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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 35 33
Rank change year-on-year -1 -2 +22
Permanent jobs citing C++ 7 35 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 1.73% 4.11% 4.14%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.93% 13.06% 8.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6 26 17
10th Percentile - £36,250 £53,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,188 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £72,500 - £82,500
Hampshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -

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 101 268 216
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 25.00% 31.49% 49.66%
Number of salaries quoted 85 219 167
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,750 £75,000
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

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 16 September 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:

General
1 1 (14.29%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Software Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) C++ Software Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) Developer
2 3 (42.86%) Full-Stack Developer
3 2 (28.57%) Embedded Engineer
3 2 (28.57%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 2 (28.57%) Senior
3 2 (28.57%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
3 2 (28.57%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Embedded 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 1 (14.29%) Android
1 1 (14.29%) 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 2 (28.57%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) Java
2 3 (42.86%) Go
3 1 (14.29%) C
3 1 (14.29%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (42.86%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) DV Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared