C++ Job Trends in Edinburgh

C++
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 41 52
Rank change year-on-year -17 +11 +3
Permanent jobs citing C++ 11 29 40
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 1.02% 3.66% 3.15%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.38% 13.49% 9.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9 28 31
10th Percentile £52,000 £40,875 £43,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,000 £57,582
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% +1.69%
75th Percentile - £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £100,000
Scotland median annual salary £67,500 £63,000 £56,509
% change year-on-year +7.14% +11.49% +2.74%

All Programming Languages
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 149 215 441
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 13.81% 27.11% 34.72%
Number of salaries quoted 104 132 331
10th Percentile £41,024 £37,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.87% -4.17% -4.38%
75th Percentile £71,563 £77,813 £73,943
90th Percentile £80,000 £98,474 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

C++ job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

C++
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Edinburgh

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
1 1 (9.09%) Electronics
1 1 (9.09%) Finance
1 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (9.09%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) C++ Software Engineer
1 6 (54.55%) Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Design Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) FPGA Design Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) FPGA Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Research Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) iOS SDK
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Distributed Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (9.09%) Algorithms
2 1 (9.09%) Blog
2 1 (9.09%) FPGA
2 1 (9.09%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Android
1 2 (18.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Software Engineering
2 2 (18.18%) AI
2 2 (18.18%) Application Security
2 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
2 2 (18.18%) LLM
2 2 (18.18%) Reverse Engineering
3 1 (9.09%) Digital Engineering
3 1 (9.09%) Distributed Algorithms
3 1 (9.09%) FPGA Design
3 1 (9.09%) Generative AI
3 1 (9.09%) Machine Learning
3 1 (9.09%) Physics
3 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) Prototyping
3 1 (9.09%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (9.09%) Systems Thinking
3 1 (9.09%) Test Planning
3 1 (9.09%) UVM
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) C
2 3 (27.27%) Embedded C
2 3 (27.27%) Embedded C++
2 3 (27.27%) Python
3 1 (9.09%) Java
3 1 (9.09%) Rust
3 1 (9.09%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) Degree
2 2 (18.18%) PhD
3 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (9.09%) DV Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
3 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Altera