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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 100 | 127 | 155 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +28 | -67 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 1,478 | 1,853 | 2,001 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 3.00% | 2.06% | 2.35% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 9.88% | 6.56% | 5.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 553 | 1,442 | 1,394 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,800 | £37,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £46,250 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,225 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.38% | -11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £73,750 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £130,000 | £95,000 | £124,625 |
| UK median annual salary | £66,212 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.35% | -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 | 14,954 | 28,240 | 36,194 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 30.32% | 31.44% | 42.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,681 | 22,634 | 24,007 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £35,000 | £39,947 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £100,000 | £110,000 |
| 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 31 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 31 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 | +134 | 623 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 156 |
| North West | +130 | 583 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 91 |
| London | +86 | 318 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 400 |
| East of England | +48 | 206 | £66,206 | +10.34% | 153 |
| South East | -63 | 205 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 168 |
| Midlands | -76 | 59 | £31,000 | -38.00% | 62 |
| South West | -43 | 55 | £60,000 | +6.19% | 75 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 33 | £46,000 | -3.16% | 40 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 32 | £31,000 | -48.33% | 31 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 26 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 31 |
| North East | +31 | 7 | £25,000 | -54.95% | 26 |
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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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