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 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 25 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -3 | +8 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 55 | 25 | 68 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge | 8.37% | 7.96% | 7.41% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 30.90% | 15.72% | 14.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 21 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,500 | £25,000 | £42,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £47,500 | £45,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -16.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £78,750 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | - | £85,750 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £52,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -16.00% | +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 | 178 | 159 | 466 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 27.09% | 50.64% | 50.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 122 | 111 | 338 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £47,500 | £51,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £58,850 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.70% | -5.84% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,750 | £80,001 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £61,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.82% | -8.33% | -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 25 March 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: