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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 30 12
Rank change year-on-year +19 -18 +9
Permanent jobs citing C++ 172 40 117
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 7.99% 5.73% 10.07%
As % of the Programming Languages category 38.31% 20.94% 27.34%
Number of salaries quoted 144 37 62
10th Percentile £41,450 - £62,625
25th Percentile £53,438 £47,500 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -35.29% +36.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,800 -
East of England median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -21.43% +7.69%

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 449 191 428
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 20.85% 27.36% 36.83%
Number of salaries quoted 382 155 233
10th Percentile £42,500 £31,250 £44,800
25th Percentile £55,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -18.52% +14.89%
75th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £71,500 -
East of England median annual salary £60,000 £50,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +19.40% -16.25% +4.35%

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 8 October 2026.

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 8 October 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 +12 143 £74,000 +34.55% 207
Peterborough - 13 £45,000 - 18
Ely - 2 - - 1
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:

Applications
1 3 (1.74%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 7 (4.07%) AWS
1 7 (4.07%) Azure
1 7 (4.07%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.65%) Bluetooth
1 8 (4.65%) Wireless
2 7 (4.07%) Modbus
2 7 (4.07%) Profibus
2 7 (4.07%) RS-232
2 7 (4.07%) RS-485
2 7 (4.07%) ZigBee
3 6 (3.49%) SNMP
4 1 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.58%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.58%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (2.91%) PetaLinux
2 4 (2.33%) Git
2 4 (2.33%) LabVIEW
3 3 (1.74%) Visual Studio
4 2 (1.16%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.58%) Poetry
General
1 27 (15.70%) Electronics
2 21 (12.21%) Social Skills
3 20 (11.63%) Manufacturing
4 16 (9.30%) Tech for Good
5 10 (5.81%) Automotive
6 7 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (3.49%) Aviation
7 6 (3.49%) Multimedia
8 3 (1.74%) Games
9 2 (1.16%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.58%) Advertising
10 1 (0.58%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.58%) Legal
10 1 (0.58%) Military
10 1 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 109 (63.37%) Software Engineer
2 68 (39.53%) Senior
3 57 (33.14%) C++ Software Engineer
4 51 (29.65%) Senior Software Engineer
5 28 (16.28%) Embedded Engineer
6 22 (12.79%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 22 (12.79%) Robotics Software Engineer
7 18 (10.47%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 15 (8.72%) Junior
8 15 (8.72%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 13 (7.56%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
10 11 (6.40%) Consultant
10 11 (6.40%) Developer
11 9 (5.23%) Linux Engineer
12 8 (4.65%) Python Engineer
12 8 (4.65%) Python Software Engineer
12 8 (4.65%) Software Consultant
13 7 (4.07%) C++ Programmer
13 7 (4.07%) Junior Software Engineer
13 7 (4.07%) Senior Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.81%) Yocto
2 6 (3.49%) .NET
2 6 (3.49%) ASP.NET
2 6 (3.49%) HTML
3 4 (2.33%) React
3 4 (2.33%) STL
4 3 (1.74%) CarPlay
4 3 (1.74%) Middleware
4 3 (1.74%) Qt
5 2 (1.16%) DCOM
5 2 (1.16%) PyTorch
5 2 (1.16%) WPF
6 1 (0.58%) Anaconda
6 1 (0.58%) NumPy
6 1 (0.58%) OpenCV
6 1 (0.58%) TensorFlow
6 1 (0.58%) Torch
6 1 (0.58%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 36 (20.93%) Robotics
2 32 (18.60%) Embedded Systems
3 26 (15.12%) Algorithms
4 22 (12.79%) Cyber Threat
5 15 (8.72%) FPGA
6 9 (5.23%) Device Driver
6 9 (5.23%) IoT
7 5 (2.91%) Verilog
8 4 (2.33%) Client/Server
8 4 (2.33%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (2.33%) Mobile App
8 4 (2.33%) Raspberry Pi
9 3 (1.74%) Analogue Electronics
9 3 (1.74%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.74%) Media Streaming
9 3 (1.74%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.74%) VHDL
10 2 (1.16%) Acoustics
11 1 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 61 (35.47%) Linux
2 22 (12.79%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (9.88%) Windows
4 10 (5.81%) Android
5 7 (4.07%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (2.91%) Apple iOS
7 4 (2.33%) Robot Operating System
8 3 (1.74%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (73.26%) Software Engineering
2 35 (20.35%) Problem-Solving
3 28 (16.28%) AI
4 23 (13.37%) Cybersecurity
5 19 (11.05%) Computer Science
6 14 (8.14%) Unit Testing
7 11 (6.40%) Prototyping
7 11 (6.40%) Software Testing
8 10 (5.81%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (5.81%) Signal Processing
9 9 (5.23%) Rapid Prototyping
10 8 (4.65%) Mathematics
10 8 (4.65%) TDD
11 7 (4.07%) Motion Planning
11 7 (4.07%) Multithreading
11 7 (4.07%) Robotic Control
12 6 (3.49%) Biotechnology
12 6 (3.49%) Collaborative Engineering
12 6 (3.49%) Critical Thinking
12 6 (3.49%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 52 (30.23%) C
2 46 (26.74%) Python
3 21 (12.21%) Rust
4 18 (10.47%) C#
5 16 (9.30%) Embedded C++
6 14 (8.14%) TypeScript
7 13 (7.56%) JavaScript
8 12 (6.98%) MATLAB
9 10 (5.81%) Embedded C
10 6 (3.49%) SQL
11 3 (1.74%) Go
11 3 (1.74%) Java
12 1 (0.58%) Haskell
12 1 (0.58%) OCaml
Qualifications
1 41 (23.84%) Degree
2 8 (4.65%) Security Cleared
3 7 (4.07%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (2.91%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.16%) HND
5 2 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.74%) QA
2 1 (0.58%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 14 (8.14%) Firmware
2 10 (5.81%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (4.65%) Docker
Vendors
1 3 (1.74%) Apple
1 3 (1.74%) Xilinx
2 2 (1.16%) EMC
2 2 (1.16%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.58%) Oracle