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 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 104 | 137 | 154 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | +17 | -66 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 1,461 | 1,816 | 2,028 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 3.01% | 2.04% | 2.34% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 9.97% | 6.48% | 5.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 545 | 1,426 | 1,415 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,450 | £37,625 | £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 | £122,500 |
| 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 | 14,652 | 28,024 | 37,268 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 30.18% | 31.54% | 43.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,481 | 22,545 | 24,192 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £35,000 | £40,000 |
| 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 29 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 29 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 | +133 | 622 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 217 |
| North West | +139 | 583 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 114 |
| London | +78 | 309 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 894 |
| East of England | +44 | 205 | £66,206 | +10.34% | 338 |
| South East | -54 | 203 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 444 |
| Midlands | -78 | 56 | £31,000 | -38.00% | 117 |
| South West | -46 | 54 | £60,000 | +7.62% | 181 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 32 | £46,000 | -3.16% | 59 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 31 | £31,000 | -47.23% | 63 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 24 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 48 |
| North East | +27 | 7 | £25,000 | -54.95% | 44 |
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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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