C++ Job Trends in Southampton

C++
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 35 32
Rank change year-on-year -5 -3 +8
Permanent jobs citing C++ 7 31 18
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 1.56% 4.19% 4.76%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.00% 12.97% 8.53%
Number of salaries quoted 6 21 15
10th Percentile - £40,000 £60,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £75,250
90th Percentile £77,500 - £82,500
Hampshire median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% -8.00%

All Programming Languages
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 100 239 211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 22.22% 32.34% 55.82%
Number of salaries quoted 86 195 168
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,600 £30,800
25th Percentile £38,438 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,125 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,200 £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year - +7.48% -2.73%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

C++ job vacancy trend in Southampton

C++
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Southampton over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.

Salary histogram for C++ in Southampton

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

General
1 1 (14.29%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Software Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) Developer
2 3 (42.86%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) Full-Stack Developer
3 2 (28.57%) C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior
4 1 (14.29%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) AngularJS
1 3 (42.86%) React
1 3 (42.86%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Android
1 2 (28.57%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Software Engineering
2 3 (42.86%) Computer Science
2 3 (42.86%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (42.86%) Product Management
2 3 (42.86%) Prototyping
2 3 (42.86%) Rapid Prototyping
3 1 (14.29%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) Java
2 3 (42.86%) Go
3 2 (28.57%) C
3 2 (28.57%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (42.86%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) DV Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared