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 4 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 29 51
Rank change year-on-year -8 +22 +3
Permanent jobs citing C++ 18 16 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 2.75% 5.11% 3.15%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.08% 14.41% 8.13%
Number of salaries quoted 13 16 25
10th Percentile £45,500 £46,875 £38,700
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,000 £76,875 £82,500
Hampshire median annual salary £67,500 £66,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year +1.89% +1.92% +8.33%

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 149 111 332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 22.75% 35.46% 38.79%
Number of salaries quoted 116 105 309
10th Percentile £32,750 £27,200 £29,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,250 £73,750
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.62% +1.36% -

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 4 May 2026.

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:

Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.11%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 5 (27.78%) Git
1 5 (27.78%) GitLab
1 5 (27.78%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 3 (16.67%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 14 (77.78%) Software Engineer
2 7 (38.89%) Embedded Engineer
2 7 (38.89%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 3 (16.67%) Senior
3 3 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Electronics Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) FPGA Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Lead
4 2 (11.11%) Lead Software Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (50.00%) Algorithms
2 3 (16.67%) FPGA
3 2 (11.11%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (11.11%) IoT
3 2 (11.11%) PCIe
3 2 (11.11%) Verilog
3 2 (11.11%) VHDL
4 1 (5.56%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (5.56%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 5 (27.78%) Linux
2 1 (5.56%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (77.78%) Software Engineering
2 11 (61.11%) Computer Science
3 10 (55.56%) DevOps
4 6 (33.33%) Software Testing
5 5 (27.78%) Agile
5 5 (27.78%) Embedded Software Development
5 5 (27.78%) Kanban
5 5 (27.78%) Scrum
5 5 (27.78%) Software Architecture
6 4 (22.22%) Digital Signal Processing
6 4 (22.22%) Signal Processing
7 3 (16.67%) Line Management
8 2 (11.11%) AI
8 2 (11.11%) CI/CD
8 2 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
8 2 (11.11%) Collaborative Engineering
8 2 (11.11%) FPGA Design
8 2 (11.11%) Model Validation
8 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (11.11%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 11 (61.11%) C
1 11 (61.11%) Python
2 5 (27.78%) C#
3 4 (22.22%) Embedded C
3 4 (22.22%) MATLAB
4 2 (11.11%) Embedded C++
4 2 (11.11%) JavaScript
4 2 (11.11%) TypeScript
5 1 (5.56%) Java
5 1 (5.56%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 11 (61.11%) Degree
1 11 (61.11%) Master's Degree
2 9 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 7 (38.89%) SC Cleared
4 2 (11.11%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 5 (27.78%) Firmware
2 2 (11.11%) Docker