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 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 63 45
Rank change year-on-year -8 -18 +25
Permanent jobs citing C++ 34 19 50
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 1.49% 2.29% 3.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 13.23% 7.79% 18.38%
Number of salaries quoted 22 4 25
10th Percentile - £33,850 -
25th Percentile £46,000 £47,125 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -6.92% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77,188 £69,500 -
90th Percentile £143,250 £80,300 £71,250
East of England median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +18.18% -18.52% +3.85%

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 257 244 272
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 11.23% 29.43% 17.77%
Number of salaries quoted 205 195 177
10th Percentile £45,000 £29,550 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £33,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £51,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.50% -17.60% +8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £63,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,500 £87,500 £89,250
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 September 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 September 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 -2 11 £55,000 - 34
Hemel Hempstead -8 6 £50,000 -19.35% 2
St Albans - 4 £135,500 -
Royston - 3 - - 10
Rickmansworth - 1 - - 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.94%) AWS
1 1 (2.94%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 7 (20.59%) TCP/IP
2 6 (17.65%) Firewall
2 6 (17.65%) FTP
2 6 (17.65%) HTTP
2 6 (17.65%) LAN
2 6 (17.65%) SMTP
2 6 (17.65%) VPN
2 6 (17.65%) WAN
3 1 (2.94%) 5G
3 1 (2.94%) Ethernet
3 1 (2.94%) LTE
3 1 (2.94%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (2.94%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.94%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (23.53%) Aerospace
2 7 (20.59%) Manufacturing
3 6 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (11.76%) Electronics
5 3 (8.82%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (8.82%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (8.82%) Social Skills
6 1 (2.94%) Finance
6 1 (2.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 21 (61.76%) Software Engineer
2 6 (17.65%) Analyst
2 6 (17.65%) C++ Software Engineer
2 6 (17.65%) Real Time Engineer
2 6 (17.65%) SOC Analyst
3 5 (14.71%) Linux Engineer
3 5 (14.71%) Linux Systems Engineer
3 5 (14.71%) Real Time Software Engineer
4 4 (11.76%) Lead
4 4 (11.76%) Lead Software Engineer
4 4 (11.76%) Systems Engineer
5 3 (8.82%) Development Engineer
5 3 (8.82%) Integration Engineer
5 3 (8.82%) Systems Integration Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) C# Software Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Senior
7 1 (2.94%) Embedded Engineer
7 1 (2.94%) Graduate C# Software Developer
7 1 (2.94%) Graduate SQL Developer
7 1 (2.94%) Senior FPGA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (17.65%) LDAP
2 1 (2.94%) CSS
2 1 (2.94%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 11 (32.35%) Robotics
2 8 (23.53%) Algorithms
3 6 (17.65%) Client/Server
3 6 (17.65%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (2.94%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (2.94%) FPGA
4 1 (2.94%) Verilog
4 1 (2.94%) VHDL
4 1 (2.94%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.65%) Linux
2 1 (2.94%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (64.71%) Software Engineering
2 9 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (17.65%) Analytical Thinking
3 6 (17.65%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (17.65%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 6 (17.65%) Security Operations
3 6 (17.65%) SIEM
3 6 (17.65%) Use Case
4 4 (11.76%) Actionable Insight
4 4 (11.76%) Low Latency
4 4 (11.76%) Open Source
5 3 (8.82%) AI
5 3 (8.82%) Biotechnology
5 3 (8.82%) CAD
5 3 (8.82%) Physics
5 3 (8.82%) Prototyping
5 3 (8.82%) Smart Manufacturing
5 3 (8.82%) Technical Analysis
6 2 (5.88%) CI/CD
6 2 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (50.00%) Python
2 9 (26.47%) C
3 7 (20.59%) C#
4 6 (17.65%) Bash
4 6 (17.65%) Java
4 6 (17.65%) Perl
4 6 (17.65%) PowerShell
5 4 (11.76%) Clojure
5 4 (11.76%) Erlang
5 4 (11.76%) Rust
5 4 (11.76%) Scala
6 1 (2.94%) Ada
6 1 (2.94%) PHP
6 1 (2.94%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (17.65%) CEH
1 6 (17.65%) CompTIA Security+
1 6 (17.65%) CREST Certified
1 6 (17.65%) Degree
1 6 (17.65%) SC Cleared
1 6 (17.65%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 1 (2.94%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (17.65%) QRadar
Vendors
1 7 (20.59%) Microsoft
2 6 (17.65%) Splunk