C++
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 128 | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | -55 | +69 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 81 | 172 | 179 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 2.87% | 2.55% | 3.79% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 8.76% | 4.52% | 8.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65 | 155 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,000 | £41,250 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £39,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £53,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.21% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £71,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £66,200 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.33% | -7.69% | -3.70% |
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 | 925 | 3,804 | 2,051 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 32.82% | 56.47% | 43.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 738 | 1,148 | 1,156 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,574 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £43,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,033 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.51% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £67,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £87,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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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 1 May 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 |
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| Edinburgh | -9 | 23 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 54 |
| Lanarkshire | +15 | 17 | £66,000 | - | 5 |
| Glasgow | +127 | 16 | £75,000 | +21.95% | 19 |
| West Lothian | +17 | 10 | £55,000 | -2.22% | 7 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | 5 | £62,500 | - | |
| Fife | -22 | 4 | £51,250 | +2.50% | |
| Aberdeen | +21 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Moray | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Dundee | +11 | 1 | - | - | 20 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| C++ UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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