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 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -3 | +9 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 41 | 54 | 53 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge | 8.09% | 11.46% | 12.05% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 29.50% | 22.22% | 26.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 30 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £51,563 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £72,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.69% | +20.83% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,850 | - | £92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £60,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +16.67% |
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 | 139 | 243 | 199 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 27.42% | 51.59% | 45.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 99 | 132 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,000 | £47,500 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £51,250 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.52% | -3.57% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £78,750 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,800 | £85,000 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.52% | +8.00% | - |
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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 4 January 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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