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 4 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 22 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +11 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 51 | 55 | 71 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire | 5.20% | 8.11% | 5.69% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 28.18% | 19.10% | 12.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 46 | 23 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £34,000 | £40,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £42,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £50,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.00% | -20.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,500 | £78,750 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | - | £91,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £66,250 | £66,212 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.06% | +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 | 181 | 288 | 554 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 18.47% | 42.48% | 44.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 122 | 153 | 417 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,494 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £42,500 | £44,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,500 | £73,750 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,625 | £80,000 | £92,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £66,100 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.79% | +20.18% | -8.33% |
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 4 March 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 4 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 | +15 | 51 | £67,500 | +35.00% | 47 |
| 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: