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 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 13 13
Rank change year-on-year -10 0 +8
Permanent jobs citing C++ 35 86 53
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 7.66% 14.60% 13.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 28.46% 28.48% 29.94%
Number of salaries quoted 32 54 14
10th Percentile - £51,875 £45,625
25th Percentile £47,500 £66,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £85,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.29% +21.43% +21.74%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £86,250
90th Percentile £76,425 £88,500 £91,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -24.14% +3.57% +27.27%

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 123 302 177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 26.91% 51.27% 44.47%
Number of salaries quoted 85 176 118
10th Percentile £33,500 £47,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £71,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% -2.10% +19.17%
75th Percentile £69,750 £85,000 £85,750
90th Percentile £77,300 £90,000 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -18.52% +3.85% +13.04%

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 28 November 2025.

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 20 (57.14%) Kinematics
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.86%) AWS
1 1 (2.86%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.86%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Rational DOORS
General
1 21 (60.00%) Electronics
2 1 (2.86%) Automotive
2 1 (2.86%) Finance
2 1 (2.86%) Public Sector
2 1 (2.86%) Publishing
2 1 (2.86%) Social Skills
2 1 (2.86%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 21 (60.00%) Lead
2 20 (57.14%) Robotics Engineer
3 6 (17.14%) Senior
4 4 (11.43%) Software Engineer
5 3 (8.57%) Senior Support Engineer
5 3 (8.57%) Software Support Engineer
5 3 (8.57%) Support Engineer
6 2 (5.71%) Graduate
6 2 (5.71%) Graduate Software Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) Architect
7 1 (2.86%) C++ Developer
7 1 (2.86%) C++ Software Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) Developer
7 1 (2.86%) Development Specialist
7 1 (2.86%) Linux Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) Project Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) Project Leader
7 1 (2.86%) Sales Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) Software Architect
7 1 (2.86%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (57.14%) Middleware
2 3 (8.57%) .NET
3 1 (2.86%) AngularJS
3 1 (2.86%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (2.86%) CSS
3 1 (2.86%) HTML
3 1 (2.86%) HTML5
3 1 (2.86%) OpenCL
3 1 (2.86%) OpenMP
3 1 (2.86%) React
3 1 (2.86%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 22 (62.86%) Algorithms
2 21 (60.00%) Robotics
3 3 (8.57%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (5.71%) Data Structures
4 2 (5.71%) FPGA
4 2 (5.71%) Verilog
4 2 (5.71%) VHDL
5 1 (2.86%) ASIC
5 1 (2.86%) Client/Server
5 1 (2.86%) Cloud Native
5 1 (2.86%) CUDA
5 1 (2.86%) IoT
5 1 (2.86%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.71%) Linux
1 2 (5.71%) Windows
2 1 (2.86%) Android
2 1 (2.86%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (77.14%) Software Engineering
2 21 (60.00%) OO
3 20 (57.14%) Control Theory
3 20 (57.14%) Project Management
4 4 (11.43%) AI
4 4 (11.43%) DevOps
4 4 (11.43%) Mathematics
4 4 (11.43%) Physics
5 3 (8.57%) Collaborative Engineering
5 3 (8.57%) Computer Science
5 3 (8.57%) Machine Learning
5 3 (8.57%) Presales
6 2 (5.71%) FPGA Design
6 2 (5.71%) Roadmaps
6 2 (5.71%) User Experience
7 1 (2.86%) Front End Development
7 1 (2.86%) Low Latency
7 1 (2.86%) Microservices
7 1 (2.86%) Performance Optimisation
7 1 (2.86%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 23 (65.71%) C
1 23 (65.71%) C#
2 4 (11.43%) Python
3 2 (5.71%) Java
4 1 (2.86%) Fortran
4 1 (2.86%) Go
4 1 (2.86%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.86%) SystemVerilog
4 1 (2.86%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 5 (14.29%) Degree
2 3 (8.57%) PhD
3 2 (5.71%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.86%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.86%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.86%) QA
1 1 (2.86%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (2.86%) Huawei