Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 18 October 2021

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 18 October 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

C++
England > South East
6 months to
18 Oct 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 105 54 43
Rank change year-on-year -51 -11 -3
Permanent jobs citing C++ 590 383 1,362
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.30% 4.86% 5.35%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.20% 8.22% 9.99%
Number of salaries quoted 400 307 1,126
10th Percentile £31,475 £36,250 £30,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £71,600 £70,500 £68,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for coding skills.

All Programming Languages
South East
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 9,523 4,662 13,631
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East 53.25% 59.22% 53.58%
Number of salaries quoted 6,928 4,058 11,810
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.53% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% +8.57% +5.00%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the South East

C++
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in the South East.

Salary trend for C++ in the South East

C++
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the South East over the 6 months to 18 October 2021.

Salary histogram for C++ in the South East

C++
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 October 2021. 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
Job
Vacancies
Thames Valley -31 219 £50,845 -7.56% 74
Hampshire -91 144 £48,750 -11.36% 45
Berkshire -23 105 £60,000 +14.29% 32
Surrey -26 95 £57,500 +4.55% 41
Oxfordshire -7 86 £44,345 -22.88% 30
West Sussex +5 75 £47,500 -5.00% 14
Kent -28 28 £62,500 +25.00% 7
Buckinghamshire -53 28 £53,750 -17.31% 12
East Sussex -30 20 £50,000 -14.89% 11
Sussex -14 3 £60,000 +14.29%
Isle of Wight - 2 £40,000 -
Middlesex - 2 - -
Home Counties - 1 £40,000 -
C++
England

For the 6 months to 18 October 2021, IT jobs citing C++ also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region with a requirement for C++.

1 329 (55.76%) Software Engineering
2 248 (42.03%) C#
3 237 (40.17%) Linux
4 236 (40.00%) C
5 235 (39.83%) Python
6 234 (39.66%) Degree
7 222 (37.63%) Agile Software Development
8 187 (31.69%) Computer Science
9 180 (30.51%) Java
10 138 (23.39%) Social Skills
11 120 (20.34%) Windows
12 112 (18.98%) DevOps
13 110 (18.64%) OO
14 109 (18.47%) JavaScript
15 101 (17.12%) .NET
16 98 (16.61%) Azure
17 89 (15.08%) Scrum
18 79 (13.39%) SQL
18 79 (13.39%) Problem-Solving
19 78 (13.22%) Computer Science Degree
20 75 (12.71%) Algorithms
20 75 (12.71%) Multithreading
21 71 (12.03%) Git (software)
22 67 (11.36%) Mathematics
23 66 (11.19%) Test Automation
24 64 (10.85%) Microservices
25 62 (10.51%) Finance
26 61 (10.34%) Continuous Integration
26 61 (10.34%) AngularJS
27 60 (10.17%) Artificial Intelligence

