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 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 22 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -3 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 48 | 39 | 73 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge | 8.62% | 8.76% | 8.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.58% | 17.89% | 16.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 18 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £43,750 | £43,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £47,500 | £50,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £78,750 | £81,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | - | £92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £67,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | - |
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 | 218 | 434 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 27.29% | 48.99% | 51.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 110 | 109 | 305 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,944 | £46,750 | £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 | £72,188 | £75,000 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,375 | £82,900 | £92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,750 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.47% | +1.25% | -1.23% |
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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 9 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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