C++ Jobs in the North of England

C++
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring C++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited C++ over the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 206 201 208
Rank change year-on-year -5 +7 -68
Permanent jobs citing C++ 101 174 278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.96% 1.13% 1.55%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.92% 3.68% 3.52%
Number of salaries quoted 51 151 198
10th Percentile £25,000 £42,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,125 £48,194 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -2.13% +6.82%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £84,964 £86,250
England median annual salary £66,212 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +10.35% -11.11% -

All Programming Languages
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 2,578 4,723 7,888
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 24.43% 30.65% 43.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,879 3,898 3,857
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,432
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,968 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £80,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +4.00%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

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

C++
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for C++ in the North of England

C++
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 March 2025.

Salary histogram for C++ in the North of England

C++
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++ within the North of England region over the 6 months to 15 March 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
North West -4 63 £55,000 -8.33% 58
Yorkshire +39 33 £45,000 -18.18% 43
North East +20 5 £25,000 -54.55% 24
C++
England

C++
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 3 (2.97%) Apache
1 3 (2.97%) CMS
2 2 (1.98%) Confluence
2 2 (1.98%) WordPress
3 1 (0.99%) Umbraco
3 1 (0.99%) WinCC
Applications
1 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.98%) Simulink
2 1 (0.99%) EPLAN
2 1 (0.99%) GNU Octave
2 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (1.98%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 20 (19.80%) Azure
2 6 (5.94%) AWS
3 5 (4.95%) GCP
4 3 (2.97%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (1.98%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (1.98%) Google Analytics
6 1 (0.99%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.99%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.92%) Wireless
2 4 (3.96%) DNS
3 3 (2.97%) Ethernet
4 2 (1.98%) Bluetooth
4 2 (1.98%) FTP
4 2 (1.98%) HTTP
4 2 (1.98%) HTTPS
4 2 (1.98%) SSH
4 2 (1.98%) SSL
4 2 (1.98%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.98%) VoIP
5 1 (0.99%) RS-232
5 1 (0.99%) RS-485
5 1 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (10.89%) MySQL
2 9 (8.91%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.98%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (1.98%) MongoDB
3 2 (1.98%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (14.85%) Git
2 12 (11.88%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.96%) LabVIEW
4 3 (2.97%) JIRA
4 3 (2.97%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.99%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.99%) Eclipse RCP
5 1 (0.99%) GitLab
5 1 (0.99%) Rational DOORS
General
1 25 (24.75%) Social Skills
2 17 (16.83%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (15.84%) Finance
4 15 (14.85%) Aerospace
4 15 (14.85%) Electronics
5 14 (13.86%) Manufacturing
6 12 (11.88%) Legal
7 9 (8.91%) Automotive
7 9 (8.91%) Telecoms
8 5 (4.95%) Marketing
9 4 (3.96%) Games
10 3 (2.97%) Retail
11 2 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.98%) Military
12 1 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.99%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.99%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 48 (47.52%) Software Engineer
2 27 (26.73%) Senior
3 22 (21.78%) Embedded Engineer
3 22 (21.78%) Senior Software Engineer
4 16 (15.84%) Systems Engineer
5 11 (10.89%) Developer
6 10 (9.90%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 10 (9.90%) FPGA Engineer
7 9 (8.91%) Lead
8 8 (7.92%) Graduate
9 6 (5.94%) Graduate Developer
