C++
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 104 | 58 | 125 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | +67 | -42 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 42 | 73 | 175 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.30% | 3.79% | 2.85% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.28% | 11.83% | 4.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37 | 61 | 157 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,209 | £47,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +4.17% | +13.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £69,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £66,200 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.96% | +10.33% | -7.69% |
All Programming Languages
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 669 | 617 | 3,629 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 20.75% | 32.07% | 59.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 292 | 450 | 1,145 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +4.55% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £76,028 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £93,778 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Scotland over the 6 months to 8 April 2026.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 8 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | +9 | 24 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 16 |
| West Lothian | -5 | 13 | £65,000 | +10.64% | 5 |
| Glasgow | -26 | 3 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 7 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 2 | £48,598 | - | |
| C++ UK |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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: