C++ Job Trends in the North of England

C++
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 225 39 158
Rank change year-on-year -186 +119 +75
Permanent jobs citing C++ 121 632 263
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.58% 6.71% 1.49%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.49% 23.57% 5.32%
Number of salaries quoted 90 55 213
10th Percentile £42,500 £25,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £37,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,305 £46,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +49.04% -22.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £97,500 £57,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £120,000 £64,000 £84,964
England median annual salary £67,500 £66,212 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.95% +10.35% -7.69%

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 3,468 2,681 4,942
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 16.65% 28.47% 27.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,625 1,425 3,901
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £41,933
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,687 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.10% +2.73% -
75th Percentile £75,250 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

C++ job vacancy trend in the North of England

C++
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the North of England over the 6 months to 17 July 2026.

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 17 July 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
North West -154 66 £55,000 +4.76% 17
North East -18 49 £90,000 +260.00% 13
Yorkshire -70 6 £69,305 +50.66% 8
C++
England

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.96%) SharePoint Server
Cloud Services
1 9 (7.44%) Azure
2 7 (5.79%) Azure DevOps
3 6 (4.96%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 2 (1.65%) AWS
4 2 (1.65%) GitHub
5 1 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (0.83%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.83%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.83%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.48%) TCP/IP
2 2 (1.65%) Bluetooth
2 2 (1.65%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (1.65%) Wireless
2 2 (1.65%) ZigBee
3 1 (0.83%) Broadband
3 1 (0.83%) HTTP
3 1 (0.83%) LTE
3 1 (0.83%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.96%) Azure SQL Database
1 6 (4.96%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.83%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (4.96%) Git
2 3 (2.48%) LabVIEW
2 3 (2.48%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.83%) GDB
3 1 (0.83%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.83%) JIRA
3 1 (0.83%) WinDbg
General
1 16 (13.22%) Electronics
2 10 (8.26%) Finance
3 6 (4.96%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (4.96%) Public Sector
4 5 (4.13%) Manufacturing
4 5 (4.13%) Social Skills
5 2 (1.65%) Aerospace
5 2 (1.65%) Retail
6 1 (0.83%) Automotive
6 1 (0.83%) Back Office
6 1 (0.83%) Financial Institution
6 1 (0.83%) Games
Job Titles
1 56 (46.28%) Software Engineer
2 53 (43.80%) Developer
3 40 (33.06%) C++ Developer
4 35 (28.93%) Senior
5 27 (22.31%) C++ Software Engineer
6 24 (19.83%) Software Developer
7 21 (17.36%) C++ Software Developer
8 20 (16.53%) Senior Software Engineer
9 17 (14.05%) Rust Engineer
9 17 (14.05%) Rust Software Engineer
10 14 (11.57%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
11 13 (10.74%) Principal Engineer
11 13 (10.74%) Principal Software Engineer
11 13 (10.74%) Rust Developer
12 12 (9.92%) Senior C++ Developer
12 12 (9.92%) Senior Developer
13 10 (8.26%) Principal Developer
13 10 (8.26%) Principal Software Developer
14 8 (6.61%) Python Developer
15 6 (4.96%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (9.09%) .NET
2 8 (6.61%) Vue
3 4 (3.31%) Entity Framework
3 4 (3.31%) Qt
4 3 (2.48%) HTML
5 2 (1.65%) CSS
5 2 (1.65%) jQuery
5 2 (1.65%) QML
5 2 (1.65%) STL
6 1 (0.83%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.83%) GraphQL
6 1 (0.83%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.96%) Legacy Applications
1 6 (4.96%) Legacy Systems
2 5 (4.13%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (3.31%) Algorithms
3 4 (3.31%) Contactless
3 4 (3.31%) EMV
3 4 (3.31%) Java Card
3 4 (3.31%) Smartcard
4 3 (2.48%) Client/Server
4 3 (2.48%) Data Structures
4 3 (2.48%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.48%) Hedge funds
4 3 (2.48%) IoT
4 3 (2.48%) Low-Code
5 2 (1.65%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.65%) Robotics
5 2 (1.65%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.83%) FPGA
6 1 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 26 (21.49%) Linux
2 6 (4.96%) Windows
3 4 (3.31%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.65%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.83%) Android
5 1 (0.83%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (59.50%) Software Engineering
2 29 (23.97%) Computer Science
3 25 (20.66%) Mathematics
4 22 (18.18%) AI
5 20 (16.53%) DevOps
5 20 (16.53%) Physics
6 18 (14.88%) Requirements Management
7 17 (14.05%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (12.40%) Workflow
9 14 (11.57%) Mentoring
10 12 (9.92%) Agile
10 12 (9.92%) Technical Debt
11 9 (7.44%) CI/CD
12 8 (6.61%) Collaborative Culture
13 7 (5.79%) Cybersecurity
13 7 (5.79%) SDLC
14 6 (4.96%) Coaching
14 6 (4.96%) Full-Stack Development
14 6 (4.96%) Procure-to-Pay
14 6 (4.96%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 34 (28.10%) Rust
2 33 (27.27%) Python
3 26 (21.49%) C#
4 22 (18.18%) Java
5 20 (16.53%) C
6 9 (7.44%) JavaScript
7 8 (6.61%) SQL
7 8 (6.61%) TypeScript
8 3 (2.48%) VB
9 2 (1.65%) Embedded C
9 2 (1.65%) PHP
10 1 (0.83%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.83%) Swift
Qualifications
1 34 (28.10%) Degree
2 23 (19.01%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (7.44%) DV Cleared
3 9 (7.44%) Security Cleared
4 6 (4.96%) HNC
4 6 (4.96%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.48%) NVQ Level 3
6 1 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 14443
1 4 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 7816
2 1 (0.83%) QA
System Software
1 5 (4.13%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (4.13%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (4.13%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.48%) Keysight