9 6 (5.94%) IT Graduate
10 4 (3.96%) Analyst
10 4 (3.96%) Development Analyst
10 4 (3.96%) Information Analyst
10 4 (3.96%) Information Security Analyst
10 4 (3.96%) Security Analyst
10 4 (3.96%) Software Analyst
10 4 (3.96%) Software Development Analyst
11 3 (2.97%) Robotics Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (19.80%) .NET
2 10 (9.90%) CSS
3 9 (8.91%) ASP.NET
4 7 (6.93%) .NET Framework
4 7 (6.93%) React
5 6 (5.94%) jQuery
6 5 (4.95%) HTML
7 4 (3.96%) AngularJS
8 3 (2.97%) .NET Core
8 3 (2.97%) Node.js
8 3 (2.97%) REST
8 3 (2.97%) Unreal Engine
8 3 (2.97%) WPF
8 3 (2.97%) XML
9 2 (1.98%) Django
9 2 (1.98%) EDI
9 2 (1.98%) LAMP
9 2 (1.98%) Loki
9 2 (1.98%) OGRE
9 2 (1.98%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 20 (19.80%) Embedded Systems
2 11 (10.89%) FPGA
3 10 (9.90%) ASIC
3 10 (9.90%) Verilog
3 10 (9.90%) VHDL
4 8 (7.92%) Algorithms
5 6 (5.94%) Device Driver
5 6 (5.94%) IoT
5 6 (5.94%) Robotics
5 6 (5.94%) Virtual Team
6 4 (3.96%) EMV
6 4 (3.96%) Linux Command Line
6 4 (3.96%) Mobile App
7 3 (2.97%) Data Structures
7 3 (2.97%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.97%) Virtual Reality
8 2 (1.98%) Augmented Reality
8 2 (1.98%) CCTV
8 2 (1.98%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 26 (25.74%) Linux
2 13 (12.87%) Unix
3 6 (5.94%) Windows
4 4 (3.96%) Android
5 2 (1.98%) AIX
5 2 (1.98%) CentOS
5 2 (1.98%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (1.98%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (1.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.98%) VMS
6 1 (0.99%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.99%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (64.36%) Software Engineering
2 38 (37.62%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (23.76%) Computer Science
4 21 (20.79%) Agile
5 19 (18.81%) OO
6 17 (16.83%) Mentoring
7 15 (14.85%) SDLC
7 15 (14.85%) Software Testing
8 14 (13.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (12.87%) Validation
10 12 (11.88%) Prototyping
11 11 (10.89%) Project Delivery
12 10 (9.90%) FPGA Design
13 9 (8.91%) Mathematics
13 9 (8.91%) Test Automation
14 8 (7.92%) Embedded Software Development
14 8 (7.92%) MVC
14 8 (7.92%) OOP
14 8 (7.92%) Secure Coding
15 7 (6.93%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 53 (52.48%) Python
2 46 (45.54%) C
3 37 (36.63%) Java
4 34 (33.66%) C#
5 15 (14.85%) SQL
6 13 (12.87%) JavaScript
7 11 (10.89%) PHP
7 11 (10.89%) Rust
8 10 (9.90%) Assembly Language
8 10 (9.90%) Shell Script
8 10 (9.90%) SystemVerilog
8 10 (9.90%) Tcl
9 6 (5.94%) Go
10 4 (3.96%) Embedded C
10 4 (3.96%) Perl
11 3 (2.97%) MATLAB
11 3 (2.97%) VB
12 2 (1.98%) Ada
12 2 (1.98%) Embedded C++
12 2 (1.98%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 39 (38.61%) Degree
2 13 (12.87%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (10.89%) Security Cleared
4 5 (4.95%) DV Cleared
5 4 (3.96%) CISSP
5 4 (3.96%) CSSLP
5 4 (3.96%) Master's Degree
6 3 (2.97%) HND
7 2 (1.98%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.99%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.99%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 1 (0.99%) AWS Certified Developer
8 1 (0.99%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.99%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.99%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (9.90%) Accessibility
2 4 (3.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (3.96%) NIST
3 2 (1.98%) ISO 26262
3 2 (1.98%) QA
3 2 (1.98%) SLA
4 1 (0.99%) IEC 61131
4 1 (0.99%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.99%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.99%) ISO 13485
4 1 (0.99%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.99%) MISRA
System Software
1 4 (3.96%) Docker
2 3 (2.97%) Firmware
3 2 (1.98%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (1.98%) KVM
3 2 (1.98%) Postfix
3 2 (1.98%) Sendmail
3 2 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (2.97%) Grafana
2 2 (1.98%) Nagios
2 2 (1.98%) Nessus
3 1 (0.99%) Ansible
3 1 (0.99%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.99%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 10 (9.90%) Xilinx
2 8 (7.92%) Oracle
3 6 (5.94%) Microsoft
4 4 (3.96%) IBM
4 4 (3.96%) Red Hat
5 3 (2.97%) SAP
6 2 (1.98%) Allen-Bradley
6 2 (1.98%) Atlassian
6 2 (1.98%) Google
6 2 (1.98%) Siemens
6 2 (1.98%) Tenable
7 1 (0.99%) VMware