C++ Job Trends in Cambridge

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 23 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 22 21
Rank change year-on-year +8 -1 +8
Permanent jobs citing C++ 52 36 74
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 9.04% 8.53% 8.63%
As % of the Programming Languages category 33.33% 17.14% 16.78%
Number of salaries quoted 46 17 29
10th Percentile £47,500 £34,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £74,375 £78,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 - £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -8.33% -

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 156 210 441
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 27.13% 49.76% 51.46%
Number of salaries quoted 111 106 307
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,688 £83,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,375 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £60,000 £58,850 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.95% -1.92% -

C++
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.

C++ job vacancy trend in Cambridge

C++
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Cambridge over the 6 months to 23 February 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Cambridge

C++
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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (17.31%) Kinematics
Applications
1 4 (7.69%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.77%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.69%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.92%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Git
1 1 (1.92%) Rational DOORS
General
1 15 (28.85%) Electronics
2 4 (7.69%) Finance
3 3 (5.77%) Tech for Good
4 2 (3.85%) Social Skills
5 1 (1.92%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.92%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.92%) Publishing
5 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (26.92%) Robotics Engineer
1 14 (26.92%) Software Engineer
2 13 (25.00%) Senior
3 11 (21.15%) Lead
4 10 (19.23%) C++ Software Engineer
5 7 (13.46%) Senior Support Engineer
5 7 (13.46%) Software Support Engineer
5 7 (13.46%) Support Engineer
6 6 (11.54%) C++ Developer
6 6 (11.54%) Developer
7 5 (9.62%) FPGA Engineer
8 4 (7.69%) Windows Engineer
9 3 (5.77%) Graduate
9 3 (5.77%) Graduate Software Engineer
10 2 (3.85%) C++ Software Developer
10 2 (3.85%) Design Engineer
10 2 (3.85%) Robotics Software Engineer
10 2 (3.85%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
10 2 (3.85%) Senior Software Engineer
10 2 (3.85%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (17.31%) Middleware
2 7 (13.46%) .NET
3 1 (1.92%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.92%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (1.92%) CSS
3 1 (1.92%) HTML
3 1 (1.92%) HTML5
3 1 (1.92%) OpenCL
3 1 (1.92%) OpenMP
3 1 (1.92%) Qt
3 1 (1.92%) React
3 1 (1.92%) Vue
3 1 (1.92%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 17 (32.69%) Robotics
2 14 (26.92%) Algorithms
3 7 (13.46%) Embedded Systems
4 6 (11.54%) FPGA
5 4 (7.69%) PCIe
6 2 (3.85%) Verilog
6 2 (3.85%) VHDL
7 1 (1.92%) ASIC
7 1 (1.92%) CUDA
7 1 (1.92%) Data Structures
7 1 (1.92%) IoT
7 1 (1.92%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.69%) Windows
2 2 (3.85%) Linux
3 1 (1.92%) Android
3 1 (1.92%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 9 (17.31%) Control Theory
2 9 (17.31%) OO
2 9 (17.31%) Project Management
3 8 (15.38%) Physics
4 7 (13.46%) Collaborative Engineering
4 7 (13.46%) DevOps
4 7 (13.46%) Mathematics
4 7 (13.46%) Presales
5 6 (11.54%) Low Latency
5 6 (11.54%) Signal Processing
6 4 (7.69%) Embedded Software Development
6 4 (7.69%) Kalman Filter
6 4 (7.69%) Schematic Capture
6 4 (7.69%) Software Testing
7 3 (5.77%) AI
8 2 (3.85%) Automated Trading
8 2 (3.85%) Computer Science
8 2 (3.85%) FPGA Design
8 2 (3.85%) High-Frequency Trading
Programming Languages
1 20 (38.46%) C#
2 17 (32.69%) C
3 8 (15.38%) Python
4 4 (7.69%) MATLAB
5 3 (5.77%) Go
5 3 (5.77%) Rust
6 1 (1.92%) Fortran
6 1 (1.92%) Java
6 1 (1.92%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.92%) Shell Script
6 1 (1.92%) SystemVerilog
6 1 (1.92%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 9 (17.31%) Degree
2 7 (13.46%) PhD
3 1 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.92%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.92%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 4 (7.69%) Firmware
2 1 (1.92%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (7.69%) Altera
2 1 (1.92%) Huawei