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 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 23 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +5 | +18 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 69 | 39 | 79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire | 5.39% | 8.26% | 5.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 27.82% | 20.21% | 12.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 31 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £33,750 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £59,125 | £42,500 | £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 | £80,000 | £62,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £67,500 | £85,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £63,250 | £66,206 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.46% | +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 | 248 | 193 | 608 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 19.39% | 40.89% | 39.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 162 | 149 | 464 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,819 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £42,500 | £44,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £63,750 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.43% | -12.50% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £71,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £78,750 | £92,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +13.64% | -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 20 April 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 20 April 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 | +5 | 66 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 41 |
| Peterborough | -12 | 3 | £61,500 | +2.50% | 2 |
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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: