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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 32 40
Rank change year-on-year 0 +8 -2
Permanent jobs citing C++ 36 10 34
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 4.07% 2.40% 3.89%
As % of the Programming Languages category 17.39% 9.35% 12.19%
Number of salaries quoted 25 9 28
10th Percentile £50,000 £50,250 £37,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £64,875
Hampshire median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -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 207 107 279
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 23.39% 25.72% 31.96%
Number of salaries quoted 177 91 232
10th Percentile £35,000 £27,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £36,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £75,000 £61,875 £60,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £65,000 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

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 1 September 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 6 (16.67%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 7 (19.44%) 5G
2 6 (16.67%) Wireless
3 2 (5.56%) 3GPP
4 1 (2.78%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (2.78%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 7 (19.44%) Git
2 5 (13.89%) GitLab
2 5 (13.89%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (5.56%) Jenkins
General
1 4 (11.11%) Electronics
2 2 (5.56%) Advertising
2 2 (5.56%) Aerospace
2 2 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (5.56%) Finance
2 2 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (5.56%) Social Skills
2 2 (5.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (75.00%) Software Engineer
2 11 (30.56%) Embedded Engineer
3 10 (27.78%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 6 (16.67%) FPGA Engineer
4 6 (16.67%) Senior
5 5 (13.89%) Security Engineer
6 4 (11.11%) Senior Software Engineer
7 3 (8.33%) C++ Software Engineer
7 3 (8.33%) Lead
7 3 (8.33%) Lead Software Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) Senior Test Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) Systems Test Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) Test Engineer
9 1 (2.78%) Embedded C Software Engineer
9 1 (2.78%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
9 1 (2.78%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
9 1 (2.78%) Embedded C++ Engineer
9 1 (2.78%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (33.33%) Algorithms
2 6 (16.67%) FPGA
2 6 (16.67%) PCIe
2 6 (16.67%) Verilog
2 6 (16.67%) VHDL
3 4 (11.11%) IoT
4 1 (2.78%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (2.78%) Distributed Architecture
4 1 (2.78%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (2.78%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 8 (22.22%) Linux
2 2 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 17 (47.22%) DevOps
3 15 (41.67%) Computer Science
4 8 (22.22%) Signal Processing
5 7 (19.44%) Collaborative Culture
5 7 (19.44%) Collaborative Engineering
5 7 (19.44%) Digital Signal Processing
5 7 (19.44%) Test Automation
6 6 (16.67%) Agile
6 6 (16.67%) AI
6 6 (16.67%) Kalman Filter
6 6 (16.67%) Software Architecture
6 6 (16.67%) Software Testing
6 6 (16.67%) Validation
7 5 (13.89%) Embedded Software Development
7 5 (13.89%) FPGA Design
7 5 (13.89%) Kanban
7 5 (13.89%) Model Validation
7 5 (13.89%) Scrum
7 5 (13.89%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 25 (69.44%) C
2 18 (50.00%) Python
3 8 (22.22%) C#
3 8 (22.22%) Embedded C
4 7 (19.44%) Embedded C++
4 7 (19.44%) MATLAB
5 4 (11.11%) JavaScript
6 3 (8.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 18 (50.00%) Degree
2 15 (41.67%) Security Cleared
3 14 (38.89%) Master's Degree
4 9 (25.00%) SC Cleared
5 7 (19.44%) DV Cleared
6 2 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (5.56%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.56%) AUTOSAR
1 2 (5.56%) MISRA
1 2 (5.56%) MISRA C
System Software
1 6 (16.67%) Firmware
2 4 (11.11%) Docker
3 3 (8.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (5.56%) Kubernetes