C++
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 182 | 86 | 141 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -96 | +55 | +8 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 889 | 1,330 | 1,679 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 1.15% | 3.56% | 2.04% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.47% | 10.45% | 6.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 639 | 633 | 1,352 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,500 | £39,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £48,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £66,219 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.71% | +10.37% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £122,000 | £102,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £66,200 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.96% | +10.33% | -7.69% |
All Programming Languages
England
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 England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 13,746 | 12,725 | 27,017 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 17.74% | 34.06% | 32.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,679 | 9,352 | 22,545 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,500 | £35,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,683 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £111,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.
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Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in England over the 6 months to 20 April 2026.
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Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the England region over the 6 months to 20 April 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 |
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| London | -4 | 335 | £100,000 | -9.09% | 151 |
| South East | -10 | 255 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 162 |
| East of England | -59 | 108 | £63,250 | -4.46% | 76 |
| South West | -24 | 90 | £55,000 | - | 88 |
| North of England | -224 | 52 | £55,000 | - | 71 |
| Midlands | -38 | 45 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 50 |
| North West | -163 | 30 | £57,500 | +2.22% | 41 |
| East Midlands | -41 | 24 | £35,000 | -37.78% | 28 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 20 | £56,250 | +40.63% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | -70 | 17 | £45,000 | -2.17% | 24 |
| North East | -40 | 5 | £56,500 | +126.00% | 6 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:
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