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 28 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 18 11
Rank change year-on-year +12 -7 +6
Permanent jobs citing C++ 159 39 87
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 12.41% 10.03% 14.50%
As % of the Programming Languages category 39.85% 38.24% 28.81%
Number of salaries quoted 143 36 55
10th Percentile £47,500 - £65,000
25th Percentile £56,875 £47,500 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £55,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.55% -35.29% +21.43%
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,625 £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
28 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills 399 102 302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 31.15% 26.22% 50.33%
Number of salaries quoted 350 81 176
10th Percentile £47,500 £30,956 £47,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -21.43% +7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £90,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £68,750
% change year-on-year +22.73% -20.00% +14.58%

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 October 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
1Python27.0%43
2Rust20.8%33
3C18.2%29
4Embedded C++7.5%12
4JavaScript7.5%12
6MATLAB6.3%10
7C#5.7%9
7TypeScript5.7%9
9Embedded C3.8%6
10Go1.9%3
10Java1.9%3