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 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 173 | 146 | 119 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | -27 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 232 | 403 | 505 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 1.78% | 2.35% | 2.73% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.32% | 5.58% | 6.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 132 | 239 | 423 |
| 10th Percentile | £70,000 | £48,250 | £53,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £93,750 | £65,000 | £71,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £90,000 | £105,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | +31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £140,000 | £115,000 | £142,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £168,125 | £138,000 | £172,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
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 | 4,358 | 7,225 | 8,299 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 33.44% | 42.10% | 44.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,957 | 4,781 | 7,249 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £61,250 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.63% | - | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £107,500 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £135,000 | £127,500 | £125,000 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | - |
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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 1 December 2025.
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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 1 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | +35 | 40 | £125,000 | +21.95% | 31 |
| C++ England |
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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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