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 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 15 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +9 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 50 | 79 | 77 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire | 5.40% | 9.10% | 7.13% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 27.03% | 22.90% | 15.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 44 | 27 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £40,500 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,250 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.42% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £78,750 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,500 | - | £90,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £60,000 | £66,206 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.37% | +10.34% | - |
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 | 185 | 345 | 491 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 19.98% | 39.75% | 45.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 133 | 164 | 352 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,750 | £42,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £73,750 | £80,001 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,000 | £80,000 | £92,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +13.04% | -4.17% |
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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 31 January 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 31 January 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 | +6 | 49 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 32 |
| 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:
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