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 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 14 17
Rank change year-on-year -18 +3 +18
Permanent jobs citing C++ 36 113 58
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 4.63% 10.43% 10.23%
As % of the Programming Languages category 20.00% 26.34% 25.22%
Number of salaries quoted 32 57 11
10th Percentile - £64,500 -
25th Percentile £47,500 £66,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £85,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.29% +21.43% +27.27%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £82,500
90th Percentile £76,425 £87,000 £92,500
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -21.43% +7.69% +18.18%

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 180 429 230
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 23.14% 39.61% 40.56%
Number of salaries quoted 141 234 146
10th Percentile £31,250 £46,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +12.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £63,750 £81,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £92,500
East of England median annual salary £50,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.83% - +9.09%

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 16 November 2025.

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 16 November 2025. 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 -12 34 £55,000 -35.29% 57
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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (58.33%) Kinematics
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.78%) AWS
1 1 (2.78%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.56%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (2.78%) GitLab
1 1 (2.78%) Jenkins
1 1 (2.78%) Rational DOORS
General
1 24 (66.67%) Electronics
2 2 (5.56%) Finance
2 2 (5.56%) Public Sector
2 2 (5.56%) Telecoms
3 1 (2.78%) Automotive
3 1 (2.78%) Law
3 1 (2.78%) Manufacturing
3 1 (2.78%) Marketing
3 1 (2.78%) Publishing
3 1 (2.78%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (61.11%) Lead
2 21 (58.33%) Robotics Engineer
3 7 (19.44%) Senior
4 3 (8.33%) Senior Support Engineer
4 3 (8.33%) Software Support Engineer
4 3 (8.33%) Support Engineer
5 2 (5.56%) Design Engineer
5 2 (5.56%) Developer
5 2 (5.56%) Software Engineer
6 1 (2.78%) C++ Developer
6 1 (2.78%) C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (2.78%) Development Specialist
6 1 (2.78%) Digital Design Engineer
6 1 (2.78%) Electronics Engineer
6 1 (2.78%) Embedded Software Developer
6 1 (2.78%) FPGA Engineer
6 1 (2.78%) Linux Engineer
6 1 (2.78%) Project Engineer
6 1 (2.78%) Project Leader
6 1 (2.78%) Software Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (58.33%) Middleware
2 3 (8.33%) .NET
3 1 (2.78%) AngularJS
3 1 (2.78%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (2.78%) CSS
3 1 (2.78%) HTML
3 1 (2.78%) HTML5
3 1 (2.78%) OpenCL
3 1 (2.78%) OpenMP
3 1 (2.78%) React
3 1 (2.78%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 23 (63.89%) Algorithms
2 22 (61.11%) Robotics
3 3 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (8.33%) Verilog
3 3 (8.33%) VHDL
4 2 (5.56%) Data Structures
4 2 (5.56%) FPGA
5 1 (2.78%) ASIC
5 1 (2.78%) Client/Server
5 1 (2.78%) Cloud Native
5 1 (2.78%) CUDA
5 1 (2.78%) IoT
5 1 (2.78%) Life Science
5 1 (2.78%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.33%) Linux
1 3 (8.33%) Windows
2 2 (5.56%) Android
3 1 (2.78%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 22 (61.11%) OO
3 21 (58.33%) Control Theory
3 21 (58.33%) Project Management
4 5 (13.89%) Computer Science
4 5 (13.89%) DevOps
4 5 (13.89%) Physics
5 4 (11.11%) AI
5 4 (11.11%) Mathematics
6 3 (8.33%) Collaborative Engineering
6 3 (8.33%) Machine Learning
6 3 (8.33%) Presales
7 2 (5.56%) Agile
7 2 (5.56%) CI/CD
7 2 (5.56%) FPGA Design
7 2 (5.56%) Performance Optimisation
7 2 (5.56%) Roadmaps
7 2 (5.56%) User Experience
8 1 (2.78%) LLM
8 1 (2.78%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (69.44%) C
2 24 (66.67%) C#
3 5 (13.89%) Python
4 3 (8.33%) Java
5 1 (2.78%) Fortran
5 1 (2.78%) Go
5 1 (2.78%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.78%) Rust
5 1 (2.78%) SystemVerilog
5 1 (2.78%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 6 (16.67%) Degree
2 2 (5.56%) Master's Degree
2 2 (5.56%) PhD
3 1 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.78%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.78%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (2.78%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.78%) QA
1 1 (2.78%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (5.56%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.78%) Huawei
1 1 (2.78%) SAP