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 12 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 18 7
Rank change year-on-year +9 -11 +16
Permanent jobs citing C++ 121 43 89
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 10.36% 12.39% 14.35%
As % of the Programming Languages category 35.80% 41.35% 33.46%
Number of salaries quoted 109 40 60
10th Percentile £40,000 - £48,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -35.29% +17.24%
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £84,000 £67,750 -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +27.27% -35.29% +17.24%

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 338 104 266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 28.94% 29.97% 42.90%
Number of salaries quoted 297 84 170
10th Percentile £46,250 £30,112 £45,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £47,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -22.81% +5.56%
75th Percentile £78,750 £62,813 £85,000
90th Percentile £89,500 £77,350 £93,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +18.18% -18.52% +12.50%

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 12 September 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (2.48%) AWS
1 3 (2.48%) Azure
1 3 (2.48%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.83%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.83%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.48%) Git
1 3 (2.48%) LabVIEW
1 3 (2.48%) Visual Studio
2 2 (1.65%) Mercurial
3 1 (0.83%) Poetry
General
1 10 (8.26%) Tech for Good
2 8 (6.61%) Electronics
3 7 (5.79%) Automotive
4 6 (4.96%) Multimedia
4 6 (4.96%) Social Skills
5 4 (3.31%) Manufacturing
6 3 (2.48%) Games
Job Titles
1 80 (66.12%) Software Engineer
2 46 (38.02%) Senior
3 45 (37.19%) C++ Software Engineer
4 39 (32.23%) Senior Software Engineer
5 16 (13.22%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
6 15 (12.40%) Junior
6 15 (12.40%) Robotics Software Engineer
7 12 (9.92%) Developer
7 12 (9.92%) Embedded Engineer
8 11 (9.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 10 (8.26%) Consultant
10 8 (6.61%) C++ Developer
10 8 (6.61%) Junior Software Engineer
10 8 (6.61%) Rust Engineer
10 8 (6.61%) Rust Software Engineer
10 8 (6.61%) Software Consultant
11 7 (5.79%) C++ Programmer
11 7 (5.79%) Junior C++ Developer
11 7 (5.79%) Junior Developer
11 7 (5.79%) Senior Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.48%) CarPlay
1 3 (2.48%) Middleware
1 3 (2.48%) Qt
1 3 (2.48%) Yocto
2 2 (1.65%) PyTorch
2 2 (1.65%) STL
2 2 (1.65%) WPF
3 1 (0.83%) Anaconda
3 1 (0.83%) NumPy
3 1 (0.83%) OpenCV
3 1 (0.83%) React
3 1 (0.83%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.83%) Torch
3 1 (0.83%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 21 (17.36%) Robotics
2 15 (12.40%) Cyber Threat
3 12 (9.92%) Algorithms
4 11 (9.09%) Embedded Systems
5 6 (4.96%) IoT
6 5 (4.13%) Device Driver
7 4 (3.31%) Client/Server
7 4 (3.31%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (3.31%) Mobile App
8 3 (2.48%) Data Structures
8 3 (2.48%) Media Streaming
8 3 (2.48%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.48%) Raspberry Pi
9 2 (1.65%) Analogue Electronics
9 2 (1.65%) FPGA
9 2 (1.65%) Verilog
10 1 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 35 (28.93%) Linux
2 12 (9.92%) Embedded Linux
3 10 (8.26%) Windows
4 7 (5.79%) Android
5 4 (3.31%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.83%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (76.86%) Software Engineering
2 23 (19.01%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (15.70%) AI
4 18 (14.88%) Computer Science
5 15 (12.40%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (6.61%) Automated Trading
6 8 (6.61%) High-Frequency Trading
6 8 (6.61%) Low Latency
6 8 (6.61%) Ultra-Low Latency
7 7 (5.79%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (5.79%) Motion Planning
7 7 (5.79%) Robotic Control
8 6 (4.96%) Collaborative Engineering
8 6 (4.96%) Multithreading
8 6 (4.96%) OO
8 6 (4.96%) OOP
8 6 (4.96%) Prototyping
8 6 (4.96%) Rapid Prototyping
9 5 (4.13%) Android Development
9 5 (4.13%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 23 (19.01%) C
2 22 (18.18%) Python
3 21 (17.36%) Rust
4 10 (8.26%) Embedded C++
5 7 (5.79%) C#
5 7 (5.79%) Embedded C
6 3 (2.48%) Java
6 3 (2.48%) JavaScript
6 3 (2.48%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.83%) Haskell
7 1 (0.83%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.83%) OCaml
Qualifications
1 24 (19.83%) Degree
2 5 (4.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (2.48%) Master's Degree
4 2 (1.65%) HND
4 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.48%) QA
System Software
1 7 (5.79%) Docker
2 4 (3.31%) Firmware
3 2 (1.65%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (2.48%) Apple
2 2 (1.65%) EMC
2 2 (1.65%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.83%) Oracle