C++ Job Trends in Hertfordshire

C++
East of England > Hertfordshire

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 59 52
Rank change year-on-year -15 -7 +13
Permanent jobs citing C++ 36 21 46
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 1.47% 2.42% 3.25%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.63% 9.46% 16.55%
Number of salaries quoted 24 3 17
10th Percentile £46,000 £30,900 £53,300
25th Percentile £52,750 £39,750 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% -9.23% +8.33%
75th Percentile £73,438 £75,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £143,250 £82,700 £81,000
East of England median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -21.43% +7.69%

All Programming Languages
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 285 222 278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 11.64% 25.58% 19.65%
Number of salaries quoted 234 177 142
10th Percentile £42,500 £28,750 £36,625
25th Percentile £51,250 £32,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,250 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +26.98% -25.88% +10.87%
75th Percentile £73,750 £60,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £83,750 £89,875
East of England median annual salary £60,000 £50,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.81% -15.83% +4.35%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

C++ job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

C++
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

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

Salary histogram for C++ in Hertfordshire

C++
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 October 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
Stevenage -4 13 £55,000 - 13
Hemel Hempstead - 6 £50,000 - 1
St Albans - 4 £135,500 - 1
Watford -3 2 £67,500 -20.59%
Rickmansworth - 1 - -
C++
East of England

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

Communications & Networking
1 9 (25.00%) TCP/IP
2 6 (16.67%) Firewall
2 6 (16.67%) FTP
2 6 (16.67%) HTTP
2 6 (16.67%) LAN
2 6 (16.67%) SMTP
2 6 (16.67%) VPN
2 6 (16.67%) WAN
3 3 (8.33%) Ethernet
4 1 (2.78%) 5G
4 1 (2.78%) LTE
4 1 (2.78%) Network Security
4 1 (2.78%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (2.78%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (5.56%) Eclipse
1 2 (5.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (22.22%) Aerospace
2 7 (19.44%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (13.89%) Social Skills
4 4 (11.11%) Legal
4 4 (11.11%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.56%) Law
5 2 (5.56%) Military
5 2 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.78%) Electronics
6 1 (2.78%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 24 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 7 (19.44%) C++ Software Engineer
3 6 (16.67%) Analyst
3 6 (16.67%) SOC Analyst
4 5 (13.89%) Design Engineer
4 5 (13.89%) Linux Engineer
4 5 (13.89%) Linux Systems Engineer
4 5 (13.89%) Real Time Engineer
4 5 (13.89%) Real Time Software Engineer
5 4 (11.11%) C# Software Engineer
5 4 (11.11%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 4 (11.11%) Electronics Engineer
5 4 (11.11%) Lead
5 4 (11.11%) Lead Software Engineer
6 2 (5.56%) Senior
7 1 (2.78%) C/C++ Software Engineer
7 1 (2.78%) Embedded Engineer
7 1 (2.78%) Rust Engineer
7 1 (2.78%) Rust Software Engineer
7 1 (2.78%) Senior FPGA Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (16.67%) LDAP
2 2 (5.56%) Node.js
2 2 (5.56%) Web Services
3 1 (2.78%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 11 (30.56%) Robotics
2 8 (22.22%) Algorithms
3 6 (16.67%) Client/Server
3 6 (16.67%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (11.11%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (2.78%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (2.78%) FPGA
5 1 (2.78%) Verilog
5 1 (2.78%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 9 (25.00%) Linux
2 2 (5.56%) Windows
3 1 (2.78%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (69.44%) Software Engineering
2 7 (19.44%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
3 6 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (16.67%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 6 (16.67%) Security Operations
3 6 (16.67%) SIEM
3 6 (16.67%) Use Case
4 4 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
4 4 (11.11%) CI/CD
4 4 (11.11%) Low Latency
4 4 (11.11%) Open Source
4 4 (11.11%) Schematic Capture
5 3 (8.33%) Agile
5 3 (8.33%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (8.33%) TDD
5 3 (8.33%) Validation
6 2 (5.56%) Digital Twin
6 2 (5.56%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (5.56%) Synthetic Environment
Programming Languages
1 14 (38.89%) Python
2 13 (36.11%) C
3 6 (16.67%) Bash
3 6 (16.67%) Perl
3 6 (16.67%) PowerShell
4 5 (13.89%) Java
4 5 (13.89%) Rust
5 4 (11.11%) C#
5 4 (11.11%) Clojure
5 4 (11.11%) Erlang
5 4 (11.11%) Scala
6 2 (5.56%) JavaScript
7 1 (2.78%) Ada
Qualifications
1 6 (16.67%) CEH
1 6 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
1 6 (16.67%) CREST Certified
1 6 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 6 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (5.56%) Degree
System Software
1 5 (13.89%) Firmware
2 4 (11.11%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (16.67%) QRadar
Vendors
1 8 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 6 (16.67%) Splunk