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 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 31 12
Rank change year-on-year +19 -19 +9
Permanent jobs citing C++ 176 40 115
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 8.03% 5.73% 10.20%
As % of the Programming Languages category 38.10% 21.39% 26.56%
Number of salaries quoted 148 37 60
10th Percentile £42,500 - £64,875
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% +36.00%
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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 462 187 433
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 21.08% 26.79% 38.42%
Number of salaries quoted 396 152 234
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% +19.15%
75th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £70,000 -
East of England median annual salary £60,000 £51,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% +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++ job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

C++
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing C++.

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 15 October 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Cambridgeshire

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 15 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 +13 145 £74,000 +34.55% 39
Peterborough - 13 £45,000 -
Ely - 3 - -
C++
East of England

C++
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:

Applications
1 3 (1.70%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 7 (3.98%) AWS
1 7 (3.98%) Azure
1 7 (3.98%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.55%) Bluetooth
1 8 (4.55%) Wireless
2 7 (3.98%) Modbus
2 7 (3.98%) Profibus
2 7 (3.98%) RS-232
2 7 (3.98%) RS-485
2 7 (3.98%) ZigBee
3 6 (3.41%) SNMP
4 1 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.57%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 7 (3.98%) Git
2 6 (3.41%) PetaLinux
3 3 (1.70%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.14%) Mercurial
4 2 (1.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 29 (16.48%) Electronics
2 22 (12.50%) Social Skills
3 20 (11.36%) Manufacturing
4 16 (9.09%) Tech for Good
5 10 (5.68%) Automotive
6 7 (3.98%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (3.41%) Aviation
7 6 (3.41%) Multimedia
8 3 (1.70%) Games
9 2 (1.14%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.14%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.57%) Advertising
10 1 (0.57%) Legal
10 1 (0.57%) Military
10 1 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 113 (64.20%) Software Engineer
2 69 (39.20%) Senior
3 59 (33.52%) C++ Software Engineer
4 52 (29.55%) Senior Software Engineer
5 30 (17.05%) Embedded Engineer
6 25 (14.20%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 22 (12.50%) Robotics Software Engineer
8 19 (10.80%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 16 (9.09%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 12 (6.82%) Junior
10 12 (6.82%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
11 11 (6.25%) Consultant
11 11 (6.25%) Developer
12 9 (5.11%) Embedded C++ Engineer
12 9 (5.11%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
12 9 (5.11%) Python Engineer
12 9 (5.11%) Python Software Engineer
13 8 (4.55%) Linux Engineer
13 8 (4.55%) Software Consultant
14 7 (3.98%) C++ Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.68%) Yocto
2 6 (3.41%) .NET
2 6 (3.41%) ASP.NET
2 6 (3.41%) HTML
3 5 (2.84%) STL
4 4 (2.27%) React
5 3 (1.70%) CarPlay
5 3 (1.70%) DCOM
5 3 (1.70%) Middleware
5 3 (1.70%) Qt
6 2 (1.14%) WPF
7 1 (0.57%) OpenCV
7 1 (0.57%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.57%) TensorFlow
7 1 (0.57%) Torch
7 1 (0.57%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 36 (20.45%) Robotics
2 34 (19.32%) Embedded Systems
3 27 (15.34%) Algorithms
4 25 (14.20%) Cyber Threat
5 16 (9.09%) FPGA
6 10 (5.68%) Device Driver
7 8 (4.55%) IoT
8 5 (2.84%) Verilog
9 4 (2.27%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (2.27%) Mobile App
9 4 (2.27%) Raspberry Pi
10 3 (1.70%) Analogue Electronics
10 3 (1.70%) Client/Server
10 3 (1.70%) Media Streaming
10 3 (1.70%) Onboarding
10 3 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.70%) VHDL
11 2 (1.14%) Acoustics
11 2 (1.14%) Data Structures
12 1 (0.57%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 61 (34.66%) Linux
2 22 (12.50%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (9.09%) Windows
4 10 (5.68%) Android
5 7 (3.98%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (2.84%) Apple iOS
7 4 (2.27%) macOS
7 4 (2.27%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (74.43%) Software Engineering
2 36 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (18.75%) AI
4 28 (15.91%) Cybersecurity
5 17 (9.66%) Computer Science
6 14 (7.95%) Unit Testing
7 12 (6.82%) Prototyping
7 12 (6.82%) Signal Processing
8 11 (6.25%) Software Testing
9 10 (5.68%) Rapid Prototyping
10 9 (5.11%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (4.55%) Multithreading
11 8 (4.55%) TDD
12 7 (3.98%) Critical Thinking
12 7 (3.98%) Data Acquisition
12 7 (3.98%) Mathematics
12 7 (3.98%) Motion Planning
12 7 (3.98%) Robotic Control
13 6 (3.41%) Collaborative Engineering
13 6 (3.41%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 52 (29.55%) C
2 50 (28.41%) Python
3 24 (13.64%) Rust
4 19 (10.80%) C#
5 16 (9.09%) Embedded C++
6 15 (8.52%) JavaScript
7 14 (7.95%) TypeScript
8 13 (7.39%) MATLAB
9 10 (5.68%) Embedded C
10 6 (3.41%) SQL
11 3 (1.70%) Go
11 3 (1.70%) Java
Qualifications
1 39 (22.16%) Degree
2 8 (4.55%) Security Cleared
3 6 (3.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (2.27%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.14%) HND
5 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.70%) QA
2 1 (0.57%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 13 (7.39%) Firmware
2 11 (6.25%) Docker
3 10 (5.68%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (1.70%) Apple
1 3 (1.70%) Xilinx
2 2 (1.14%) EMC
2 2 (1.14%) Microsoft