C++ Job Trends in Merton

C++
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Merton requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 12 8
Rank change year-on-year - -4 +33
Permanent jobs citing C++ 0 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton - 6.52% 11.11%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 20.00% 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 4
10th Percentile - - £42,800
25th Percentile - £62,500 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 £55,750
Median % change year-on-year - +16.59% +188.86%
75th Percentile - £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary - £65,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +44.44% +133.16%

All Programming Languages
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 7 15 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 8.14% 32.61% 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 3 8 14
10th Percentile - £42,750 £42,800
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,125 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £61,500 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -39.02% +0.41% +2.08%
75th Percentile £48,375 £72,188 £92,500
90th Percentile £54,150 £92,625 £95,000
South London median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -22.73% -21.43% +16.67%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merton.

C++ job vacancy trend in Merton

C++
Salary Trend in Merton

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing C++