C++
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 120 | 77 | 104 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -43 | +27 | -30 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 184 | 256 | 405 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 1.51% | 3.57% | 2.84% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 9.54% | 10.72% | 9.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 142 | 156 | 339 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £36,625 | £37,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £47,500 | £45,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £69,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £79,200 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £66,216 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.72% | +10.36% | -11.11% |
All Programming Languages
South East
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 the South East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 1,928 | 2,389 | 4,419 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 15.77% | 33.34% | 30.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,481 | 1,554 | 3,726 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,750 | £33,500 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | +9.09% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| England 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 the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the South East over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.
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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 14 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 |
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| Thames Valley | -41 | 64 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 41 |
| Hampshire | -1 | 62 | £70,000 | - | 55 |
| Oxfordshire | -11 | 31 | £67,500 | +8.00% | 21 |
| Surrey | -29 | 31 | £100,000 | +42.86% | 19 |
| Berkshire | -25 | 26 | £55,000 | +5.77% | 15 |
| Kent | -38 | 13 | £30,000 | -52.00% | 11 |
| Isle of Wight | - | 10 | £45,000 | - | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | -9 | 7 | £67,000 | +11.67% | 5 |
| East Sussex | - | 3 | £90,000 | - | 3 |
| West Sussex | -16 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:
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