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 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 20 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +2 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 67 | 24 | 67 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge | 8.45% | 9.45% | 6.83% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 30.59% | 21.43% | 14.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 23 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,500 | £26,750 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -16.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £62,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | - | £85,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £50,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -20.00% | +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 | 219 | 112 | 469 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 27.62% | 44.09% | 47.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 146 | 82 | 346 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,625 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,313 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -12.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,500 | £80,001 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £84,500 | £93,750 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £65,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -12.50% | -4.00% |
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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 22 April 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: