Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 15 June 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 15 June 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

C++
England > South East
6 months to
15 Jun 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 92 47 36
Rank change year-on-year -45 -11 +4
Permanent jobs citing C++ 497 790 1,746
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.35% 5.27% 6.66%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.02% 9.38% 12.15%
Number of salaries quoted 370 684 1,298
10th Percentile £37,425 £32,875 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -

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 8,259 8,426 14,366
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East 55.59% 56.24% 54.83%
Number of salaries quoted 6,359 7,198 12,334
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £71,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% +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 15 June 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 15 June 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 -38 177 £55,000 +10.00% 76
Hampshire -90 101 £51,500 -1.90% 35
Surrey -18 94 £55,000 +10.00% 33
Berkshire -28 88 £55,000 +4.76% 37
Oxfordshire -14 75 £47,500 +11.45% 33
West Sussex -16 71 £47,500 -9.52% 20
East Sussex +3 35 £50,000 +25.00% 9
Kent -18 17 £45,000 -18.18% 9
Buckinghamshire -13 14 £53,750 -17.31% 6
C++
England

For the 6 months to 15 June 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++.

1 281 (56.54%) Software Engineering
2 190 (38.23%) Degree
3 186 (37.42%) C#
4 174 (35.01%) Java
5 167 (33.60%) Agile Software Development
6 153 (30.78%) Linux
6 153 (30.78%) Python
7 142 (28.57%) C
8 136 (27.36%) Computer Science
9 112 (22.54%) Social Skills
10 104 (20.93%) Windows
11 94 (18.91%) SQL
11 94 (18.91%) .NET
12 89 (17.91%) Docker
13 87 (17.51%) Azure
14 83 (16.70%) Computer Science Degree
14 83 (16.70%) Problem-Solving
15 77 (15.49%) JavaScript
16 76 (15.29%) OO
17 75 (15.09%) AngularJS
18 72 (14.49%) Finance
19 64 (12.88%) Scrum
20 61 (12.27%) Test Automation
21 59 (11.87%) Git (software)
22 55 (11.07%) SQL Server
23 54 (10.87%) Microsoft
23 54 (10.87%) React
24 53 (10.66%) DevOps
25 52 (10.46%) Algorithms
26 51 (10.26%) Kubernetes

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 7 (1.41%) Confluence
2 6 (1.21%) BizTalk Server
2 6 (1.21%) IIS
3 3 (0.60%) Apache
4 2 (0.40%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.20%) DNN
Applications
1 6 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.20%) OrCAD
2 1 (0.20%) Quicktime
Cloud Services
1 87 (17.51%) Azure
2 33 (6.64%) AWS
3 22 (4.43%) GCP
3 22 (4.43%) Google Play
4 20 (4.02%) SaaS
5 13 (2.62%) Apigee
6 10 (2.01%) OpenShift
7 9 (1.81%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (1.21%) IaaS
8 6 (1.21%) PaaS
9 3 (0.60%) GitHub
9 3 (0.60%) IBM Cloud
10 1 (0.20%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.20%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.20%) Serverless
10 1 (0.20%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.20%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.82%) TCP/IP
2 11 (2.21%) Wireless
3 8 (1.61%) Network Security
4 6 (1.21%) DNS
4 6 (1.21%) FTP
4 6 (1.21%) Internet
4 6 (1.21%) VPN
4 6 (1.21%) Wireshark
5 5 (1.01%) Ethernet
5 5 (1.01%) HTTP
5 5 (1.01%) HTTPS
5 5 (1.01%) Software-Defined Radio
5 5 (1.01%) SpaceWire
5 5 (1.01%) SSH
6 3 (0.60%) Firewall
7 2 (0.40%) 3GPP
7 2 (0.40%) 4G
7 2 (0.40%) LAN
7 2 (0.40%) WAN
7 2 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (11.07%) SQL Server
2 23 (4.63%) Redis
3 19 (3.82%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (3.62%) Neo4j
5 13 (2.62%) NoSQL
6 9 (1.81%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.41%) MongoDB
8 6 (1.21%) Apache Cassandra
9 5 (1.01%) MySQL
9 5 (1.01%) RethinkDB
10 2 (0.40%) Big Data
11 1 (0.20%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.20%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 59 (11.87%) Git (software)
2 25 (5.03%) JIRA
3 18 (3.62%) Subversion
4 12 (2.41%) Visual Studio
5 10 (2.01%) Bugzilla
5 10 (2.01%) CruiseControl
5 10 (2.01%) Gemini Tracker
5 10 (2.01%) Hudson
5 10 (2.01%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 8 (1.61%) Xcode
7 6 (1.21%) Android Studio
7 6 (1.21%) CMake
7 6 (1.21%) Jenkins
7 6 (1.21%) WinDbg
8 4 (0.80%) Gradle
8 4 (0.80%) Moq
8 4 (0.80%) Team Foundation Server
9 3 (0.60%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.40%) GDB
10 2 (0.40%) MSTest
General
1 112 (22.54%) Social Skills
2 72 (14.49%) Finance
3 44 (8.85%) Electronics
4 33 (6.64%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (4.23%) Marketing
5 21 (4.23%) Telecoms
6 18 (3.62%) Manufacturing
7 16 (3.22%) Public Sector
8 15 (3.02%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (2.21%) Automotive
9 11 (2.21%) Games
10 8 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (1.61%) Wearables
11 6 (1.21%) Law
11 6 (1.21%) Legal
12 5 (1.01%) Military
13 4 (0.80%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.80%) Retail
14 3 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.20%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 211 (42.45%) Developer
2 169 (34.00%) Software Engineer
3 70 (14.08%) C++ Developer
4 62 (12.47%) C++ Software Engineer
5 48 (9.66%) Software Developer
6 46 (9.26%) C# Developer
7 41 (8.25%) Senior Software Engineer
8 30 (6.04%) Embedded Engineer
9 29 (5.84%) .NET Developer
9 29 (5.84%) C# .NET Developer
10 26 (5.23%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 25 (5.03%) Mobile Developer
11 25 (5.03%) Senior Developer
12 23 (4.63%) C# Software Engineer
13 20 (4.02%) C++ Software Developer
14 17 (3.42%) Java Developer
15 16 (3.22%) C++/C# Developer
16 15 (3.02%) Full Stack Developer
17 14 (2.82%) Junior
17 14 (2.82%) Senior C# Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 94 (18.91%) .NET
2 75 (15.09%) AngularJS
3 54 (10.87%) React
4 45 (9.05%) .NET Framework
5 44 (8.85%) HTML
6 38 (7.65%) .NET Core
7 37 (7.44%) REST
8 36 (7.24%) Node.js
9 31 (6.24%) CSS
9 31 (6.24%) RabbitMQ
9 31 (6.24%) WPF
10 28 (5.63%) HTML5
10 28 (5.63%) Qt
11 24 (4.83%) Entity Framework
