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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 19 9
Rank change year-on-year +11 -10 +9
Permanent jobs citing C++ 143 38 87
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 11.44% 10.30% 14.31%
As % of the Programming Languages category 37.83% 38.78% 29.39%
Number of salaries quoted 128 36 55
10th Percentile £47,500 - £65,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £47,500 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £55,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.55% -35.29% +36.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +27.27% -35.29% +36.00%

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 378 98 296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 30.24% 26.56% 48.68%
Number of salaries quoted 330 82 168
10th Percentile £47,500 £30,956 £49,625
25th Percentile £55,000 £41,875 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -24.14% +11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £62,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £86,375 £74,875 £90,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -21.43% +19.15%

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 14 October 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:

Applications
1 3 (2.10%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 7 (4.90%) AWS
1 7 (4.90%) Azure
1 7 (4.90%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.70%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (0.70%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.10%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.70%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 6 (4.20%) Git
2 2 (1.40%) LabVIEW
2 2 (1.40%) Mercurial
2 2 (1.40%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (11.19%) Tech for Good
2 15 (10.49%) Electronics
3 10 (6.99%) Automotive
4 6 (4.20%) Manufacturing
4 6 (4.20%) Multimedia
4 6 (4.20%) Social Skills
5 3 (2.10%) Games
6 1 (0.70%) Advertising
6 1 (0.70%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (0.70%) Legal
6 1 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 97 (67.83%) Software Engineer
2 58 (40.56%) C++ Software Engineer
3 46 (32.17%) Senior
4 36 (25.17%) Senior Software Engineer
5 22 (15.38%) Robotics Software Engineer
6 17 (11.89%) Embedded Engineer
7 15 (10.49%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 11 (7.69%) Consultant
8 11 (7.69%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
9 10 (6.99%) Developer
10 9 (6.29%) Embedded C++ Engineer
10 9 (6.29%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
10 9 (6.29%) Junior
10 9 (6.29%) Python Engineer
10 9 (6.29%) Python Software Engineer
11 8 (5.59%) Software Consultant
12 7 (4.90%) C++ Programmer
12 7 (4.90%) Programmer
12 7 (4.90%) Senior C++ Programmer
12 7 (4.90%) Senior Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.50%) STL
2 4 (2.80%) React
2 4 (2.80%) Yocto
3 3 (2.10%) CarPlay
3 3 (2.10%) DCOM
3 3 (2.10%) Middleware
3 3 (2.10%) Qt
4 2 (1.40%) WPF
5 1 (0.70%) OpenCV
5 1 (0.70%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.70%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.70%) Torch
5 1 (0.70%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 30 (20.98%) Robotics
2 25 (17.48%) Cyber Threat
3 21 (14.69%) Algorithms
4 18 (12.59%) Embedded Systems
5 8 (5.59%) FPGA
5 8 (5.59%) IoT
6 7 (4.90%) Device Driver
7 4 (2.80%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (2.80%) Mobile App
7 4 (2.80%) Raspberry Pi
8 3 (2.10%) Analogue Electronics
8 3 (2.10%) Client/Server
8 3 (2.10%) Media Streaming
8 3 (2.10%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.10%) Verilog
9 2 (1.40%) Acoustics
9 2 (1.40%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.70%) Blog
10 1 (0.70%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 49 (34.27%) Linux
2 16 (11.19%) Embedded Linux
3 10 (6.99%) Android
3 10 (6.99%) Windows
4 5 (3.50%) Apple iOS
5 4 (2.80%) macOS
6 1 (0.70%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (77.62%) Software Engineering
2 30 (20.98%) Problem-Solving
3 29 (20.28%) AI
4 27 (18.88%) Cybersecurity
5 16 (11.19%) Computer Science
6 10 (6.99%) Prototyping
6 10 (6.99%) Rapid Prototyping
7 9 (6.29%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (5.59%) Multithreading
9 7 (4.90%) Critical Thinking
9 7 (4.90%) Motion Planning
9 7 (4.90%) Robotic Control
10 6 (4.20%) Collaborative Engineering
11 5 (3.50%) Android Development
11 5 (3.50%) Machine Learning
11 5 (3.50%) Memory Management
11 5 (3.50%) OO
11 5 (3.50%) Roadmaps
11 5 (3.50%) Software Testing
12 4 (2.80%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 31 (21.68%) Python
2 26 (18.18%) C
3 23 (16.08%) Rust
4 13 (9.09%) Embedded C++
5 9 (6.29%) TypeScript
6 8 (5.59%) JavaScript
7 7 (4.90%) C#
7 7 (4.90%) Embedded C
8 6 (4.20%) MATLAB
9 3 (2.10%) Go
9 3 (2.10%) Java
Qualifications
1 30 (20.98%) Degree
2 6 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (3.50%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.80%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.40%) HND
5 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.10%) QA
System Software
1 10 (6.99%) Docker
2 4 (2.80%) Firmware
3 3 (2.10%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (2.10%) Apple
2 2 (1.40%) EMC
2 2 (1.40%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.70%) Xilinx