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 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 99 | 67 | 105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +38 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 44 | 77 | 121 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.55% | 3.05% | 3.41% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 7.12% | 8.37% | 6.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 41 | 46 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £47,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £52,813 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £61,250 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -5.77% | +18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £68,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £64,000 | £64,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -0.78% | -0.77% |
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 | 618 | 920 | 1,829 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 21.81% | 36.45% | 51.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 256 | 482 | 905 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,125 | £33,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,498 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.91% | -4.35% | -0.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,300 | £69,750 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £80,000 | £82,548 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +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 21 January 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 21 January 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 | -7 | 29 | £60,000 | +3.00% | 20 |
| Glasgow | +8 | 9 | £80,000 | +32.23% | 8 |
| West Lothian | -2 | 4 | £65,000 | +10.64% | 11 |
| 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: