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 25 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 21 23
Rank change year-on-year +5 +2 +1
Permanent jobs citing C++ 47 44 63
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 8.62% 9.46% 8.97%
As % of the Programming Languages category 31.33% 18.97% 18.21%
Number of salaries quoted 42 20 26
10th Percentile - £46,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +12.50% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £81,875
90th Percentile £76,550 - £91,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +8.33%

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 150 232 346
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 27.52% 49.89% 49.29%
Number of salaries quoted 110 116 235
10th Percentile £39,369 - £43,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £67,500 £65,620
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% +2.87% +9.37%
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £78,650 £81,750 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% -

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 25 January 2026.

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 12 (25.53%) Kinematics
Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.51%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.26%) Ethernet
2 1 (2.13%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.13%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Git
1 1 (2.13%) Rational DOORS
General
1 16 (34.04%) Electronics
2 4 (8.51%) Finance
3 3 (6.38%) Tech for Good
4 2 (4.26%) Social Skills
5 1 (2.13%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.13%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.13%) Publishing
5 1 (2.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (36.17%) Robotics Engineer
2 14 (29.79%) Lead
3 11 (23.40%) Senior
3 11 (23.40%) Software Engineer
4 7 (14.89%) C++ Software Engineer
4 7 (14.89%) Senior Support Engineer
4 7 (14.89%) Software Support Engineer
4 7 (14.89%) Support Engineer
5 4 (8.51%) Windows Engineer
6 3 (6.38%) C++ Developer
6 3 (6.38%) Developer
6 3 (6.38%) FPGA Engineer
6 3 (6.38%) Graduate
6 3 (6.38%) Graduate Software Engineer
7 2 (4.26%) Design Engineer
7 2 (4.26%) Robotics Software Engineer
8 1 (2.13%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
8 1 (2.13%) Embedded Engineer
8 1 (2.13%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 1 (2.13%) Senior Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (25.53%) Middleware
2 7 (14.89%) .NET
3 1 (2.13%) AngularJS
3 1 (2.13%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (2.13%) CSS
3 1 (2.13%) HTML
3 1 (2.13%) HTML5
3 1 (2.13%) OpenCL
3 1 (2.13%) OpenMP
3 1 (2.13%) Qt
3 1 (2.13%) React
3 1 (2.13%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 20 (42.55%) Robotics
2 15 (31.91%) Algorithms
3 7 (14.89%) Embedded Systems
4 4 (8.51%) FPGA
5 2 (4.26%) PCIe
5 2 (4.26%) Verilog
5 2 (4.26%) VHDL
6 1 (2.13%) ASIC
6 1 (2.13%) Cloud Native
6 1 (2.13%) CUDA
6 1 (2.13%) Data Structures
6 1 (2.13%) IoT
6 1 (2.13%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.51%) Windows
2 2 (4.26%) Linux
3 1 (2.13%) Android
3 1 (2.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (53.19%) Software Engineering
2 12 (25.53%) Control Theory
2 12 (25.53%) OO
2 12 (25.53%) Project Management
3 8 (17.02%) DevOps
3 8 (17.02%) Physics
4 7 (14.89%) Collaborative Engineering
4 7 (14.89%) Mathematics
4 7 (14.89%) Presales
5 4 (8.51%) AI
5 4 (8.51%) Low Latency
5 4 (8.51%) Signal Processing
6 3 (6.38%) Machine Learning
7 2 (4.26%) Embedded Software Development
7 2 (4.26%) FPGA Design
7 2 (4.26%) Kalman Filter
7 2 (4.26%) Roadmaps
7 2 (4.26%) Schematic Capture
7 2 (4.26%) Software Testing
7 2 (4.26%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 21 (44.68%) C#
2 18 (38.30%) C
3 7 (14.89%) Python
4 2 (4.26%) MATLAB
5 1 (2.13%) Fortran
5 1 (2.13%) Go
5 1 (2.13%) Java
5 1 (2.13%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.13%) Rust
5 1 (2.13%) Shell Script
5 1 (2.13%) SystemVerilog
5 1 (2.13%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 7 (14.89%) Degree
2 5 (10.64%) PhD
3 1 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.13%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.13%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 2 (4.26%) Firmware
2 1 (2.13%) Docker
Vendors
1 2 (4.26%) Altera
2 1 (2.13%) Huawei