Embedded C++ Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Embedded C++
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring Embedded C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 - 80
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 6 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.31% - 0.35%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.47% - 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £110,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £140,000 - -
75th Percentile £170,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £62,500 - £55,000

All Programming Languages
Cambridgeshire

Embedded 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 408 205 389
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 20.81% 29.93% 33.59%
Number of salaries quoted 350 162 257
10th Percentile £42,013 £31,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £38,563 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -18.52% +12.50%
75th Percentile £78,250 £62,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £87,700 £69,975 £88,500
East of England median annual salary £60,000 £50,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.81% -15.83% +4.35%

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Embedded C++ job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Embedded C++
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Embedded C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Embedded C++

Embedded 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 Embedded C++ within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 4 September 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 £140,000 - 18
Embedded C++
East of England

Embedded 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:

General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Electronics
3 1 (16.67%) Automotive
3 1 (16.67%) Games
3 1 (16.67%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Architect
1 3 (50.00%) Systems Architect
2 2 (33.33%) Developer
2 2 (33.33%) Embedded Developer
2 2 (33.33%) Linux Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Sales Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) Yocto
2 1 (16.67%) CarPlay
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) IoT
2 2 (33.33%) Algorithms
2 2 (33.33%) Device Driver
2 2 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (33.33%) Robotics
3 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
3 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
3 1 (16.67%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Embedded Linux
1 3 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (16.67%) Android
2 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) AI
3 1 (16.67%) Android Development
3 1 (16.67%) Business Development
3 1 (16.67%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (16.67%) iOS Development
3 1 (16.67%) Mobile Application Development
3 1 (16.67%) Mobile Development
3 1 (16.67%) Multithreaded Programming
3 1 (16.67%) Multithreading
3 1 (16.67%) OO
3 1 (16.67%) Open Source
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (16.67%) Presales
3 1 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (16.67%) Prototyping
3 1 (16.67%) Rapid Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C++
2 5 (83.33%) C
2 5 (83.33%) Embedded C
3 2 (33.33%) C#
3 2 (33.33%) Python
4 1 (16.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Apple