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 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 24 | 18 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +11 | +29 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 74 | 44 | 79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire | 5.57% | 9.07% | 5.08% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 30.20% | 22.00% | 13.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 62 | 36 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,500 | £34,375 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,250 | £46,250 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £50,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -20.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,750 | £62,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £65,000 | £85,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £61,500 | £66,206 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.11% | +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 | 245 | 200 | 607 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 18.45% | 41.24% | 39.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 162 | 155 | 462 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,438 | £33,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,250 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.50% | -16.67% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £66,875 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £77,500 | £92,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +9.09% | -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 4 May 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 4 May 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 |
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| Cambridge | +1 | 70 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 45 |
| Peterborough | -9 | 4 | £61,500 | +2.50% | 1 |
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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: