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 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 15 18
Rank change year-on-year +1 +3 +14
Permanent jobs citing C++ 77 33 81
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 9.12% 12.36% 7.36%
As % of the Programming Languages category 38.31% 30.84% 16.56%
Number of salaries quoted 62 32 53
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,625 £43,750
25th Percentile £53,125 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% -21.43% +16.67%
75th Percentile £80,000 £62,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £67,000 -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +27.27% -15.38% +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 201 107 489
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 23.82% 40.07% 44.45%
Number of salaries quoted 147 79 369
10th Percentile £41,275 £26,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,125 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -12.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,875 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £79,000 £93,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £67,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +35.00% -16.67% -

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 20 June 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:

Applications
1 4 (5.19%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.60%) AWS
2 1 (1.30%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.19%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.60%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.30%) MySQL
2 1 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.30%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (3.90%) LabVIEW
2 1 (1.30%) Git
2 1 (1.30%) Poetry
2 1 (1.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (10.39%) Electronics
2 4 (5.19%) Manufacturing
3 3 (3.90%) Social Skills
3 3 (3.90%) Tech for Good
4 2 (2.60%) Finance
4 2 (2.60%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.30%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.30%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 44 (57.14%) Software Engineer
2 26 (33.77%) Senior
3 25 (32.47%) C++ Software Engineer
4 23 (29.87%) Senior Software Engineer
5 19 (24.68%) Developer
6 14 (18.18%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
7 13 (16.88%) C++ Developer
7 13 (16.88%) Rust Engineer
7 13 (16.88%) Rust Software Engineer
8 9 (11.69%) Junior
8 9 (11.69%) Software Developer
9 8 (10.39%) C++ Software Developer
9 8 (10.39%) Embedded Engineer
10 7 (9.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 7 (9.09%) Junior C++ Developer
10 7 (9.09%) Junior Developer
11 6 (7.79%) Junior Software Developer
11 6 (7.79%) Scientific Software Developer
12 5 (6.49%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
12 5 (6.49%) C/C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.90%) .NET
1 3 (3.90%) Qt
1 3 (3.90%) Yocto
2 2 (2.60%) PyTorch
2 2 (2.60%) WebRTC
2 2 (2.60%) WPF
3 1 (1.30%) Anaconda
3 1 (1.30%) CSS
3 1 (1.30%) jQuery
3 1 (1.30%) NumPy
3 1 (1.30%) OpenCV
3 1 (1.30%) React
3 1 (1.30%) TensorFlow
3 1 (1.30%) Torch
3 1 (1.30%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.29%) Algorithms
2 10 (12.99%) Embedded Systems
3 7 (9.09%) Robotics
4 4 (5.19%) FPGA
4 4 (5.19%) PCIe
5 3 (3.90%) IoT
6 2 (2.60%) Device Driver
7 1 (1.30%) Client/Server
7 1 (1.30%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.30%) Data Structures
7 1 (1.30%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (1.30%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.79%) Linux
2 4 (5.19%) Embedded Linux
2 4 (5.19%) Windows
3 3 (3.90%) Android
4 1 (1.30%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.30%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (70.13%) Software Engineering
2 14 (18.18%) Low Latency
3 13 (16.88%) Automated Trading
3 13 (16.88%) High-Frequency Trading
3 13 (16.88%) Ultra-Low Latency
4 11 (14.29%) Computer Science
5 6 (7.79%) Mathematics
5 6 (7.79%) Software Testing
6 5 (6.49%) Physics
7 4 (5.19%) Collaborative Engineering
7 4 (5.19%) Embedded Software Development
7 4 (5.19%) Kalman Filter
7 4 (5.19%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (5.19%) Schematic Capture
7 4 (5.19%) Signal Processing
7 4 (5.19%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (5.19%) Test Automation
8 3 (3.90%) DevOps
8 3 (3.90%) OOP
8 3 (3.90%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 21 (27.27%) C
2 16 (20.78%) Rust
3 13 (16.88%) C#
3 13 (16.88%) Python
4 5 (6.49%) Embedded C
4 5 (6.49%) Embedded C++
4 5 (6.49%) MATLAB
5 3 (3.90%) Go
5 3 (3.90%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.30%) Haskell
6 1 (1.30%) Java
6 1 (1.30%) OCaml
6 1 (1.30%) PHP
6 1 (1.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (22.08%) Degree
2 6 (7.79%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (5.19%) PhD
4 3 (3.90%) Master's Degree
5 2 (2.60%) HND
6 1 (1.30%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.60%) QA
System Software
1 8 (10.39%) Firmware
2 2 (2.60%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.30%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (5.19%) Altera
2 1 (1.30%) Oracle