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 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 115 | 99 | 78 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | -21 | -13 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 26 | 52 | 96 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.63% | 2.02% | 2.62% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.79% | 7.76% | 7.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 47 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,875 | £48,000 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | £48,375 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £67,500 | £58,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £71,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -4.00% |
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 | 449 | 670 | 1,300 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.80% | 26.07% | 35.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 284 | 220 | 636 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,875 | £32,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,438 | £42,359 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -1.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,269 | £75,925 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | -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 2 October 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 2 October 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 |
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| Glasgow | -7 | 10 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 20 |
| Edinburgh | +2 | 9 | £65,000 | +27.45% | 32 |
| West Lothian | - | 7 | £67,500 | - | 2 |
| 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: