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 23 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 95 | 75 | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +13 | +35 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 44 | 75 | 103 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.60% | 2.73% | 3.77% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 7.41% | 7.65% | 7.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 43 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £46,700 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £51,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £61,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.44% | +6.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £67,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £63,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.36% | -2.31% | - |
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 | 594 | 980 | 1,336 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 21.62% | 35.62% | 48.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 260 | 513 | 753 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £33,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,750 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,890 | £70,000 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,625 | £79,930 | £82,548 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | - |
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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 23 December 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 23 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | -11 | 25 | £51,000 | -15.00% | 32 |
| Glasgow | +24 | 14 | £80,000 | +73.91% | 9 |
| West Lothian | -3 | 3 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 4 |
| 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: