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.
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6 months to 15 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| 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% |
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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.
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Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.
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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: