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 5 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -10 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 119 | 41 | 91 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge | 10.37% | 11.82% | 14.97% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 35.42% | 40.20% | 34.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 106 | 38 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | - | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | £47,500 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £74,500 | £55,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.45% | -35.29% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £62,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £64,000 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £55,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -31.25% | +6.67% |
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 | 336 | 102 | 262 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 29.29% | 29.39% | 43.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 294 | 80 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £29,650 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £46,875 | £56,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,250 | £55,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.45% | -21.43% | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,250 | £62,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,850 | £75,250 | £93,750 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £65,000 | £55,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -18.52% | +12.50% |
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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 5 September 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: