C++
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring C++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited C++ over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 99 | 141 | 157 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | +16 | -71 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 1,342 | 1,738 | 2,183 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 2.91% | 2.04% | 2.36% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 9.61% | 6.29% | 5.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 625 | 1,379 | 1,528 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £39,400 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,219 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.37% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £75,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £100,000 | £122,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £66,200 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.33% | -7.69% | -3.70% |
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 | 13,968 | 27,641 | 40,153 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 30.33% | 32.44% | 43.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,268 | 22,520 | 25,798 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £35,250 | £39,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -7.69% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £80,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £100,000 | £108,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in England.
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Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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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 1 May 2025. 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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| North of England | +127 | 451 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 275 |
| North West | +128 | 416 | £55,000 | -9.84% | 133 |
| London | +87 | 351 | £110,000 | +10.00% | 800 |
| East of England | +63 | 212 | £66,206 | +10.34% | 305 |
| South East | -37 | 209 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 486 |
| South West | -34 | 63 | £55,000 | - | 188 |
| Midlands | -45 | 47 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 172 |
| West Midlands | -24 | 32 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 89 |
| Yorkshire | +29 | 28 | £46,000 | -3.16% | 93 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 14 | £56,250 | +12.52% | 70 |
| North East | +33 | 7 | £25,000 | -54.55% | 51 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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