C++ Jobs in Southampton

C++
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring C++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited C++ over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 52 49
Rank change year-on-year +29 -3 +14
Permanent jobs citing C++ 16 26 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 4.75% 2.98% 3.26%
As % of the Programming Languages category 13.56% 7.90% 7.51%
Number of salaries quoted 15 24 25
10th Percentile £46,750 £38,275 £41,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £44,375 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £70,625 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £82,500
Hampshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - +33.33%

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 118 329 333
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 35.01% 37.73% 43.36%
Number of salaries quoted 109 305 294
10th Percentile £27,400 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +2.56% -7.14%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £76,100
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in Southampton

C++
Salary Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in Southampton.

Salary trend for C++ in Southampton

C++
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Southampton over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for C++ in Southampton

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton by Category

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.25%) NoSQL
1 1 (6.25%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (12.50%) GitLab
1 2 (12.50%) Jenkins
2 1 (6.25%) Bugzilla
2 1 (6.25%) CruiseControl
2 1 (6.25%) Gemini Tracker
2 1 (6.25%) Git
2 1 (6.25%) Hudson
2 1 (6.25%) MagicDraw
2 1 (6.25%) Subversion
2 1 (6.25%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 2 (12.50%) Law
1 2 (12.50%) Military
2 1 (6.25%) Aerospace
2 1 (6.25%) Games
Job Titles
1 14 (87.50%) Software Engineer
2 11 (68.75%) C++ Software Engineer
3 8 (50.00%) Senior
4 6 (37.50%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 6 (37.50%) Senior Software Engineer
5 2 (12.50%) C Software Engineer
5 2 (12.50%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (12.50%) Developer
5 2 (12.50%) Principal Engineer
5 2 (12.50%) Principal Software Engineer
5 2 (12.50%) Python Engineer
5 2 (12.50%) Python Software Engineer
5 2 (12.50%) Senior Developer
6 1 (6.25%) Senior Software Developer
6 1 (6.25%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (12.50%) HTML
2 1 (6.25%) .NET
2 1 (6.25%) .NET Core
2 1 (6.25%) AngularJS
2 1 (6.25%) ASP.NET
2 1 (6.25%) STL
2 1 (6.25%) Unreal Engine
2 1 (6.25%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) Algorithms
2 2 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (6.25%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (6.25%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 3 (18.75%) Linux
1 3 (18.75%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) Software Engineering
2 8 (50.00%) Mathematics
3 7 (43.75%) Physics
4 5 (31.25%) Artificial Intelligence
5 4 (25.00%) Statistical Modelling
6 3 (18.75%) Agile
6 3 (18.75%) Computer Science
6 3 (18.75%) Issue Tracking
7 2 (12.50%) CI/CD
7 2 (12.50%) Full-Stack Development
7 2 (12.50%) Infrastructure as Code
7 2 (12.50%) Machine Learning
7 2 (12.50%) Software Testing
7 2 (12.50%) Test Automation
8 1 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
8 1 (6.25%) Logistics
8 1 (6.25%) Mentoring
8 1 (6.25%) Prototyping
8 1 (6.25%) SysML
8 1 (6.25%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 5 (31.25%) C
1 5 (31.25%) Java
2 4 (25.00%) Python
3 3 (18.75%) JavaScript
4 2 (12.50%) Delphi
4 2 (12.50%) MATLAB
4 2 (12.50%) R
4 2 (12.50%) SQL
5 1 (6.25%) C#
5 1 (6.25%) Embedded C
5 1 (6.25%) Embedded C++
5 1 (6.25%) Rust
Qualifications
1 9 (56.25%) Degree
2 6 (37.50%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (12.50%) PhD
4 1 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) Ansible
1 2 (12.50%) Kubernetes
1 2 (12.50%) Prometheus
1 2 (12.50%) Terraform