C++ Job Trends in the South West

C++
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 54 88
Rank change year-on-year -66 +34 -14
Permanent jobs citing C++ 57 175 158
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.12% 4.22% 3.33%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.45% 12.63% 8.43%
Number of salaries quoted 30 63 128
10th Percentile £30,165 £38,750 £34,775
25th Percentile £39,281 £40,000 £44,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,250 £83,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% - -3.70%

All Programming Languages
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 765 1,386 1,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 15.06% 33.42% 39.49%
Number of salaries quoted 562 750 1,519
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £39,281 £43,650 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

C++ job vacancy trend in the South West

C++
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the South West over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in the South West

C++
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Gloucestershire +32 17 £82,500 +43.48% 34
Bristol -19 15 £60,000 +33.33% 45
Wiltshire -5 8 £36,061 -46.58% 16
Dorset -25 7 £70,000 +40.70% 13
Cornwall -13 5 £55,000 +33.33% 3
Devon -31 5 £45,000 -48.57% 7
C++
England

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 2 (3.51%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (1.75%) Doxygen
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.26%) Azure
2 2 (3.51%) iPaaS
3 1 (1.75%) AWS
3 1 (1.75%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.53%) DNS
1 6 (10.53%) HTTP
1 6 (10.53%) Software-Defined Radio
1 6 (10.53%) TCP/IP
2 4 (7.02%) Ethernet
2 4 (7.02%) SMTP
2 4 (7.02%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (7.02%) Wireshark
3 2 (3.51%) 2G
3 2 (3.51%) 4G
3 2 (3.51%) 5G
3 2 (3.51%) ICMP
4 1 (1.75%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.75%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 7 (12.28%) Git
2 4 (7.02%) IDA Disassembler
3 2 (3.51%) JIRA
3 2 (3.51%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (3.51%) Zephyr
4 1 (1.75%) Jenkins
General
1 14 (24.56%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (22.81%) Social Skills
3 9 (15.79%) Electronics
4 5 (8.77%) Manufacturing
5 4 (7.02%) Finance
6 3 (5.26%) Aeronautics
6 3 (5.26%) Aerospace
6 3 (5.26%) Aviation
6 3 (5.26%) Law
6 3 (5.26%) Military
7 2 (3.51%) Avionics
8 1 (1.75%) Automotive
8 1 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.75%) Marketing
8 1 (1.75%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (47.37%) Software Engineer
2 19 (33.33%) C++ Software Engineer
3 6 (10.53%) Embedded Engineer
3 6 (10.53%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 4 (7.02%) Analyst
4 4 (7.02%) Data Analyst
4 4 (7.02%) Python Engineer
4 4 (7.02%) Python Software Engineer
4 4 (7.02%) Senior
5 3 (5.26%) Architect
5 3 (5.26%) Development Engineer
5 3 (5.26%) Graduate
5 3 (5.26%) IoT Architect
5 3 (5.26%) Senior Development Engineer
6 2 (3.51%) Audio Engineer
6 2 (3.51%) Development Manager
6 2 (3.51%) Junior
6 2 (3.51%) Lead
6 2 (3.51%) Security Engineer
6 2 (3.51%) Vulnerability Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (17.54%) Qt
2 2 (3.51%) .NET
2 2 (3.51%) Flash
2 2 (3.51%) Middleware
2 2 (3.51%) ZeroMQ
3 1 (1.75%) COM
3 1 (1.75%) MFC
3 1 (1.75%) OpenGL
3 1 (1.75%) React
Miscellaneous
1 10 (17.54%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (12.28%) Algorithms
3 4 (7.02%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (7.02%) Cyber Defence
3 4 (7.02%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (7.02%) GNSS
3 4 (7.02%) IoT
3 4 (7.02%) Linux Command Line
3 4 (7.02%) Satnav
3 4 (7.02%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (5.26%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (5.26%) Virtual Reality
5 2 (3.51%) Arduino
5 2 (3.51%) Raspberry Pi
6 1 (1.75%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (1.75%) ARM Cortex
6 1 (1.75%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 23 (40.35%) Linux
2 4 (7.02%) Windows
3 3 (5.26%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (52.63%) Software Engineering
2 17 (29.82%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (22.81%) Digital Signal Processing
3 13 (22.81%) Signal Processing
4 9 (15.79%) Agile
4 9 (15.79%) Embedded Software Development
4 9 (15.79%) Mathematics
4 9 (15.79%) Test Automation
5 8 (14.04%) Systems Engineering
6 7 (12.28%) Analytics
6 7 (12.28%) Data Analytics
7 6 (10.53%) AI
7 6 (10.53%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (10.53%) DevOps
7 6 (10.53%) Machine Learning
7 6 (10.53%) Penetration Testing
7 6 (10.53%) Scrum
8 5 (8.77%) Mentoring
8 5 (8.77%) Prototyping
8 5 (8.77%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 33 (57.89%) Python
2 24 (42.11%) C
3 10 (17.54%) Java
4 9 (15.79%) Embedded C++
5 5 (8.77%) Rust
6 4 (7.02%) Bash
7 2 (3.51%) C#
7 2 (3.51%) JavaScript
7 2 (3.51%) MATLAB
7 2 (3.51%) TypeScript
8 1 (1.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (45.61%) Degree
2 21 (36.84%) Security Cleared
3 15 (26.32%) DV Cleared
4 13 (22.81%) SC Cleared
5 4 (7.02%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (7.02%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.51%) NIST
1 2 (3.51%) QA
2 1 (1.75%) Def Stans
2 1 (1.75%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 3 (5.26%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (5.26%) Google
1 3 (5.26%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.75%) Palantir
2 1 (1.75%) SAP