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 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
43 |
33 |
36 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-10 |
+3 |
0 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ |
6 |
32 |
24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton |
1.11% |
5.86% |
5.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
5.22% |
16.84% |
10.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
22 |
19 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£55,500 |
£42,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£60,000 |
£51,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£73,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
-14.97% |
+13.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£67,500 |
£82,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£73,750 |
- |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.70% |
- |
+8.00% |
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 |
115 |
190 |
237 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton |
21.22% |
34.80% |
51.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
100 |
157 |
207 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,750 |
£28,400 |
£29,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
£42,500 |
£33,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
+15.79% |
-9.52% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£67,500 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£72,500 |
£75,250 |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£58,000 |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.87% |
+4.55% |
- |
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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 14 January 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:
