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 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 112 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | -42 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 21 | 45 | 87 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.49% | 1.72% | 2.63% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.63% | 6.78% | 7.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 41 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,500 | - | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | £48,000 | £48,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +25.00% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £66,563 |
| 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 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 454 | 664 | 1,143 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.61% | 25.34% | 34.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 287 | 217 | 575 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,500 | £28,250 | £32,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £53,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.21% | -3.64% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £68,188 |
| 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 20 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 20 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 | -7 | 10 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 13 |
| Edinburgh | -2 | 6 | £65,000 | +27.45% | 24 |
| 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 | 42.9% | 9 |
| 2 | Embedded C | 33.3% | 7 |
| 3 | Embedded C++ | 14.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Python | 9.5% | 2 |
| 5 | C# | 4.8% | 1 |
| 5 | R | 4.8% | 1 |
| 5 | SystemVerilog | 4.8% | 1 |