C++
Co-occurring IT Skills in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 17 (2.88%) Confluence
2 9 (1.53%) Apache
3 7 (1.19%) IIS
4 4 (0.68%) BizTalk Server
5 3 (0.51%) NetWeaver
5 3 (0.51%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.34%) SAS
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.17%) CMS
7 1 (0.17%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.17%) WebLogic
Applications
1 4 (0.68%) Simulink
2 3 (0.51%) GNU Octave
2 3 (0.51%) Windchill
3 2 (0.34%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.17%) Figma
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
1 3 (0.51%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.17%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 98 (16.61%) Azure
2 55 (9.32%) AWS
3 21 (3.56%) Cloud Computing
4 20 (3.39%) OpenShift
4 20 (3.39%) SaaS
5 15 (2.54%) Serverless
6 10 (1.69%) GitHub
7 6 (1.02%) GCP
7 6 (1.02%) IBM Cloud
8 5 (0.85%) Apigee
9 4 (0.68%) Amazon ECS
9 4 (0.68%) Amazon SQS
9 4 (0.68%) IaaS
9 4 (0.68%) PaaS
10 3 (0.51%) Boomi
10 3 (0.51%) Slack
11 2 (0.34%) AWS IoT
11 2 (0.34%) npm
11 2 (0.34%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.17%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.73%) Ethernet
2 21 (3.56%) Network Security
3 20 (3.39%) TCP/IP
4 17 (2.88%) SSH
5 14 (2.37%) Wireless
6 13 (2.20%) 3G
7 11 (1.86%) Internet
8 8 (1.36%) FTP
9 6 (1.02%) 4G
9 6 (1.02%) HTTP
9 6 (1.02%) VPN
9 6 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (1.02%) Wireshark
10 5 (0.85%) Bluetooth
10 5 (0.85%) Firewall
10 5 (0.85%) HTTPS
10 5 (0.85%) IPsec
10 5 (0.85%) NAS
10 5 (0.85%) SpaceWire
11 4 (0.68%) POP3
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (8.14%) SQL Server
2 39 (6.61%) MySQL
3 27 (4.58%) PostgreSQL
4 15 (2.54%) NoSQL
4 15 (2.54%) Redis
5 8 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.19%) MongoDB
7 5 (0.85%) Big Data
7 5 (0.85%) Neo4j
8 4 (0.68%) Couchbase
8 4 (0.68%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.51%) Apache Cassandra
9 3 (0.51%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.34%) Metadata
10 2 (0.34%) Power BI
10 2 (0.34%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.34%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.34%) SAS EBI
10 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.17%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 71 (12.03%) Git (software)
2 38 (6.44%) JIRA
3 37 (6.27%) Jenkins
4 28 (4.75%) Subversion
5 20 (3.39%) Bugzilla
5 20 (3.39%) CruiseControl
5 20 (3.39%) Gemini Tracker
5 20 (3.39%) Hudson
5 20 (3.39%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 18 (3.05%) Visual Studio
7 9 (1.53%) CMake
8 7 (1.19%) Bitbucket
9 6 (1.02%) Android Studio
9 6 (1.02%) ProC
9 6 (1.02%) WinDbg
9 6 (1.02%) Xcode
10 4 (0.68%) Eclipse
11 3 (0.51%) Cucumber
11 3 (0.51%) Mercurial
11 3 (0.51%) Oracle Forms
General
1 138 (23.39%) Social Skills
2 62 (10.51%) Finance
3 49 (8.31%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (6.44%) Electronics
5 24 (4.07%) Telecoms
6 23 (3.90%) Marketing
7 18 (3.05%) Automotive
8 16 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (2.03%) Aerospace
9 12 (2.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.36%) Games
11 7 (1.19%) Legal
11 7 (1.19%) Military
11 7 (1.19%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.19%) Wearables
12 6 (1.02%) Manufacturing
13 5 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.68%) Front Office
14 4 (0.68%) Law
14 4 (0.68%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 218 (36.95%) Developer
2 211 (35.76%) Software Engineer
3 103 (17.46%) Software Developer
4 80 (13.56%) Senior Software Engineer
5 73 (12.37%) C++ Software Engineer
6 65 (11.02%) C++ Developer
7 49 (8.31%) C# Developer
8 48 (8.14%) Embedded Engineer
9 39 (6.61%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 33 (5.59%) Analyst
11 31 (5.25%) Architect
12 28 (4.75%) Graduate
13 27 (4.58%) C++ Software Developer
14 26 (4.41%) .NET Developer
14 26 (4.41%) C# .NET Developer
14 26 (4.41%) Junior
15 25 (4.24%) C Software Engineer
16 24 (4.07%) C/C++ Software Engineer
17 23 (3.90%) Electronics Engineer
17 23 (3.90%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (17.12%) .NET
2 61 (10.34%) AngularJS
3 59 (10.00%) REST
4 56 (9.49%) React
5 55 (9.32%) HTML
6 46 (7.80%) WPF
7 41 (6.95%) HTML5
8 36 (6.10%) .NET Core
