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 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 20 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +1 | +5 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 49 | 43 | 69 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge | 9.01% | 9.39% | 8.71% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 32.24% | 18.94% | 17.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 20 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £46,250 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £51,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £67,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.70% | +12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £78,750 | £83,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,400 | - | £92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £66,250 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.42% | -7.69% | +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 | 152 | 227 | 403 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 27.94% | 49.56% | 50.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 110 | 113 | 281 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,438 | - | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +3.85% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £78,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,375 | £81,750 | £92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -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 1 February 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:
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