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 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 18 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +13 | +9 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 48 | 78 | 73 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire | 5.18% | 8.97% | 7.07% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 26.23% | 22.48% | 15.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 27 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £40,500 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £51,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -7.69% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £78,750 | £83,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,400 | - | £90,750 |
| East of England median annual salary | £57,500 | £66,206 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.15% | +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 | 183 | 347 | 469 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 19.76% | 39.89% | 45.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 133 | 167 | 335 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,750 | £42,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £44,779 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £74,375 | £80,001 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,000 | £80,000 | £92,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +13.04% | -4.17% |
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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 28 January 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 28 January 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 | +6 | 47 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 31 |
| 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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