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 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% - -

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++ job vacancy trend in Scotland

C++
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing C++.

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 22 November 2025.

Salary histogram for C++ in Scotland

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 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

C++
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.08%) AWS
1 1 (2.08%) AWS IoT
1 1 (2.08%) Azure
1 1 (2.08%) GCP
1 1 (2.08%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 16 (33.33%) RS-232
2 14 (29.17%) Bluetooth
3 13 (27.08%) Wireless
4 4 (8.33%) Ethernet
5 1 (2.08%) LoRaWAN
5 1 (2.08%) Modbus
5 1 (2.08%) MQTT
Development Applications
1 2 (4.17%) JIRA
2 1 (2.08%) Git
2 1 (2.08%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (2.08%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (2.08%) Rational Statemate
General
1 14 (29.17%) Electronics
2 2 (4.17%) Avionics
2 2 (4.17%) Finance
2 2 (4.17%) Legal
2 2 (4.17%) Military
3 1 (2.08%) Agriculture
3 1 (2.08%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (2.08%) Manufacturing
3 1 (2.08%) Marketing
3 1 (2.08%) Public Sector
3 1 (2.08%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 21 (43.75%) Embedded Engineer
2 18 (37.50%) Software Engineer
3 17 (35.42%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 15 (31.25%) Architect
4 15 (31.25%) Firmware Architect
5 13 (27.08%) Senior
6 7 (14.58%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 5 (10.42%) Developer
7 5 (10.42%) Development Engineer
7 5 (10.42%) Senior Development Engineer
8 4 (8.33%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 4 (8.33%) Firmware Engineer
8 4 (8.33%) Senior Firmware Engineer
8 4 (8.33%) Senior Software Engineer
9 3 (6.25%) C++ Developer
9 3 (6.25%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 3 (6.25%) Software Architect
10 1 (2.08%) Full-Stack Developer
10 1 (2.08%) Software Team Leader
10 1 (2.08%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.25%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.25%) Device Driver
2 2 (4.17%) Blockchain
3 1 (2.08%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.08%) ARM Cortex
3 1 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
3 1 (2.08%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (2.08%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (2.08%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.25%) Embedded Linux
1 3 (6.25%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (45.83%) Software Engineering
2 20 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 20 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (31.25%) Mentoring
4 4 (8.33%) Agile
5 3 (6.25%) Scrum
6 2 (4.17%) Computer Science
6 2 (4.17%) Hazard Analysis
6 2 (4.17%) SDLC
7 1 (2.08%) CI/CD
7 1 (2.08%) Code Quality
7 1 (2.08%) Creative Thinking
7 1 (2.08%) Data Acquisition
7 1 (2.08%) Data Science
7 1 (2.08%) Digital Marketing
7 1 (2.08%) Digital Strategy
7 1 (2.08%) Fintech
7 1 (2.08%) Full-Stack Development
7 1 (2.08%) Key Management
7 1 (2.08%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 19 (39.58%) C
2 3 (6.25%) C#
2 3 (6.25%) Embedded C
2 3 (6.25%) Python
3 2 (4.17%) Ada
4 1 (2.08%) Bash
4 1 (2.08%) Java
4 1 (2.08%) MATLAB
4 1 (2.08%) Rust
Qualifications
1 3 (6.25%) Degree
2 2 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.08%) JTAG
System Software
1 33 (68.75%) Firmware
2 12 (25.00%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.08%) Google
1 1 (2.08%) Green Hills
1 1 (2.08%) NVIDIA
1 1 (2.08%) SAP