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 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 73 71
Rank change year-on-year -30 -2 +46
Permanent jobs citing C++ 48 86 100
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 1.73% 2.60% 4.19%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.98% 8.03% 10.43%
Number of salaries quoted 45 49 95
10th Percentile - £45,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £48,000 £47,500 £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £85,000 £66,250 £66,875
90th Percentile - £71,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -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 688 1,071 959
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 24.75% 32.42% 40.16%
Number of salaries quoted 256 566 762
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,875 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £78,760 £69,950 £72,433
90th Percentile £88,125 £79,569 £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 15 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 15 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
Glasgow +2 22 £80,000 +70.21% 4
Edinburgh 0 21 £51,000 -15.00% 28
West Lothian -6 2 £65,000 - 4
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.08%) Apache Airflow
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.17%) AWS
1 2 (4.17%) Azure
1 2 (4.17%) GCP
2 1 (2.08%) AWS IoT
2 1 (2.08%) Datadog
2 1 (2.08%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 14 (29.17%) RS-232
2 13 (27.08%) Bluetooth
3 12 (25.00%) Wireless
4 3 (6.25%) Ethernet
5 1 (2.08%) LoRaWAN
5 1 (2.08%) Modbus
5 1 (2.08%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.08%) Apache Cassandra
1 1 (2.08%) CockroachDB
1 1 (2.08%) Couchbase
1 1 (2.08%) DynamoDB
1 1 (2.08%) MongoDB
1 1 (2.08%) MySQL
1 1 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (2.08%) Redis
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 13 (27.08%) Electronics
2 3 (6.25%) Finance
2 3 (6.25%) Legal
3 2 (4.17%) Avionics
3 2 (4.17%) Military
3 2 (4.17%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.08%) Agriculture
4 1 (2.08%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (2.08%) Law
4 1 (2.08%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.08%) Marketing
4 1 (2.08%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (39.58%) Embedded Engineer
2 18 (37.50%) Software Engineer
3 15 (31.25%) Architect
3 15 (31.25%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 15 (31.25%) Firmware Architect
4 11 (22.92%) Senior
5 6 (12.50%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 5 (10.42%) Developer
7 4 (8.33%) Development Engineer
7 4 (8.33%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 4 (8.33%) Firmware Engineer
7 4 (8.33%) Senior Development Engineer
7 4 (8.33%) Senior Firmware Engineer
8 3 (6.25%) C++ Developer
8 3 (6.25%) Senior Software Engineer
8 3 (6.25%) Software Architect
9 2 (4.17%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 1 (2.08%) Principal Software Engineer
10 1 (2.08%) Software Manager
10 1 (2.08%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.17%) Yocto
2 1 (2.08%) Kafka
2 1 (2.08%) Memcached
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.17%) Algorithms
1 2 (4.17%) Blockchain
1 2 (4.17%) Device Driver
1 2 (4.17%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (2.08%) ARM Cortex
2 1 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (2.08%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (2.08%) IoT
2 1 (2.08%) Mobile App
2 1 (2.08%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.17%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (4.17%) Linux
2 1 (2.08%) Android
2 1 (2.08%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (47.92%) Software Engineering
2 21 (43.75%) Continuous Improvement
3 20 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (33.33%) Mentoring
5 5 (10.42%) Agile
6 3 (6.25%) SDLC
7 2 (4.17%) CI/CD
7 2 (4.17%) Computer Science
7 2 (4.17%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (4.17%) Hazard Analysis
7 2 (4.17%) Mobile Development
7 2 (4.17%) Scrum
8 1 (2.08%) Architectural Patterns
8 1 (2.08%) Code Quality
8 1 (2.08%) Collaborative Culture
8 1 (2.08%) Digital Strategy
8 1 (2.08%) Full-Stack Development
8 1 (2.08%) Key Management
8 1 (2.08%) Observability
8 1 (2.08%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 20 (41.67%) C
2 4 (8.33%) C#
2 4 (8.33%) Python
3 2 (4.17%) Ada
3 2 (4.17%) Embedded C
3 2 (4.17%) Java
4 1 (2.08%) Bash
4 1 (2.08%) MATLAB
4 1 (2.08%) Objective-C
4 1 (2.08%) Rust
4 1 (2.08%) SQL
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 32 (66.67%) Firmware
2 12 (25.00%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.08%) Grafana
Vendors
1 1 (2.08%) Google
1 1 (2.08%) Green Hills
1 1 (2.08%) NVIDIA
1 1 (2.08%) Oracle
1 1 (2.08%) SAP
1 1 (2.08%) Splunk
1 1 (2.08%) Sybase