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 18 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 52 57
Rank change year-on-year +21 +5 +1
Permanent jobs citing C++ 17 28 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 4.90% 3.34% 3.12%
As % of the Programming Languages category 13.60% 8.62% 7.04%
Number of salaries quoted 16 25 25
10th Percentile £46,875 £38,700 £40,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +13.04%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £76,875 £82,500 £82,500
Hampshire median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +3.85% +4.00% +38.89%

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 125 325 355
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 36.02% 38.78% 44.32%
Number of salaries quoted 118 306 318
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £34,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £66,875
90th Percentile £72,875 £73,750 £75,225
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% - -2.73%

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 18 April 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 (5.88%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) NoSQL
1 1 (5.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (17.65%) GitLab
1 3 (17.65%) Jenkins
2 1 (5.88%) Bugzilla
2 1 (5.88%) CruiseControl
2 1 (5.88%) Gemini Tracker
2 1 (5.88%) Git
2 1 (5.88%) Hudson
2 1 (5.88%) MagicDraw
2 1 (5.88%) Subversion
2 1 (5.88%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 3 (17.65%) Law
1 3 (17.65%) Military
2 1 (5.88%) Aerospace
2 1 (5.88%) Games
Job Titles
1 15 (88.24%) Software Engineer
2 12 (70.59%) C++ Software Engineer
3 8 (47.06%) Senior
4 6 (35.29%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 6 (35.29%) Senior Software Engineer
5 3 (17.65%) C Software Engineer
5 3 (17.65%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 3 (17.65%) Principal Engineer
5 3 (17.65%) Principal Software Engineer
5 3 (17.65%) Python Engineer
5 3 (17.65%) Python Software Engineer
6 2 (11.76%) Developer
6 2 (11.76%) Senior Developer
7 1 (5.88%) Senior Software Developer
7 1 (5.88%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) AngularJS
1 2 (11.76%) HTML
2 1 (5.88%) .NET
2 1 (5.88%) .NET Core
2 1 (5.88%) ASP.NET
2 1 (5.88%) STL
2 1 (5.88%) Unreal Engine
2 1 (5.88%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (41.18%) Algorithms
2 3 (17.65%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (5.88%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (5.88%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 3 (17.65%) Linux
1 3 (17.65%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (88.24%) Software Engineering
2 8 (47.06%) Mathematics
2 8 (47.06%) Physics
3 5 (29.41%) Artificial Intelligence
4 4 (23.53%) Statistical Modelling
5 3 (17.65%) Agile
5 3 (17.65%) CI/CD
5 3 (17.65%) Computer Science
5 3 (17.65%) Full-Stack Development
5 3 (17.65%) Infrastructure as Code
5 3 (17.65%) Issue Tracking
6 2 (11.76%) Machine Learning
6 2 (11.76%) Mentoring
6 2 (11.76%) Software Testing
6 2 (11.76%) Technical Leadership
6 2 (11.76%) Test Automation
7 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (5.88%) Logistics
7 1 (5.88%) Prototyping
7 1 (5.88%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 6 (35.29%) C
1 6 (35.29%) Java
2 5 (29.41%) Python
3 3 (17.65%) JavaScript
4 2 (11.76%) Delphi
4 2 (11.76%) MATLAB
4 2 (11.76%) R
4 2 (11.76%) Rust
4 2 (11.76%) SQL
5 1 (5.88%) C#
5 1 (5.88%) Embedded C
5 1 (5.88%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 9 (52.94%) Degree
2 6 (35.29%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (11.76%) PhD
4 1 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (17.65%) Ansible
1 3 (17.65%) Kubernetes
1 3 (17.65%) Prometheus
1 3 (17.65%) Terraform