C++ Software Engineer Jobs in Cambridge

Software Engineer - C++
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Software Engineer - C++ salary in Cambridge is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 70 72 96
Rank change year-on-year +2 +24 -28
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer 9 29 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 0.91% 2.80% 2.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.94% 3.27% 2.24%
Number of salaries quoted 4 16 17
10th Percentile £56,500 £50,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - +60.00% +7.14%
75th Percentile £66,875 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £70,250 - £78,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year - +60.00% +7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Cambridge with a recognized job title 954 888 1,515
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.85% 85.71% 93.40%
Number of salaries quoted 734 427 604
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £71,563
90th Percentile £87,500 £89,250 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.67% +9.00% -

C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings that featured C++ Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for C++ Software Engineer in Cambridge

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ Software Engineer in Cambridge.

Salary trend for C++ Software Engineer in Cambridge

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, C++ Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring C++ Software Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) C++
1 9 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (77.78%) C
2 7 (77.78%) Linux
3 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 6 (66.67%) C#
4 5 (55.56%) Embedded C
4 5 (55.56%) Embedded C++
4 5 (55.56%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (55.56%) Multithreading
4 5 (55.56%) Open Source
4 5 (55.56%) GStreamer
4 5 (55.56%) FFmpeg
4 5 (55.56%) Embedded Systems
4 5 (55.56%) OpenEmbedded
4 5 (55.56%) Yocto
5 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (11.11%) TypeORM
5 1 (11.11%) Code Quality
5 1 (11.11%) GraphQL
5 1 (11.11%) Performance Optimisation
5 1 (11.11%) AWS
5 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
5 1 (11.11%) Degree
5 1 (11.11%) Agile
5 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
5 1 (11.11%) Games
5 1 (11.11%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (11.11%) Scrum

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) PostgreSQL
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Games
2 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (55.56%) FFmpeg
1 5 (55.56%) GStreamer
1 5 (55.56%) OpenEmbedded
1 5 (55.56%) Yocto
2 1 (11.11%) GraphQL
2 1 (11.11%) MFC
2 1 (11.11%) TypeORM
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 7 (77.78%) Linux
2 5 (55.56%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (55.56%) Multithreading
2 5 (55.56%) Open Source
3 1 (11.11%) Agile
3 1 (11.11%) CAD
3 1 (11.11%) Code Quality
3 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
3 1 (11.11%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) C++
2 7 (77.78%) C
3 6 (66.67%) C#
4 5 (55.56%) Embedded C
4 5 (55.56%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Degree