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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 20 17
Rank change year-on-year +2 -3 +5
Permanent jobs citing C++ 43 45 56
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 8.19% 9.62% 10.47%
As % of the Programming Languages category 30.28% 19.23% 22.86%
Number of salaries quoted 39 21 23
10th Percentile - - £45,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £73,400 - £92,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -

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 142 234 245
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 27.05% 50.00% 45.79%
Number of salaries quoted 104 119 156
10th Percentile £38,956 - £43,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £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 £71,250 £78,750 £91,250
90th Percentile £78,500 £82,400 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% -4.00%

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 18 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 13 (30.23%) Kinematics
Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.98%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.33%) Ethernet
1 1 (2.33%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Git
1 1 (2.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 16 (37.21%) Electronics
2 3 (6.98%) Finance
3 2 (4.65%) Social Skills
3 2 (4.65%) Tech for Good
4 1 (2.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.33%) Publishing
4 1 (2.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (39.53%) Robotics Engineer
2 14 (32.56%) Lead
3 10 (23.26%) Senior
4 9 (20.93%) Software Engineer
5 6 (13.95%) Senior Support Engineer
5 6 (13.95%) Software Support Engineer
5 6 (13.95%) Support Engineer
6 5 (11.63%) C++ Software Engineer
7 3 (6.98%) C++ Developer
7 3 (6.98%) Developer
7 3 (6.98%) Graduate
7 3 (6.98%) Graduate Software Engineer
7 3 (6.98%) Windows Engineer
8 2 (4.65%) FPGA Engineer
8 2 (4.65%) Robotics Software Engineer
9 1 (2.33%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
9 1 (2.33%) Digital Design Engineer
9 1 (2.33%) Linux Engineer
9 1 (2.33%) Senior Design Engineer
9 1 (2.33%) Senior FPGA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (30.23%) Middleware
2 6 (13.95%) .NET
3 1 (2.33%) AngularJS
3 1 (2.33%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (2.33%) CSS
3 1 (2.33%) HTML
3 1 (2.33%) HTML5
3 1 (2.33%) OpenCL
3 1 (2.33%) OpenMP
3 1 (2.33%) React
3 1 (2.33%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 20 (46.51%) Robotics
2 15 (34.88%) Algorithms
3 6 (13.95%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (6.98%) FPGA
5 2 (4.65%) Verilog
5 2 (4.65%) VHDL
6 1 (2.33%) ASIC
6 1 (2.33%) Cloud Native
6 1 (2.33%) CUDA
6 1 (2.33%) Data Structures
6 1 (2.33%) IoT
6 1 (2.33%) Mobile App
6 1 (2.33%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.98%) Windows
2 2 (4.65%) Linux
3 1 (2.33%) Android
3 1 (2.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (53.49%) Software Engineering
2 13 (30.23%) Control Theory
2 13 (30.23%) OO
2 13 (30.23%) Project Management
3 7 (16.28%) DevOps
3 7 (16.28%) Physics
4 6 (13.95%) Collaborative Engineering
4 6 (13.95%) Mathematics
4 6 (13.95%) Presales
5 4 (9.30%) AI
6 3 (6.98%) Low Latency
6 3 (6.98%) Machine Learning
6 3 (6.98%) Signal Processing
7 2 (4.65%) Computer Science
7 2 (4.65%) FPGA Design
7 2 (4.65%) Roadmaps
8 1 (2.33%) Parallel Programming
8 1 (2.33%) Test Automation
8 1 (2.33%) Test Scripting
8 1 (2.33%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 20 (46.51%) C#
2 18 (41.86%) C
3 6 (13.95%) Python
4 1 (2.33%) Fortran
4 1 (2.33%) Go
4 1 (2.33%) Java
4 1 (2.33%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.33%) MATLAB
4 1 (2.33%) Rust
4 1 (2.33%) Shell Script
4 1 (2.33%) SystemVerilog
4 1 (2.33%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 6 (13.95%) Degree
2 4 (9.30%) PhD
3 1 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.33%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.33%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 1 (2.33%) Docker
1 1 (2.33%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.33%) Altera
1 1 (2.33%) Huawei