C++ Job Trends in Glasgow

C++
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 60 113
Rank change year-on-year +13 +53 -33
Permanent jobs citing C++ 10 14 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 1.48% 1.97% 2.15%
As % of the Programming Languages category 11.11% 6.11% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 10 5 26
10th Percentile - - £38,750
25th Percentile £75,000 £41,250 £58,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £46,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +73.91% -29.23% +10.64%
75th Percentile £85,000 £47,500 £79,063
90th Percentile - £65,500 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +13.04%

All Programming Languages
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 90 229 811
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 13.31% 32.25% 64.57%
Number of salaries quoted 63 94 223
10th Percentile £29,100 £34,125 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,250 £39,250 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.22% -6.82% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,000 £74,250 £76,250
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year - -7.60% +3.52%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

C++ job vacancy trend in Glasgow

C++
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing C++

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Architect
1 10 (100.00%) Firmware Architect
2 3 (30.00%) Software Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 10 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 10 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 10 (100.00%) Firmware
2 5 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware