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 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
63 |
33 |
158 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-30 |
+125 |
-70 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ |
1 |
16 |
66 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.10% |
3.86% |
1.74% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
0.89% |
13.45% |
2.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
0 |
12 |
62 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£42,625 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£68,125 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
- |
£75,000 |
£61,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+21.95% |
-5.38% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£79,375 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£85,000 |
£76,250 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
- |
+13.21% |
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 |
112 |
119 |
2,699 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow |
11.32% |
28.74% |
71.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
59 |
78 |
350 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,000 |
£39,775 |
£33,850 |
| 25th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£47,250 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+9.09% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£77,500 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84,000 |
£100,000 |
£80,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+4.55% |
-8.33% |
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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.
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Salary Trend in Glasgow
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing C++.
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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:
