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 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 10 16
Rank change year-on-year -10 +6 +5
Permanent jobs citing C++ 39 88 45
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 10.10% 14.72% 10.49%
As % of the Programming Languages category 39.00% 29.24% 24.46%
Number of salaries quoted 36 56 7
10th Percentile - £65,000 -
25th Percentile £47,500 £66,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £85,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.29% +21.43% +16.67%
75th Percentile £62,500 - £91,250
90th Percentile £70,625 £87,500 £95,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £85,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -35.29% +21.43% +27.27%

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 100 301 184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 25.91% 50.33% 42.89%
Number of salaries quoted 81 175 119
10th Percentile £30,956 £48,000 £40,950
25th Percentile £45,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £63,750 £85,000 £85,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £90,000 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £68,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +14.58% +7.14%

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 24 October 2025.

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 24 (61.54%) Kinematics
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.56%) AWS
1 1 (2.56%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.56%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Rational DOORS
General
1 25 (64.10%) Electronics
2 1 (2.56%) Automotive
2 1 (2.56%) Finance
2 1 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (2.56%) Public Sector
2 1 (2.56%) Publishing
2 1 (2.56%) Social Skills
2 1 (2.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (64.10%) Lead
2 24 (61.54%) Robotics Engineer
3 4 (10.26%) Developer
3 4 (10.26%) Senior
4 3 (7.69%) Android Developer
4 3 (7.69%) Embedded Developer
4 3 (7.69%) Embedded Software Developer
4 3 (7.69%) Software Developer
4 3 (7.69%) Software Engineer
5 1 (2.56%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
5 1 (2.56%) Design Engineer
5 1 (2.56%) Embedded Engineer
5 1 (2.56%) Linux Developer
5 1 (2.56%) Linux Engineer
5 1 (2.56%) Sales Engineer
5 1 (2.56%) Senior Design Engineer
5 1 (2.56%) Senior FPGA Engineer
5 1 (2.56%) Senior Project Leader
5 1 (2.56%) Technologist
5 1 (2.56%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (61.54%) Middleware
2 1 (2.56%) .NET
2 1 (2.56%) AngularJS
2 1 (2.56%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 1 (2.56%) CSS
2 1 (2.56%) HTML
2 1 (2.56%) HTML5
2 1 (2.56%) MFC
2 1 (2.56%) OpenCL
2 1 (2.56%) OpenMP
2 1 (2.56%) React
2 1 (2.56%) STL
2 1 (2.56%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 26 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 25 (64.10%) Robotics
3 2 (5.13%) Data Structures
3 2 (5.13%) FPGA
3 2 (5.13%) Verilog
3 2 (5.13%) VHDL
4 1 (2.56%) ASIC
4 1 (2.56%) Blockchain
4 1 (2.56%) Client/Server
4 1 (2.56%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.56%) CUDA
4 1 (2.56%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (2.56%) IoT
4 1 (2.56%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.26%) Android
2 3 (7.69%) Windows
3 2 (5.13%) Linux
4 1 (2.56%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (76.92%) Software Engineering
2 25 (64.10%) OO
3 24 (61.54%) Control Theory
3 24 (61.54%) Project Management
4 4 (10.26%) AI
4 4 (10.26%) Computer Science
5 3 (7.69%) Android Development
5 3 (7.69%) Machine Learning
5 3 (7.69%) Mathematics
6 2 (5.13%) Data Conversion
6 2 (5.13%) DevOps
6 2 (5.13%) FPGA Design
6 2 (5.13%) Physics
6 2 (5.13%) Roadmaps
6 2 (5.13%) User Experience
7 1 (2.56%) 3D Modelling
7 1 (2.56%) Agile
7 1 (2.56%) Customer Engagement
7 1 (2.56%) Requirements Management
7 1 (2.56%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (69.23%) C
2 25 (64.10%) C#
3 5 (12.82%) Java
3 5 (12.82%) Python
4 2 (5.13%) Go
5 1 (2.56%) Fortran
5 1 (2.56%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.56%) Rust
5 1 (2.56%) Solidity
5 1 (2.56%) SystemVerilog
5 1 (2.56%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 6 (15.38%) Degree
2 3 (7.69%) PhD
3 2 (5.13%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.56%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.56%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (2.56%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.56%) QA
1 1 (2.56%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (2.56%) Huawei