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 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 16 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | 0 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 43 | 86 | 62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire | 4.85% | 9.83% | 9.38% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 23.76% | 23.50% | 22.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 36 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,625 | £79,375 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,600 | £85,000 | £92,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -15.38% | +8.33% |
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 | 366 | 272 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 20.43% | 41.83% | 41.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 191 | 172 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £42,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,125 | £47,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.52% | +8.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £69,688 | £78,750 | £85,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,875 | £85,000 | £92,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +3.45% |
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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 7 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 7 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 |
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| Cambridge | -2 | 41 | £57,500 | -20.69% | 40 |
| 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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