9 33 (5.59%) RabbitMQ
10 32 (5.42%) Node.js
11 26 (4.41%) STL
12 25 (4.24%) .NET Framework
13 24 (4.07%) Boost C++ Libraries
14 23 (3.90%) CSS
15 20 (3.39%) CSS3
16 19 (3.22%) MFC
16 19 (3.22%) OpenCV
17 18 (3.05%) Velocity
18 17 (2.88%) COM
19 16 (2.71%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 75 (12.71%) Algorithms
2 56 (9.49%) Self-Motivation
3 31 (5.25%) Embedded Systems
4 30 (5.08%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 28 (4.75%) Data Structures
6 26 (4.41%) VHDL
7 22 (3.73%) Device Driver
7 22 (3.73%) User Experience
8 19 (3.22%) Management Information System
9 18 (3.05%) Client/Server
9 18 (3.05%) Virtual Team
10 16 (2.71%) Mobile App
11 8 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (1.36%) Renewable Energy
11 8 (1.36%) Verilog
12 7 (1.19%) CUDA
13 6 (1.02%) Analogue Electronics
13 6 (1.02%) LIMS
13 6 (1.02%) Robotics
13 6 (1.02%) SIMD
Operating Systems
1 237 (40.17%) Linux
2 120 (20.34%) Windows
3 37 (6.27%) Unix
4 34 (5.76%) CentOS
5 27 (4.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 23 (3.90%) Ubuntu
7 22 (3.73%) Embedded Linux
8 17 (2.88%) Android
8 17 (2.88%) Debian
9 13 (2.20%) Apple iOS
10 9 (1.53%) Mac OS
11 8 (1.36%) Windows Server
12 2 (0.34%) FreeRTOS
13 1 (0.17%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.17%) Robot Operating System
13 1 (0.17%) SafeRTOS
13 1 (0.17%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 329 (55.76%) Software Engineering
2 222 (37.63%) Agile Software Development
3 187 (31.69%) Computer Science
4 112 (18.98%) DevOps
5 110 (18.64%) OO
6 89 (15.08%) Scrum
7 79 (13.39%) Problem-Solving
8 75 (12.71%) Multithreading
9 67 (11.36%) Mathematics
10 66 (11.19%) Test Automation
11 64 (10.85%) Microservices
12 61 (10.34%) Continuous Integration
13 60 (10.17%) Artificial Intelligence
14 56 (9.49%) OOP
15 52 (8.81%) Machine Learning
16 44 (7.46%) TDD
17 43 (7.29%) SDLC
18 42 (7.12%) Unit Testing
19 41 (6.95%) Physics
20 39 (6.61%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 248 (42.03%) C#
2 236 (40.00%) C
3 235 (39.83%) Python
4 180 (30.51%) Java
5 109 (18.47%) JavaScript
6 79 (13.39%) SQL
7 42 (7.12%) Go
8 35 (5.93%) Bash Shell
9 26 (4.41%) MATLAB
9 26 (4.41%) XAML
10 23 (3.90%) Perl
11 22 (3.73%) Embedded C++
11 22 (3.73%) PHP
12 20 (3.39%) Embedded C
13 18 (3.05%) C++/CLI
14 17 (2.88%) Shell Script
15 16 (2.71%) Objective-C
16 14 (2.37%) T-SQL
17 12 (2.03%) Ruby
18 11 (1.86%) VB
Qualifications
1 234 (39.66%) Degree
2 78 (13.22%) Computer Science Degree
3 34 (5.76%) Security Cleared
4 28 (4.75%) PhD
5 27 (4.58%) SC Cleared
6 18 (3.05%) HND
7 12 (2.03%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.86%) Numerate Degree
9 8 (1.36%) DBS Check
10 5 (0.85%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.51%) CREST Certified
11 3 (0.51%) OSCP
11 3 (0.51%) SAP Certification
12 1 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.17%) CHECK Team Leader
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (6.78%) QA
2 6 (1.02%) Def Stans
3 2 (0.34%) Accessibility
3 2 (0.34%) GRC
3 2 (0.34%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.17%) DICOM
4 1 (0.17%) GDPR
4 1 (0.17%) HL7
4 1 (0.17%) ISO 9000
4 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.17%) MISRA
4 1 (0.17%) WCAG
System Software
1 53 (8.98%) Docker
2 25 (4.24%) Firmware
3 11 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.02%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.02%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.68%) vSphere
6 2 (0.34%) NFS
6 2 (0.34%) Samba
Systems Management
1 52 (8.81%) Kubernetes
2 41 (6.95%) Ansible
3 6 (1.02%) Terraform
4 5 (0.85%) Grafana
5 4 (0.68%) Opscode Chef
5 4 (0.68%) Opsview
5 4 (0.68%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.68%) vRealize
6 3 (0.51%) PTC Integrity
7 2 (0.34%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.34%) HP Quality Center
7 2 (0.34%) ZABBIX
8 1 (0.17%) Kibana
8 1 (0.17%) logstash
Vendors
1 37 (6.27%) VMware
2 31 (5.25%) Microsoft
3 28 (4.75%) Oracle
4 24 (4.07%) Red Hat
5 11 (1.86%) ANSYS
5 11 (1.86%) Bloomberg
6 9 (1.53%) EMC
7 7 (1.19%) Cadence
8 6 (1.02%) Apple
8 6 (1.02%) Citrix
8 6 (1.02%) IBM
8 6 (1.02%) Intel
8 6 (1.02%) NetMotion Wireless
8 6 (1.02%) SAP
9 5 (0.85%) Blue Prism
9 5 (0.85%) Google
9 5 (0.85%) New Relic
9 5 (0.85%) NVIDIA
9 5 (0.85%) UiPath
10 4 (0.68%) Sun