Embedded C++ Job Trends in Cambridge

Embedded C++
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Embedded C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 - 57
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 6 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.53% - 0.65%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.81% - 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £110,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £140,000 - -
75th Percentile £170,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £140,000 - -

All Programming Languages
Cambridge

Embedded 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 331 102 262
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 29.14% 29.39% 42.67%
Number of salaries quoted 290 80 180
10th Percentile £46,250 £29,650 £45,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £46,875 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.45% -21.43% +3.70%
75th Percentile £78,250 £62,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £89,550 £75,250 £93,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +18.18% -18.52% +12.50%

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Embedded C++ job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Embedded C++
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Embedded C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Embedded C++

Embedded 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:

General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Electronics
3 1 (16.67%) Automotive
3 1 (16.67%) Games
3 1 (16.67%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Architect
1 3 (50.00%) Systems Architect
2 2 (33.33%) Developer
2 2 (33.33%) Embedded Developer
2 2 (33.33%) Linux Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Sales Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) Yocto
2 1 (16.67%) CarPlay
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) IoT
2 2 (33.33%) Algorithms
2 2 (33.33%) Device Driver
2 2 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (33.33%) Robotics
3 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
3 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
3 1 (16.67%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Embedded Linux
1 3 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (16.67%) Android
2 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) AI
3 1 (16.67%) Android Development
3 1 (16.67%) Business Development
3 1 (16.67%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (16.67%) iOS Development
3 1 (16.67%) Mobile Application Development
3 1 (16.67%) Mobile Development
3 1 (16.67%) Multithreaded Programming
3 1 (16.67%) Multithreading
3 1 (16.67%) OO
3 1 (16.67%) Open Source
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (16.67%) Presales
3 1 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (16.67%) Prototyping
3 1 (16.67%) Rapid Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C++
2 5 (83.33%) C
2 5 (83.33%) Embedded C
3 2 (33.33%) C#
3 2 (33.33%) Python
4 1 (16.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Apple