C++ Job Trends in London

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

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	219	174	151
Rank change year-on-year	-45	-23	-34
Permanent jobs citing C++	257	247	385
As % of all permanent jobs in London	0.98%	2.11%	2.18%
As % of the Programming Languages category	4.58%	5.56%	5.09%
Number of salaries quoted	168	134	254
10^th Percentile	£56,900	£65,750	£50,000
25^th Percentile	£76,313	£85,000	£63,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£100,000	£110,000	£90,000
Median % change year-on-year	-9.09%	+22.22%	-5.26%
75^th Percentile	£107,500	£150,000	£115,000
90^th Percentile	£136,250	£171,750	£130,000
England median annual salary	£67,500	£65,000	£62,500
% change year-on-year	+3.85%	+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.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills	5,616	4,442	7,569
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London	21.38%	37.93%	42.76%
Number of salaries quoted	3,654	2,964	5,026
10^th Percentile	£48,750	£48,750	£50,000
25^th Percentile	£62,500	£62,188	£62,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£82,500	£81,250	£82,500
Median % change year-on-year	+1.54%	-1.52%	+3.13%
75^th Percentile	£100,000	£110,000	£108,750
90^th Percentile	£115,000	£135,000	£130,000
England median annual salary	£65,000	£62,500	£65,000
% change year-on-year	+4.00%	-3.85%	-

C++ 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.

C++ Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing C++.

C++ Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in London over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.

C++ 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 17 October 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	+8	39	£100,000	-20.79%	62
South London	+1	8	-	-	4
East London	-6	8	-	-	7
West London	-17	5	£55,500	-	19
North London	-	2	£62,500	-	2
C++ England

C++ Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, job vacancies citing C++ also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region with a requirement for C++.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Python	55.3%	142
2	Software Engineering	54.1%	139
3	Low Latency	36.6%	94
4	Linux	34.6%	89
5	Java	31.9%	82
6	Computer Science	26.1%	67
7	Problem-Solving	19.8%	51
8	AI	19.1%	49
9	C#	18.3%	47
10	Agile	17.1%	44
10	Degree	17.1%	44
12	Mathematics	15.6%	40
12	SQL	15.6%	40
14	C	14.0%	36
15	CI/CD	12.8%	33
15	QA	12.8%	33
17	AWS	12.5%	32
17	Git	12.5%	32
17	Machine Learning	12.5%	32
20	OOP	12.1%	31
21	SDLC	11.3%	29
22	Computer Science Degree	10.9%	28
22	Fintech	10.9%	28
22	FIX Protocol	10.9%	28
25	Boost C++ Libraries	10.1%	26
26	Analytics	9.7%	25
27	Decision-Making	9.3%	24
27	JavaScript	9.3%	24
29	Collaborative Culture	8.9%	23
30	Continuous Integration	8.6%	22

C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Python	55.3%	142
2	Java	31.9%	82
3	C#	18.3%	47
4	SQL	15.6%	40
5	C	14.0%	36
6	JavaScript	9.3%	24
7	Rust	8.6%	22
8	Go	6.6%	17
9	R	5.4%	14
10	TypeScript	4.3%	11
11	MATLAB	3.5%	9
12	Julia	3.1%	8
13	Perl	2.3%	6
14	Embedded C	1.6%	4
14	Embedded C++	1.6%	4
14	Google Apps Script	1.6%	4
14	Kotlin	1.6%	4
14	Ruby	1.6%	4
19	Bash	1.2%	3
19	Clojure	1.2%	3