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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | 71 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -44 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 59 | 23 | 122 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey | 2.31% | 2.04% | 7.49% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 13.59% | 11.44% | 20.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 13 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,750 | £64,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,750 | £75,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £92,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.11% | +68.18% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £107,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £121,250 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | - |
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 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 434 | 201 | 589 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey | 17.01% | 17.83% | 36.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 373 | 159 | 350 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £37,500 | £35,105 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.39% | - | +4.55% |
| 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 | £56,252 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -2.23% | -2.17% |
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 16 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 16 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 | +4 | 50 | £100,000 | +8.11% | 21 |
| Leatherhead | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| 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# | 64.4% | 38 |
| 2 | SQL | 52.5% | 31 |
| 3 | Python | 37.3% | 22 |
| 4 | C | 16.9% | 10 |
| 5 | Java | 13.6% | 8 |
| 6 | Julia | 8.5% | 5 |
| 7 | JavaScript | 6.8% | 4 |
| 8 | Embedded C | 5.1% | 3 |
| 8 | PowerShell | 5.1% | 3 |
| 10 | MATLAB | 1.7% | 1 |
| 10 | PHP | 1.7% | 1 |