C++ Job Trends in Cambridge

C++
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridge citing C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 19 11
Rank change year-on-year +14 -8 +3
Permanent jobs citing C++ 165 35 87
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 12.54% 8.56% 14.82%
As % of the Programming Languages category 38.64% 33.33% 29.00%
Number of salaries quoted 150 32 55
10th Percentile £47,500 - £65,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £47,500 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,000 £55,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.91% -35.29% +21.43%
75th Percentile £77,000 £64,375 -
90th Percentile £80,000 £71,250 £88,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +27.27% -35.29% +21.43%

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 citing coding skills in Cambridge.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills 427 105 300
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 32.45% 25.67% 51.11%
Number of salaries quoted 372 80 173
10th Percentile £47,500 £31,221 £47,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £46,875 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -21.43% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,200 £90,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -21.43% +16.67%

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 12 November 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Cambridge

C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Python27.3%45
2Rust21.8%36
3C18.2%30
4JavaScript7.3%12
5MATLAB6.7%11
6Embedded C++6.1%10
7C#5.5%9
7TypeScript5.5%9
9Embedded C2.4%4
10Go1.8%3
10Java1.8%3