12 23 (4.63%) ASP.NET
13 22 (4.43%) gRPC
14 21 (4.23%) CSS3
15 20 (4.02%) Web Services
16 18 (3.62%) Kafka
16 18 (3.62%) Vue.js
Miscellaneous
1 52 (10.46%) Algorithms
2 29 (5.84%) Embedded Systems
3 25 (5.03%) Mobile App
4 22 (4.43%) Data Structures
4 22 (4.43%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 19 (3.82%) Greenfield Project
6 17 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (3.22%) Device Driver
8 13 (2.62%) Data Centre
8 13 (2.62%) Derivative
8 13 (2.62%) VHDL
9 12 (2.41%) Client/Server
9 12 (2.41%) User Experience
10 9 (1.81%) LIMS
11 8 (1.61%) Driving Licence
12 7 (1.41%) Verilog
13 6 (1.21%) Acoustics
13 6 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (1.21%) Smart Home
14 5 (1.01%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 153 (30.78%) Linux
2 104 (20.93%) Windows
3 48 (9.66%) Android
4 42 (8.45%) Apple iOS
5 29 (5.84%) Unix
6 19 (3.82%) Embedded Linux
7 12 (2.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (1.21%) Windows Server
9 5 (1.01%) CentOS
9 5 (1.01%) Debian
9 5 (1.01%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.80%) VxWorks
11 2 (0.40%) FreeRTOS
12 1 (0.20%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.20%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (56.54%) Software Engineering
2 167 (33.60%) Agile Software Development
3 136 (27.36%) Computer Science
4 83 (16.70%) Problem-Solving
5 76 (15.29%) OO
6 64 (12.88%) Scrum
7 61 (12.27%) Test Automation
8 53 (10.66%) DevOps
9 49 (9.86%) Continuous Integration
10 48 (9.66%) Mathematics
10 48 (9.66%) Microservices
11 42 (8.45%) Unit Testing
12 40 (8.05%) Software Testing
13 36 (7.24%) TDD
14 34 (6.84%) Multithreading
15 31 (6.24%) Mobile Development
15 31 (6.24%) Physics
16 29 (5.84%) Android Development
16 29 (5.84%) Data Science
16 29 (5.84%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 186 (37.42%) C#
2 174 (35.01%) Java
3 153 (30.78%) Python
4 142 (28.57%) C
5 94 (18.91%) SQL
6 77 (15.49%) JavaScript
7 42 (8.45%) Go
8 34 (6.84%) Objective-C
9 18 (3.62%) VB
10 14 (2.82%) Embedded C++
10 14 (2.82%) Ruby
10 14 (2.82%) XAML
11 13 (2.62%) VC++
12 11 (2.21%) MATLAB
12 11 (2.21%) VB.NET
13 10 (2.01%) Bash Shell
13 10 (2.01%) Embedded C
13 10 (2.01%) PHP
14 8 (1.61%) Apple Swift
15 7 (1.41%) F#
Qualifications
1 190 (38.23%) Degree
2 83 (16.70%) Computer Science Degree
3 37 (7.44%) Security Cleared
4 26 (5.23%) SC Cleared
5 20 (4.02%) Numerate Degree
6 17 (3.42%) PhD
7 6 (1.21%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.80%) DBS Check
8 4 (0.80%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.40%) CCNA
9 2 (0.40%) CCNP
9 2 (0.40%) CISA
9 2 (0.40%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.40%) CISSP
10 1 (0.20%) ISEB
10 1 (0.20%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.43%) QA
2 5 (1.01%) Accessibility
3 4 (0.80%) Def Stans
3 4 (0.80%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.20%) JTAG
System Software
1 89 (17.91%) Docker
2 15 (3.02%) Firmware
3 12 (2.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.21%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.21%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.21%) vSphere
5 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 51 (10.26%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.41%) Ansible
3 6 (1.21%) vCenter Server
3 6 (1.21%) vRealize
4 4 (0.80%) FlexNet
4 4 (0.80%) Terraform
5 2 (0.40%) Puppet
Vendors
1 54 (10.87%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.24%) Google
3 33 (6.64%) VMware
4 21 (4.23%) Apple
5 16 (3.22%) ANSYS
5 16 (3.22%) Bloomberg
5 16 (3.22%) SAP
6 10 (2.01%) Xamarin
7 7 (1.41%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.21%) NetMotion Wireless
9 4 (0.80%) Agilent
9 4 (0.80%) Sun
10 3 (0.60%) IBM
10 3 (0.60%) Salesforce.com
11 2 (0.40%) Perforce
12 1 (0.20%) Cisco
12 1 (0.20%) EMC
12 1 (0.20%) Oracle
12 1 (0.20%) QNX
12 1 (0.20%) Renesas