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 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 108 | 60 | 116 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | +56 | -25 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 42 | 74 | 123 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.45% | 3.05% | 3.05% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.52% | 8.37% | 5.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 44 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,000 | £48,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,174 | £54,688 | £50,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -3.85% | +18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £69,250 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £66,206 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.95% | +5.93% | -3.85% |
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 | 644 | 884 | 2,120 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 22.21% | 36.42% | 52.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 260 | 470 | 1,009 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £33,750 | £34,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £42,500 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £56,318 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -2.34% | -2.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,625 | £85,000 | £80,250 |
| 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 4 February 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 4 February 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 | +3 | 28 | £60,000 | - | 26 |
| Glasgow | +4 | 7 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 7 |
| West Lothian | -4 | 5 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 8 |
| 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: