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 1 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 107 | 64 | 119 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -43 | +55 | -39 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 41 | 73 | 136 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.37% | 3.22% | 2.97% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.20% | 9.22% | 5.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 47 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,000 | £42,000 | £36,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,875 | £46,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £61,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +1.63% | +16.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £73,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £66,225 | £61,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.70% | +7.68% | -5.38% |
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 | 661 | 792 | 2,589 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 22.14% | 34.94% | 56.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 276 | 459 | 1,028 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £33,750 | £34,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £56,318 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.10% | +2.40% | -7.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,829 | £72,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £93,778 | £80,000 |
| 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 1 March 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 1 March 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 | +5 | 26 | £60,000 | - | 30 |
| West Lothian | 0 | 8 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 10 |
| Glasgow | -2 | 5 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 5 |
| 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: