C++
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 25 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +6 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 55 | 49 | 77 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire | 5.28% | 7.84% | 5.73% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 27.78% | 18.15% | 13.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 28 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £34,625 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £42,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £52,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -16.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,938 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £79,500 | £89,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £67,500 | £66,212 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.95% | +10.35% | - |
All Programming Languages
Cambridgeshire
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 Cambridgeshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 198 | 270 | 580 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 19.02% | 43.20% | 43.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 170 | 442 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,956 | £37,250 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £42,500 | £43,952 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -1.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,500 | £73,750 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £94,396 | £80,000 | £92,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +18.18% | -8.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
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Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.
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Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 15 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | +13 | 55 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 41 |
| C++ East of England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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: