C++ Job Trends in Scotland
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 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 124 | 106 | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | -32 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 22 | 46 | 87 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.52% | 1.76% | 2.62% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.89% | 6.88% | 7.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 42 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,500 | - | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | £48,000 | £46,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £74,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.40% | +24.17% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £65,625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £71,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | +4.00% | - |
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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 450 | 669 | 1,142 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.58% | 25.55% | 34.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 288 | 221 | 577 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,500 | £28,250 | £32,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £67,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £87,500 | £77,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
C++ 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.
C++ Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing C++.
C++ Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Scotland over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
C++ 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 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | -6 | 10 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 14 |
| Edinburgh | +1 | 7 | £65,000 | +27.45% | 20 |
| West Lothian | - | 5 | £67,500 | - | |
| C++ UK |
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C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 40.9% | 9 |
| 2 | Embedded C | 31.8% | 7 |
| 3 | Embedded C++ | 13.6% | 3 |
| 4 | Python | 9.1% | 2 |
| 5 | C# | 4.5% | 1 |
| 5 | R | 4.5% | 1 |
| 5 | SystemVerilog | 4.5% | 1 |