C++ Job Trends in Cambridge

C++
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridge citing C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 19 9
Rank change year-on-year +13 -10 +7
Permanent jobs citing C++ 155 38 88
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 12.20% 10.05% 14.72%
As % of the Programming Languages category 39.74% 39.58% 29.33%
Number of salaries quoted 141 35 56
10th Percentile £47,500 - £65,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £47,500 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £55,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.55% -35.29% +21.43%
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,750 £87,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +27.27% -35.29% +21.43%

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 citing coding skills in Cambridge.

6 months to
23 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills 390 96 300
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 30.68% 25.40% 50.17%
Number of salaries quoted 343 79 174
10th Percentile £47,500 £30,956 £48,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £44,375 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -21.43% +7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £90,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -21.43% +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 23 October 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Cambridge

C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Python26.5%41
2Rust19.4%30
3C18.7%29
4Embedded C++7.7%12
4JavaScript7.7%12
6MATLAB6.5%10
7C#5.8%9
7TypeScript5.8%9
9Embedded C3.9%6
10Go1.9%3
10Java1.9%3