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 2 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -12 | +18 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 117 | 43 | 92 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge | 10.31% | 11.75% | 14.74% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 35.56% | 36.13% | 34.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 104 | 40 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | - | £46,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £47,500 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £74,500 | £55,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.45% | -35.29% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £62,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £67,750 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £55,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -24.14% | -3.33% |
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 | 329 | 119 | 265 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 28.99% | 32.51% | 42.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 288 | 97 | 185 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £30,956 | £44,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £45,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £55,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -21.43% | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £79,063 | £65,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £76,000 | £93,750 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £65,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +8.33% |
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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.
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Salary Trend in Cambridge
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in Cambridge
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Cambridge over the 6 months to 2 September 2026.
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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: