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 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | 34 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +7 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 7 | 26 | 29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton | 1.34% | 5.42% | 4.60% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.73% | 16.56% | 9.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 16 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £60,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £60,938 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -7.14% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,875 | £69,063 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £73,750 | - |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £65,000 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.34% | +3.57% | +7.69% |
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 | 104 | 157 | 313 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton | 19.92% | 32.71% | 49.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 88 | 131 | 284 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,750 | £29,000 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,125 | £42,500 | £34,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £67,500 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £72,500 | £75,250 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £58,000 | £58,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.85% | +6.36% | - |
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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.
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Salary Trend in Southampton
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in Southampton
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Southampton over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.
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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: