C++ Job Trends in Canterbury

C++
Kent > Canterbury

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Canterbury requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing C++ 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Canterbury 6.15% - -
As % of the Programming Languages category 22.22% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £37,250 - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year -20.83% +62.16% +8.82%

All Programming Languages
Canterbury

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 Canterbury.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 36 4 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Canterbury 27.69% 18.18% 42.67%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 32
10th Percentile £40,650 - £28,750
25th Percentile £43,000 - £48,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £40,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -38.46% -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile £55,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £52,500 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +23.53% -22.73% +4.76%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Canterbury

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

C++ job vacancy trend in Canterbury

C++
Salary Trend in Canterbury

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Canterbury citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Canterbury citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in Canterbury

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Canterbury over the 6 months to 8 June 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Canterbury

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canterbury 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (50.00%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Git
General
1 8 (100.00%) Electronics
2 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Firmware Engineer
1 4 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) C/C++ Firmware Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded C Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded C++ Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (37.50%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (12.50%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Business Development
1 4 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 4 (50.00%) Control Theory
1 4 (50.00%) FMEA
1 4 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (50.00%) Physics
1 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (50.00%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
1 4 (50.00%) Systems Analysis
1 4 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (37.50%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) Test Automation
2 3 (37.50%) Validation
3 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C
2 7 (87.50%) C#
2 7 (87.50%) Embedded C
2 7 (87.50%) Embedded C++
3 4 (50.00%) MATLAB
3 4 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) SC Cleared
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 4 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) Def Stans
System Software
1 4 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (50.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) EMC
1 4 (50.00%) Facebook
1 4 (50.00%) Instagram