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 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 12 17
Rank change year-on-year +2 +5 +13
Permanent jobs citing C++ 104 37 96
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 10.96% 11.67% 9.65%
As % of the Programming Languages category 43.51% 29.84% 20.82%
Number of salaries quoted 88 36 69
10th Percentile £38,875 £38,125 £45,000
25th Percentile £54,375 £47,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £55,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% -35.29% +19.30%
75th Percentile £80,000 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £100,000 £65,000 -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +27.27% -24.14% +3.57%

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 239 124 461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 25.18% 39.12% 46.33%
Number of salaries quoted 185 91 360
10th Percentile £42,275 £28,750 £42,375
25th Percentile £55,000 £44,375 £50,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -15.38% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,625 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £77,500 £93,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £67,500 £52,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +28.57% -16.00% +4.17%

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 16 July 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 3 (2.88%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 5 (4.81%) AWS
2 4 (3.85%) Azure
3 3 (2.88%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.88%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.88%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (1.92%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.96%) MySQL
3 1 (0.96%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (2.88%) LabVIEW
1 3 (2.88%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.96%) Git
2 1 (0.96%) Poetry
General
1 9 (8.65%) Electronics
2 4 (3.85%) Manufacturing
3 3 (2.88%) Social Skills
4 2 (1.92%) Finance
4 2 (1.92%) Multimedia
4 2 (1.92%) Tech for Good
4 2 (1.92%) Telecoms
5 1 (0.96%) Aerospace
5 1 (0.96%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 68 (65.38%) Software Engineer
2 38 (36.54%) Senior
3 36 (34.62%) C++ Software Engineer
3 36 (34.62%) Senior Software Engineer
4 20 (19.23%) Developer
5 18 (17.31%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
6 14 (13.46%) C++ Developer
7 13 (12.50%) Rust Engineer
7 13 (12.50%) Rust Software Engineer
8 12 (11.54%) Embedded Engineer
9 11 (10.58%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 11 (10.58%) Junior
10 9 (8.65%) Software Developer
11 8 (7.69%) C++ Software Developer
12 7 (6.73%) Junior C++ Developer
12 7 (6.73%) Junior Developer
13 6 (5.77%) Junior Software Developer
13 6 (5.77%) Scientific Software Developer
14 5 (4.81%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
14 5 (4.81%) C/C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.81%) Qt
2 3 (2.88%) Yocto
3 2 (1.92%) Middleware
3 2 (1.92%) PyTorch
3 2 (1.92%) STL
3 2 (1.92%) WebRTC
3 2 (1.92%) WPF
4 1 (0.96%) .NET
4 1 (0.96%) Anaconda
4 1 (0.96%) CSS
4 1 (0.96%) jQuery
4 1 (0.96%) NumPy
4 1 (0.96%) OpenCV
4 1 (0.96%) React
4 1 (0.96%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.96%) Torch
4 1 (0.96%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (13.46%) Algorithms
2 13 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
3 12 (11.54%) Embedded Systems
4 11 (10.58%) Robotics
5 4 (3.85%) Client/Server
5 4 (3.85%) Device Driver
6 3 (2.88%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (2.88%) FPGA
6 3 (2.88%) IoT
6 3 (2.88%) PCIe
7 2 (1.92%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.92%) Media Streaming
8 1 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.96%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 16 (15.38%) Linux
2 8 (7.69%) Embedded Linux
3 7 (6.73%) Windows
4 3 (2.88%) Android
5 1 (0.96%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.96%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (78.85%) Software Engineering
2 16 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (14.42%) AI
4 14 (13.46%) Low Latency
5 13 (12.50%) Automated Trading
5 13 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
5 13 (12.50%) High-Frequency Trading
5 13 (12.50%) Ultra-Low Latency
6 12 (11.54%) Computer Science
7 7 (6.73%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (6.73%) Software Testing
8 6 (5.77%) Collaborative Engineering
8 6 (5.77%) OOP
9 5 (4.81%) Embedded Software Development
9 5 (4.81%) Mathematics
9 5 (4.81%) Motion Planning
9 5 (4.81%) Robotic Control
10 4 (3.85%) Multithreading
10 4 (3.85%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (3.85%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 25 (24.04%) Rust
2 24 (23.08%) C
3 22 (21.15%) Python
4 12 (11.54%) C#
5 5 (4.81%) Embedded C
5 5 (4.81%) Embedded C++
6 4 (3.85%) MATLAB
7 3 (2.88%) Go
7 3 (2.88%) JavaScript
7 3 (2.88%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.96%) Haskell
8 1 (0.96%) Java
8 1 (0.96%) OCaml
8 1 (0.96%) PHP
8 1 (0.96%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (21.15%) Degree
2 6 (5.77%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (2.88%) Master's Degree
3 3 (2.88%) PhD
4 2 (1.92%) HND
4 2 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.96%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.85%) QA
System Software
1 7 (6.73%) Firmware
2 5 (4.81%) Docker
3 2 (1.92%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (2.88%) Altera
2 2 (1.92%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.96%) Oracle