C++
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | 14 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +9 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 74 | 31 | 67 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge | 8.82% | 11.74% | 6.68% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 34.58% | 27.43% | 14.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 60 | 30 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £28,375 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -16.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £62,500 | £77,188 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £85,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £50,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -20.00% | +4.17% |
All Programming Languages
Cambridge
C++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Cambridge.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 214 | 113 | 472 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 25.51% | 42.80% | 47.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 148 | 83 | 348 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,831 | £29,200 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -12.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £84,000 | £92,875 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £67,500 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.00% | -16.67% | -4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Salary Trend in Cambridge
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in Cambridge
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Cambridge over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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: