C++ Job Trends in Surrey
C++
South East > Surrey
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 74 | 82 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -55 | +24 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 56 | 14 | 119 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey | 2.15% | 1.24% | 7.70% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 12.93% | 7.33% | 21.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 53 | 14 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,450 | £64,750 | £39,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £71,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £91,250 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.59% | +65.91% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £107,188 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £121,250 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +2.13% |
All Programming Languages
Surrey
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 Surrey.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 433 | 191 | 550 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey | 16.59% | 16.89% | 35.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 368 | 159 | 335 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £37,500 | £35,105 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £69,250 | £57,500 | £59,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.43% | -2.54% | +7.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £68,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,000 | £82,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £56,525 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -2.70% | +0.84% |
C++ Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
C++ Salary Trend in Surrey
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing C++.
C++ Salary Histogram in Surrey
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Surrey over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
C++ Job Locations in Surrey
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 22 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford | +2 | 48 | £100,000 | +9.59% | 19 |
| Leatherhead | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Staines | - | 2 | £70,000 | - | |
| Chertsey | - | 2 | £80,000 | - | |
| C++ South East |
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C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C# | 66.1% | 37 |
| 2 | SQL | 55.4% | 31 |
| 3 | Python | 33.9% | 19 |
| 4 | C | 17.9% | 10 |
| 5 | Java | 14.3% | 8 |
| 6 | Julia | 8.9% | 5 |
| 7 | JavaScript | 7.1% | 4 |
| 8 | Embedded C | 5.4% | 3 |
| 8 | PowerShell | 5.4% | 3 |
| 10 | MATLAB | 1.8% | 1 |
| 10 | PHP | 1.8% | 1 |