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 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -8 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 112 | 38 | 83 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge | 11.08% | 11.21% | 12.93% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 40.58% | 31.15% | 31.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 98 | 37 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | £47,500 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £55,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.36% | -35.29% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £62,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £64,500 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £55,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -24.14% | -3.33% |
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 | 276 | 122 | 260 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 27.30% | 35.99% | 40.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 226 | 93 | 205 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £28,950 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £68,750 | £55,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -21.43% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,988 | £77,500 | £92,750 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £67,500 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -15.38% | +8.33% |
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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 2 August 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: