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 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 61 59
Rank change year-on-year -15 -2 +40
Permanent jobs citing C++ 13 43 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 1.09% 2.96% 1.81%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.19% 12.57% 8.18%
Number of salaries quoted 3 14 11
10th Percentile - £55,000 -
25th Percentile - £60,938 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -61.54% - +40.54%
75th Percentile £56,250 £71,250 -
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,750 £67,500
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -21.43% +7.69% +18.18%

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 210 342 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 17.62% 23.57% 22.11%
Number of salaries quoted 175 174 125
10th Percentile £28,750 £41,250 £41,750
25th Percentile £33,750 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +12.50% +3.45%
75th Percentile £60,000 £76,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £95,000 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £50,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -22.31% +8.33% +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 18 November 2025.

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 18 November 2025. 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 +6 6 - - 58
Watford -5 1 £85,000 -
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (23.08%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) MySQL
1 2 (15.38%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (46.15%) Aerospace
3 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Hardware Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Digital Transformation
3 2 (15.38%) Developer
3 2 (15.38%) Graduate
3 2 (15.38%) Graduate Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Azure Developer
4 1 (7.69%) C# Developer
4 1 (7.69%) C# Software Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Graduate C# Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Graduate C# Software Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Graduate PHP Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Graduate Software Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Graduate SQL Developer
4 1 (7.69%) IT Graduate
4 1 (7.69%) PHP Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Software Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (7.69%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) .NET
1 2 (15.38%) CSS
1 2 (15.38%) jQuery
2 1 (7.69%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) IoT
2 3 (23.08%) Algorithms
2 3 (23.08%) Arduino
2 3 (23.08%) Raspberry Pi
2 3 (23.08%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (7.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (53.85%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) AI
1 6 (46.15%) Innovative Thinking
2 5 (38.46%) Computer Science
2 5 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (30.77%) Decision-Making
3 4 (30.77%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 4 (30.77%) Performance Analysis
3 4 (30.77%) Performance Testing
3 4 (30.77%) Validation
3 4 (30.77%) Virtual Environments
4 3 (23.08%) Agile
4 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (23.08%) Data Acquisition
4 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (23.08%) Mathematical Modelling
4 3 (23.08%) Mathematics
4 3 (23.08%) Physics
4 3 (23.08%) Predictive Maintenance
4 3 (23.08%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (61.54%) C
1 8 (61.54%) Java
2 7 (53.85%) Python
3 3 (23.08%) Assembly Language
3 3 (23.08%) C#
3 3 (23.08%) JavaScript
3 3 (23.08%) MATLAB
3 3 (23.08%) Objective-C
3 3 (23.08%) PHP
3 3 (23.08%) Swift
4 2 (15.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) Degree
2 6 (46.15%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (46.15%) SC Cleared
2 6 (46.15%) Security Cleared
3 2 (15.38%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft