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 25 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 24 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +3 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 55 | 61 | 81 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire | 5.63% | 8.29% | 6.72% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 29.57% | 19.74% | 14.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 22 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £35,250 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £43,750 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.57% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £78,750 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,000 | - | £92,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £67,500 | £66,219 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.93% | +10.37% | - |
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 | 186 | 309 | 552 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 19.04% | 41.98% | 45.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 156 | 402 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,438 | £38,689 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £43,750 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,925 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.40% | -5.13% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,500 | £73,750 | £79,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,875 | £80,625 | £92,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £66,100 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.79% | +20.18% | -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 25 February 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 25 February 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 | +12 | 54 | £67,500 | +35.00% | 39 |
| C++ East of England |
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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:
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