C++ Job Trends in Guildford

C++
Surrey > Guildford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Guildford requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 13 8
Rank change year-on-year +4 -5 +11
Permanent jobs citing C++ 52 11 58
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 11.21% 9.73% 14.15%
As % of the Programming Languages category 35.86% 32.35% 38.93%
Number of salaries quoted 52 11 54
10th Percentile £51,875 £62,500 £34,875
25th Percentile £95,000 £63,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +27.27% -13.73%
75th Percentile - £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile - £82,500 £67,625
Surrey median annual salary £100,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +42.86% +16.67% -4.00%

All Programming Languages
Guildford

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 Guildford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 145 34 149
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 31.25% 30.09% 36.34%
Number of salaries quoted 120 32 138
10th Percentile £50,000 £48,096 £37,500
25th Percentile £61,250 £55,353 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £92,500 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.31% +30.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £100,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile - £90,000 £70,000
Surrey median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +18.18% -8.33%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

C++ job vacancy trend in Guildford

C++
Salary Trend in Guildford

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Guildford citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in Guildford

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Guildford over the 6 months to 10 June 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Guildford

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

Cloud Services
1 3 (5.77%) GitHub
1 3 (5.77%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.77%) HTTP
1 3 (5.77%) RTP
1 3 (5.77%) Unified Communications
1 3 (5.77%) VoIP
1 3 (5.77%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.69%) MongoDB
2 3 (5.77%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 4 (7.69%) Git
General
1 27 (51.92%) Finance
2 3 (5.77%) Social Skills
3 1 (1.92%) Aerospace
3 1 (1.92%) Electronics
3 1 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (38.46%) Software Engineer
2 18 (34.62%) C++ Software Engineer
3 15 (28.85%) Python Engineer
3 15 (28.85%) Python Software Engineer
4 14 (26.92%) Head of Development
4 14 (26.92%) Head of Software Development
5 13 (25.00%) Lead
6 8 (15.38%) Development Team Leader
6 8 (15.38%) Software Development Team Leader
6 8 (15.38%) Software Team Leader
6 8 (15.38%) Team Leader
7 5 (9.62%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
7 5 (9.62%) C# Software Engineer
7 5 (9.62%) Senior
7 5 (9.62%) Senior C# Software Engineer
7 5 (9.62%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
7 5 (9.62%) Senior Software Engineer
8 4 (7.69%) Developer
8 4 (7.69%) Python Developer
9 3 (5.77%) Real Time Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (51.92%) .NET
2 4 (7.69%) Django
2 4 (7.69%) Flask
3 3 (5.77%) FreeSWITCH
3 3 (5.77%) Jinja
3 3 (5.77%) OAuth
3 3 (5.77%) OAuth2
3 3 (5.77%) pytest
3 3 (5.77%) REST
3 3 (5.77%) RFC 2833
3 3 (5.77%) SQLAlchemy
3 3 (5.77%) WebRTC
4 1 (1.92%) GStreamer
4 1 (1.92%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.85%) Algorithms
2 1 (1.92%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (1.92%) Robotics
2 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (1.92%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 8 (15.38%) Linux
2 3 (5.77%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (51.92%) Fintech
2 20 (38.46%) Software Engineering
3 18 (34.62%) AI
4 15 (28.85%) Machine Learning
5 3 (5.77%) CI/CD
5 3 (5.77%) Containerisation
5 3 (5.77%) OO
5 3 (5.77%) OOP
5 3 (5.77%) Open Source
5 3 (5.77%) Physics
5 3 (5.77%) Prototyping
5 3 (5.77%) Sentiment Analysis
5 3 (5.77%) Speech Recognition
6 2 (3.85%) Code Quality
6 2 (3.85%) Data Science
6 2 (3.85%) Decision-Making
6 2 (3.85%) Digital Twin
6 2 (3.85%) Probabilistic Modelling
6 2 (3.85%) Reinforcement Learning
6 2 (3.85%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 34 (65.38%) C#
2 27 (51.92%) SQL
3 22 (42.31%) Python
4 8 (15.38%) C
5 4 (7.69%) Java
5 4 (7.69%) Julia
6 1 (1.92%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.92%) Rust
6 1 (1.92%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 19 (36.54%) Degree
2 15 (28.85%) Master's Degree
2 15 (28.85%) PhD
3 10 (19.23%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (5.77%) SC Cleared
4 3 (5.77%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (5.77%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (7.69%) Docker
2 3 (5.77%) Kamailio
3 1 (1.92%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (7.69%) Kubernetes
2 3 (5.77%) Argo
Vendors
1 3 (5.77%) BT
1 3 (5.77%) Fortinet
1 3 (5.77%) Microsoft
1 3 (5.77%) Mitel