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 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 54 50
Rank change year-on-year +30 -4 +15
Permanent jobs citing C++ 11 24 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 3.30% 2.42% 3.04%
As % of the Programming Languages category 11.46% 7.06% 6.67%
Number of salaries quoted 9 24 21
10th Percentile £46,250 £37,900 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £67,500 £69,063 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £82,500
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +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 96 340 315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 28.83% 34.34% 45.59%
Number of salaries quoted 83 309 267
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £54,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.36% - -

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 5 July 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 (9.09%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) NoSQL
1 1 (9.09%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Bugzilla
1 1 (9.09%) CruiseControl
1 1 (9.09%) Gemini Tracker
1 1 (9.09%) Git
1 1 (9.09%) Hudson
1 1 (9.09%) MagicDraw
1 1 (9.09%) Subversion
1 1 (9.09%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 10 (90.91%) Software Engineer
2 6 (54.55%) C++ Software Engineer
3 4 (36.36%) Senior
4 3 (27.27%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 3 (27.27%) Senior Software Engineer
5 1 (9.09%) Developer
5 1 (9.09%) Embedded Engineer
5 1 (9.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 1 (9.09%) Senior Developer
5 1 (9.09%) Senior Software Developer
5 1 (9.09%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) HTML
2 1 (9.09%) .NET
2 1 (9.09%) .NET Core
2 1 (9.09%) ASP.NET
2 1 (9.09%) STL
2 1 (9.09%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 4 (36.36%) Linux
2 3 (27.27%) Windows
3 1 (9.09%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Software Engineering
2 5 (45.45%) Mathematics
3 3 (27.27%) Agile
3 3 (27.27%) Computer Science
3 3 (27.27%) Issue Tracking
3 3 (27.27%) Physics
4 2 (18.18%) Machine Learning
4 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
4 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
5 1 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (9.09%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (9.09%) Data Modelling
5 1 (9.09%) Logistics
5 1 (9.09%) Open Source
5 1 (9.09%) Prototyping
5 1 (9.09%) Statistical Modelling
5 1 (9.09%) SysML
5 1 (9.09%) UML
5 1 (9.09%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) C
1 4 (36.36%) Java
2 2 (18.18%) Delphi
2 2 (18.18%) JavaScript
2 2 (18.18%) MATLAB
2 2 (18.18%) Python
2 2 (18.18%) R
2 2 (18.18%) SQL
3 1 (9.09%) C#
3 1 (9.09%) Embedded C
3 1 (9.09%) Embedded C++
3 1 (9.09%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) Degree
2 3 (27.27%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (18.18%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (18.18%) PhD
4 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) QA