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 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 97 | 72 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | -2 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 48 | 88 | 99 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.78% | 2.62% | 4.16% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 7.22% | 7.92% | 10.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 46 | 48 | 94 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £45,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £49,688 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £60,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -1.23% | +5.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £66,250 | £67,813 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -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 | 665 | 1,111 | 961 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 24.61% | 33.10% | 40.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 259 | 597 | 764 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,250 | £42,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £78,790 | £70,000 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £79,648 | £80,000 |
| 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 22 November 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 22 November 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 | -5 | 23 | £51,000 | -15.00% | 27 |
| Glasgow | +4 | 19 | £80,000 | +70.21% | 6 |
| West Lothian | -6 | 3 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 2 |
| 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: