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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 53 58
Rank change year-on-year -12 +5 +37
Permanent jobs citing C++ 12 44 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 1.29% 3.12% 1.69%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.53% 15.12% 7.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2 15 10
10th Percentile £30,750 £55,000 £57,125
25th Percentile £39,375 £61,875 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +42.86%
75th Percentile £71,875 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,500 £65,250
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 217 291 152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 23.33% 20.62% 21.38%
Number of salaries quoted 183 147 116
10th Percentile £28,750 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £48,441 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +13.04% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £95,000 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +9.09%

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 4 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 4 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 +12 6 - - 55
Watford -6 1 £85,000 - 20
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 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (25.00%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 2 (16.67%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) MySQL
1 1 (8.33%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (58.33%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (50.00%) Aerospace
3 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Hardware Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Digital Transformation
3 1 (8.33%) Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Graduate
3 1 (8.33%) Graduate Developer
3 1 (8.33%) IT Graduate
3 1 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (16.67%) .NET
2 1 (8.33%) ASP.NET
2 1 (8.33%) CSS
2 1 (8.33%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 4 (33.33%) IoT
2 3 (25.00%) Algorithms
2 3 (25.00%) Arduino
2 3 (25.00%) Raspberry Pi
2 3 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (8.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (58.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) AI
1 6 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 4 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 4 (33.33%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 4 (33.33%) Performance Analysis
3 4 (33.33%) Performance Testing
3 4 (33.33%) Validation
3 4 (33.33%) Virtual Environments
4 3 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (25.00%) Data Acquisition
4 3 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 3 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (25.00%) Mathematical Modelling
4 3 (25.00%) Mathematics
4 3 (25.00%) Physics
4 3 (25.00%) Predictive Maintenance
4 3 (25.00%) Software Engineering
5 2 (16.67%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 8 (66.67%) C
2 7 (58.33%) Java
2 7 (58.33%) Python
3 3 (25.00%) Assembly Language
3 3 (25.00%) JavaScript
3 3 (25.00%) MATLAB
3 3 (25.00%) Objective-C
3 3 (25.00%) Swift
4 2 (16.67%) C#
4 2 (16.67%) PHP
5 1 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (58.33%) Degree
2 6 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 6 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft