C++ Software Engineer Jobs in the North of England

Software Engineer - C++
England > North of England

The median Software Engineer - C++ salary in the North of England is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 348 402 416
Rank change year-on-year +54 +14 -95
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer 45 36 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.26% 0.21% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.23% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 42 18 29
10th Percentile £33,875 - £31,000
25th Percentile £40,625 £41,250 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £42,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -29.17% +33.33%
75th Percentile £65,500 £43,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £48,250 -
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% +36.84%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 16,429 15,634 17,349
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.95% 89.41% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 12,703 8,294 11,110
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured C++ Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for C++ Software Engineer in the North of England

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ Software Engineer in the North of England.

Salary trend for C++ Software Engineer in the North of England

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ Software Engineer in the North of England over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ Software Engineer in the North of England

C++ Software Engineer
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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
North West +32 21 £61,000 +16.19% 4
Yorkshire +67 15 £40,000 -5.88%
North East +1 9 £60,000 -7.69% 1
C++ Software Engineer
England

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, C++ Software Engineer job roles required 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 North of England region featuring C++ Software Engineer in the job title.

1 45 (100.00%) C++
1 45 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 17 (37.78%) C
3 12 (26.67%) OpenGL
4 11 (24.44%) Linux
5 10 (22.22%) Windows
6 9 (20.00%) Manufacturing
7 8 (17.78%) C#
8 7 (15.56%) Multithreading
8 7 (15.56%) Network Security
8 7 (15.56%) Embedded Linux
9 6 (13.33%) Content Development
9 6 (13.33%) Linux Kernel Development
9 6 (13.33%) SDLC
9 6 (13.33%) Degree
9 6 (13.33%) OOD
9 6 (13.33%) CAD
9 6 (13.33%) ISO 9000
10 5 (11.11%) Marketing
10 5 (11.11%) Computer Science
10 5 (11.11%) WPF
11 4 (8.89%) DirectX
11 4 (8.89%) JavaScript
11 4 (8.89%) Algorithms
11 4 (8.89%) WebGL
11 4 (8.89%) Content Writing
12 3 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (6.67%) GCC
12 3 (6.67%) GDB
12 3 (6.67%) Boost C++ Libraries

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.44%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.67%) Azure
1 3 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (15.56%) Network Security
2 2 (4.44%) TCP/IP
2 2 (4.44%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 3 (6.67%) CMake
1 3 (6.67%) GCC
1 3 (6.67%) GDB
2 1 (2.22%) Eclipse
2 1 (2.22%) Git
2 1 (2.22%) LabVIEW
2 1 (2.22%) Subversion
2 1 (2.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 5 (11.11%) Marketing
3 3 (6.67%) Electronics
4 2 (4.44%) Finance
4 2 (4.44%) Legal
4 2 (4.44%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (26.67%) OpenGL
2 5 (11.11%) WPF
3 4 (8.89%) DirectX
3 4 (8.89%) WebGL
4 3 (6.67%) .NET
4 3 (6.67%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 2 (4.44%) REST
5 2 (4.44%) Web Services
6 1 (2.22%) QML
6 1 (2.22%) Qt
6 1 (2.22%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.89%) Algorithms
2 2 (4.44%) Blog
2 2 (4.44%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (2.22%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (2.22%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 11 (24.44%) Linux
2 10 (22.22%) Windows
3 7 (15.56%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (6.67%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (15.56%) Multithreading
3 6 (13.33%) CAD
3 6 (13.33%) Content Development
3 6 (13.33%) Linux Kernel Development
3 6 (13.33%) OOD
3 6 (13.33%) SDLC
4 5 (11.11%) Computer Science
5 4 (8.89%) Content Writing
6 3 (6.67%) DevOps
6 3 (6.67%) Mathematics
7 2 (4.44%) Agile
7 2 (4.44%) Logistics
7 2 (4.44%) Mentoring
7 2 (4.44%) Pair Programming
7 2 (4.44%) Physics
7 2 (4.44%) Software Testing
7 2 (4.44%) TDD
8 1 (2.22%) Architectural Design
8 1 (2.22%) Robotic Control
Programming Languages
1 45 (100.00%) C++
2 17 (37.78%) C
3 8 (17.78%) C#
4 4 (8.89%) JavaScript
5 2 (4.44%) Java
5 2 (4.44%) SQL
6 1 (2.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (13.33%) Degree
2 2 (4.44%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.33%) ISO 9000
2 1 (2.22%) ISO 9001
2 1 (2.22%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.22%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.22%) QNX