The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicester requiring C++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited C++ over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
30
59
69
Rank change year-on-year
+29
+10
-6
Permanent jobs citing C++
1
11
17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester
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 Leicester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
54
179
299
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester
34.84%
29.88%
46.28%
Number of salaries quoted
46
109
97
10th Percentile
£38,750
£36,250
£29,750
25th Percentile
£43,375
£42,500
£35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£49,250
£50,000
£47,500
Median % change year-on-year
-1.50%
+5.26%
+14.46%
75th Percentile
£60,938
£60,000
£57,500
90th Percentile
£71,250
£75,000
£67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary
£52,000
£47,500
£45,000
% change year-on-year
+9.47%
+5.56%
-10.00%
C++ Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
C++ Salary Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in Leicester.
C++ Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, job vacancies citing C++ also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leicester region with a requirement for C++.
C++ Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
