Engineer
14 8 (5.80%) Software Support Engineer
15 7 (5.07%) Linux Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (22.46%) .NET
2 23 (16.67%) Web Services
3 19 (13.77%) .NET Core
3 19 (13.77%) Kafka
4 18 (13.04%) ASP.NET
4 18 (13.04%) WCF
5 9 (6.52%) HTML
5 9 (6.52%) Middleware
6 5 (3.62%) Node.js
7 4 (2.90%) Play Framework
7 4 (2.90%) Playwright
7 4 (2.90%) Ray
8 3 (2.17%) CSS
8 3 (2.17%) LDAP
8 3 (2.17%) React
9 2 (1.45%) Rendezvous
9 2 (1.45%) REST
9 2 (1.45%) RESTful
9 2 (1.45%) WebKit
9 2 (1.45%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 25 (18.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 18 (13.04%) Legacy Applications
3 12 (8.70%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (5.07%) Algorithms
4 7 (5.07%) Distributed Computing
5 6 (4.35%) Data Structures
5 6 (4.35%) Distributed Systems
5 6 (4.35%) Tandem
6 5 (3.62%) Hedge funds
7 4 (2.90%) Derivative
7 4 (2.90%) Embedded Systems
8 3 (2.17%) Credit Risk
8 3 (2.17%) Equity Derivative
8 3 (2.17%) Grid Computing
9 2 (1.45%) Client/Server
9 2 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.45%) Reference Data
9 2 (1.45%) SystemC
9 2 (1.45%) Verilog
9 2 (1.45%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 50 (36.23%) Linux
2 22 (15.94%) Windows
3 8 (5.80%) Ubuntu
4 4 (2.90%) Unix
5 3 (2.17%) Android
5 3 (2.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (2.17%) Windows Server
5 3 (2.17%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (1.45%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.72%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.72%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (34.06%) Agile
2 40 (28.99%) Software Engineering
3 28 (20.29%) DevOps
4 24 (17.39%) Analytics
5 23 (16.67%) CI/CD
6 19 (13.77%) Low Latency
6 19 (13.77%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (13.04%) Containerisation
8 16 (11.59%) Computer Science
8 16 (11.59%) Scrum
9 15 (10.87%) SDLC
10 14 (10.14%) Test Automation
11 12 (8.70%) Artificial Intelligence
11 12 (8.70%) Data Science
12 11 (7.97%) OO
12 11 (7.97%) Technical Leadership
13 10 (7.25%) Software Testing
13 10 (7.25%) Validation
14 9 (6.52%) TDD
15 7 (5.07%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 59 (42.75%) Python
2 46 (33.33%) C#
3 43 (31.16%) Java
4 31 (22.46%) JavaScript
5 29 (21.01%) C
6 19 (13.77%) Shell Script
7 18 (13.04%) SQL
8 8 (5.80%) Ada
8 8 (5.80%) Go
9 6 (4.35%) PowerShell
10 5 (3.62%) PHP
10 5 (3.62%) Ruby
10 5 (3.62%) Rust
10 5 (3.62%) TypeScript
11 4 (2.90%) Scala
12 3 (2.17%) Perl
13 2 (1.45%) Assembly Language
13 2 (1.45%) COBOL
13 2 (1.45%) VBA
13 2 (1.45%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 24 (17.39%) Degree
2 15 (10.87%) SC Cleared
2 15 (10.87%) Security Cleared
3 11 (7.97%) Master's Degree
4 10 (7.25%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (2.90%) OSCP
6 3 (2.17%) CEH
6 3 (2.17%) Numerate Degree
7 2 (1.45%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.45%) ISEB
7 2 (1.45%) ISTQB
7 2 (1.45%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (1.45%) PhD
8 1 (0.72%) CISSP
8 1 (0.72%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.72%) GPEN
8 1 (0.72%) GWAPT
8 1 (0.72%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.80%) QA
2 2 (1.45%) MISRA
2 2 (1.45%) MISRA C
2 2 (1.45%) NIST
2 2 (1.45%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.72%) AUTOSAR
3 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.72%) GDPR
3 1 (0.72%) HIPAA
3 1 (0.72%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 17 (12.32%) Docker
2 3 (2.17%) Embedded Firmware
2 3 (2.17%) Firmware
3 2 (1.45%) Platform Symphony
4 1 (0.72%) KVM
4 1 (0.72%) QEMU
4 1 (0.72%) Xen
Systems Management
1 22 (15.94%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.62%) Grafana
3 3 (2.17%) ITRS Geneos
3 3 (2.17%) Kibana
3 3 (2.17%) SELinux
4 2 (1.45%) Ansible
4 2 (1.45%) Istio
4 2 (1.45%) Progress Chef
4 2 (1.45%) Puppet
4 2 (1.45%) Terraform
5 1 (0.72%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 20 (14.49%) Oracle
2 11 (7.97%) Red Hat
3 6 (4.35%) Atlassian
3 6 (4.35%) Microsoft
3 6 (4.35%) PayPal
4 5 (3.62%) Google
4 5 (3.62%) Splunk
4 5 (3.62%) TIBCO
5 2 (1.45%) Databricks
5 2 (1.45%) Hitachi
5 2 (1.45%) HP
5 2 (1.45%) IBM
6 1 (0.72%) Intel
6 1 (0.72%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.72%) Synopsys
6 1 (0.72%) Wind River