C++ Job Trends in Hampshire

C++
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 55 49
Rank change year-on-year +15 -6 +1
Permanent jobs citing C++ 130 55 189
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 3.46% 3.49% 4.10%
As % of the Programming Languages category 24.12% 12.30% 13.14%
Number of salaries quoted 83 30 154
10th Percentile £51,250 £45,725 £40,000
25th Percentile £60,625 £48,438 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,188 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,875 £82,500
South East median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

All Programming Languages
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 539 447 1,438
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 14.33% 28.33% 31.21%
Number of salaries quoted 427 336 1,148
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £34,175
25th Percentile £48,750 £41,188 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,325 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.45% -1.23% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,313 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,375 £82,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.56%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

C++ job vacancy trend in Hampshire

C++
Salary Trend in Hampshire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Hampshire over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Hampshire

C++
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 June 2026. 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
Fareham +6 27 £65,000 +8.33% 14
Southampton -6 27 £70,000 +24.44% 11
Portsmouth -1 24 £77,500 +76.14% 17
Romsey +4 9 £70,000 - 2
Farnborough - 9 £70,000 - 5
Waterlooville - 4 £75,000 -
Fordingbridge - 3 £52,500 -
Petersfield -3 2 £60,000 -
Yateley -10 2 - - 4
C++
South East

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

Application Platforms
1 4 (3.08%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (5.38%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 12 (9.23%) Towers Watson Igloo
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.69%) Wireless
2 7 (5.38%) TCP/IP
3 5 (3.85%) Software-Defined Radio
4 4 (3.08%) Wireshark
5 2 (1.54%) Firewall
5 2 (1.54%) FTP
5 2 (1.54%) HTTP
5 2 (1.54%) Internet
5 2 (1.54%) LAN
5 2 (1.54%) SMTP
5 2 (1.54%) VPN
5 2 (1.54%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.54%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (12.31%) Git
2 15 (11.54%) Visual Studio Code
3 12 (9.23%) Rational DOORS
4 11 (8.46%) GitLab
5 4 (3.08%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.77%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (5.38%) Electronics
2 6 (4.62%) Aerospace
2 6 (4.62%) Social Skills
3 3 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (1.54%) Aviation
4 2 (1.54%) Games
5 1 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 95 (73.08%) Software Engineer
2 44 (33.85%) C++ Software Engineer
3 27 (20.77%) Senior
4 24 (18.46%) Senior Software Engineer
5 19 (14.62%) FPGA Engineer
6 18 (13.85%) Embedded Engineer
7 16 (12.31%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 9 (6.92%) Lead
8 9 (6.92%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
9 7 (5.38%) Design Engineer
9 7 (5.38%) FPGA Design Engineer
9 7 (5.38%) Lead Software Engineer
9 7 (5.38%) Principal Engineer
9 7 (5.38%) Principal Software Engineer
9 7 (5.38%) Security Engineer
10 5 (3.85%) Development Engineer
11 4 (3.08%) Engineering Manager
11 4 (3.08%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
11 4 (3.08%) Software Engineering Manager
11 4 (3.08%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (10.77%) Unreal Engine
2 8 (6.15%) CSS
2 8 (6.15%) HTML
2 8 (6.15%) JSON
2 8 (6.15%) XML
3 4 (3.08%) AngularJS
3 4 (3.08%) Django
3 4 (3.08%) Node.js
3 4 (3.08%) React
3 4 (3.08%) WebSockets
4 2 (1.54%) LDAP
5 1 (0.77%) .NET
5 1 (0.77%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.77%) ActiveMQ
5 1 (0.77%) Qt
5 1 (0.77%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.77%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 38 (29.23%) Algorithms
2 21 (16.15%) FPGA
3 18 (13.85%) VHDL
4 17 (13.08%) PCIe
5 12 (9.23%) NVMe
6 11 (8.46%) Embedded Systems
7 8 (6.15%) Product Ownership
8 7 (5.38%) Robotics
9 6 (4.62%) Verilog
10 4 (3.08%) IoT
11 3 (2.31%) Smart Home
12 2 (1.54%) Acoustics
12 2 (1.54%) Analogue Electronics
12 2 (1.54%) Client/Server
12 2 (1.54%) MISP
12 2 (1.54%) Security Operations Centre
13 1 (0.77%) Distributed Architecture
13 1 (0.77%) Distributed Systems
13 1 (0.77%) Enterprise Software
13 1 (0.77%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 34 (26.15%) Linux
2 10 (7.69%) Windows
3 4 (3.08%) Android
3 4 (3.08%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (76.92%) Software Engineering
2 34 (26.15%) DevOps
3 27 (20.77%) Computer Science
4 24 (18.46%) Software Architecture
5 20 (15.38%) AI
6 18 (13.85%) Agile
6 18 (13.85%) FPGA Design
7 15 (11.54%) Software Testing
8 14 (10.77%) Embedded Software Development
8 14 (10.77%) Roadmaps
8 14 (10.77%) Technology Roadmap
9 13 (10.00%) CI/CD
9 13 (10.00%) Line Management
10 12 (9.23%) Configuration Management
10 12 (9.23%) Information Assurance
10 12 (9.23%) Kanban
10 12 (9.23%) Requirements Analysis
10 12 (9.23%) Scrum
10 12 (9.23%) System Testing
10 12 (9.23%) UVM
Programming Languages
1 48 (36.92%) Python
2 46 (35.38%) C
3 16 (12.31%) C#
4 12 (9.23%) Assembly Language
4 12 (9.23%) JavaScript
5 10 (7.69%) MATLAB
6 8 (6.15%) Embedded C
7 6 (4.62%) Embedded C++
8 4 (3.08%) Java
8 4 (3.08%) SQL
9 3 (2.31%) TypeScript
10 2 (1.54%) Bash
10 2 (1.54%) Perl
10 2 (1.54%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 37 (28.46%) Degree
1 37 (28.46%) Security Cleared
2 18 (13.85%) DV Cleared
2 18 (13.85%) Master's Degree
3 17 (13.08%) SC Cleared
4 2 (1.54%) CEH
4 2 (1.54%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (1.54%) CREST Certified
System Software
1 24 (18.46%) Firmware
2 16 (12.31%) Docker
2 16 (12.31%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (1.54%) Kubernetes
1 2 (1.54%) QRadar
Vendors
1 12 (9.23%) Altera
1 12 (9.23%) Xilinx
2 2 (1.54%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.54%) Splunk