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 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 105 | 70 | 113 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | +43 | -26 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 42 | 75 | 129 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.40% | 3.10% | 3.12% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.23% | 8.72% | 5.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 45 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,000 | £48,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,674 | £55,000 | £47,500 |
| 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 | £77,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £82,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £66,225 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.70% | +5.96% | -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 | 674 | 860 | 2,243 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 22.49% | 35.58% | 54.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 276 | 469 | 1,024 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £33,750 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £42,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | -7.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,829 | £71,500 | £68,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,125 | £90,000 | £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 18 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 18 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 | +6 | 27 | £60,000 | - | 36 |
| West Lothian | -3 | 7 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 12 |
| Glasgow | -3 | 6 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 7 |
| 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: