C++ Job Trends in Cambridgeshire
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 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 32 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | -20 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 191 | 41 | 116 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire | 8.53% | 5.69% | 10.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 39.54% | 22.16% | 26.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 163 | 37 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,250 | - | £65,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £47,500 | £66,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £55,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -35.29% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £62,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,800 | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £67,500 | £55,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -21.43% | +7.69% |
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.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 483 | 185 | 432 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 21.56% | 25.69% | 39.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 414 | 149 | 237 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £31,250 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £40,000 | £50,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £55,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -21.43% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £63,750 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £70,500 | £85,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -12.50% | +4.35% |
C++ 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.
C++ Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing C++.
C++ Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
C++ 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 22 October 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 | +14 | 154 | £74,000 | +34.55% | 169 |
| Peterborough | - | 12 | £45,000 | - | 24 |
| Ely | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| C++ East of England |
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C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 30.9% | 59 |
| 2 | C | 29.8% | 57 |
| 3 | Rust | 15.7% | 30 |
| 4 | C# | 10.5% | 20 |
| 5 | JavaScript | 9.4% | 18 |
| 6 | Embedded C++ | 7.9% | 15 |
| 6 | MATLAB | 7.9% | 15 |
| 8 | TypeScript | 7.3% | 14 |
| 9 | Embedded C | 4.7% | 9 |
| 10 | SQL | 3.1% | 6 |
| 11 | Java | 2.1% | 4 |
| 12 | Go | 1.6% | 3 |