C++
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 140 | 138 | 206 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +68 | -53 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 329 | 338 | 339 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 1.73% | 2.62% | 1.48% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.55% | 6.32% | 3.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 215 | 189 | 253 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £62,500 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £81,500 | £85,000 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £105,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £130,000 | £125,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £140,000 | £175,000 | £160,000 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £66,219 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.71% | +10.37% | -14.29% |
All Programming Languages
London
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 London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 5,022 | 5,349 | 9,168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 26.36% | 41.44% | 40.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,508 | 3,934 | 7,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £49,173 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £60,281 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.13% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £102,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £125,000 | £130,000 | £127,500 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
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Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in London over the 6 months to 15 April 2026.
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Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the London region over the 6 months to 15 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | +1 | 75 | £100,000 | -13.04% | 53 |
| South London | +5 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| West London | -18 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:
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