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 8 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 14 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +4 | +14 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 94 | 35 | 92 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge | 10.33% | 11.55% | 9.11% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 42.73% | 29.66% | 19.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 77 | 34 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,000 | £34,375 | £44,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £47,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £55,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.36% | -29.03% | +10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £62,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £66,000 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £55,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -21.43% | +7.69% |
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 | 220 | 118 | 468 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 24.18% | 38.94% | 46.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 164 | 88 | 364 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,238 | £28,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £54,375 | £44,688 | £50,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -15.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £66,250 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £77,875 | £93,750 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £67,500 | £52,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.57% | -16.00% | +4.17% |
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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 8 July 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: