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 25 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 60 49
Rank change year-on-year -9 -11 +10
Permanent jobs citing C++ 45 27 119
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 2.03% 2.84% 5.06%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.61% 9.96% 17.68%
Number of salaries quoted 43 17 85
10th Percentile £51,250 £57,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £65,625 £62,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +16.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile - £77,500 £66,250
90th Percentile - £79,500 £74,000
South East median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +7.76% -3.33%

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 357 271 673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 16.10% 28.47% 28.61%
Number of salaries quoted 281 218 522
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £33,050
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £85,000 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,375 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

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++ job vacancy trend in Surrey

C++
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing C++.

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 25 April 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Surrey

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 25 April 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 -10 37 £100,000 +42.86% 8
Epsom - 4 £100,000 -
C++
South East

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (6.67%) GitHub
1 3 (6.67%) GitHub Actions
2 1 (2.22%) Google Play
2 1 (2.22%) TestFlight
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.67%) HTTP
1 3 (6.67%) RTP
1 3 (6.67%) Unified Communications
1 3 (6.67%) VoIP
1 3 (6.67%) Wireshark
2 1 (2.22%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.89%) MongoDB
2 3 (6.67%) MySQL
3 1 (2.22%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (17.78%) Git
2 4 (8.89%) GitLab
2 4 (8.89%) Visual Studio Code
3 1 (2.22%) Android Studio
3 1 (2.22%) CMake
3 1 (2.22%) Jenkins
3 1 (2.22%) JIRA
3 1 (2.22%) Subversion
3 1 (2.22%) Visual Studio
3 1 (2.22%) Xcode
General
1 17 (37.78%) Finance
2 3 (6.67%) Social Skills
3 2 (4.44%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.22%) Military
4 1 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (2.22%) Publishing
4 1 (2.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 21 (46.67%) Software Engineer
2 16 (35.56%) C++ Software Engineer
3 14 (31.11%) Lead
4 10 (22.22%) Python Engineer
4 10 (22.22%) Python Software Engineer
5 8 (17.78%) Development Team Leader
5 8 (17.78%) Head of Development
5 8 (17.78%) Head of Software Development
5 8 (17.78%) Software Development Team Leader
5 8 (17.78%) Software Team Leader
5 8 (17.78%) Team Leader
6 7 (15.56%) Developer
7 4 (8.89%) Python Developer
7 4 (8.89%) Senior
7 4 (8.89%) Senior Software Engineer
8 3 (6.67%) Broadcast Engineer
8 3 (6.67%) Lead Software Engineer
8 3 (6.67%) Real Time Engineer
8 3 (6.67%) Real Time Software Engineer
9 2 (4.44%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (40.00%) .NET
2 5 (11.11%) Qt
3 4 (8.89%) Django
3 4 (8.89%) Flask
4 3 (6.67%) FreeSWITCH
4 3 (6.67%) Jinja
4 3 (6.67%) OAuth
4 3 (6.67%) OAuth2
4 3 (6.67%) pytest
4 3 (6.67%) REST
4 3 (6.67%) RFC 2833
4 3 (6.67%) SQLAlchemy
4 3 (6.67%) WebRTC
5 2 (4.44%) HTML
6 1 (2.22%) Google Maps API
6 1 (2.22%) OpenGL
6 1 (2.22%) OpenSceneGraph
6 1 (2.22%) QML
6 1 (2.22%) Qt Quick
6 1 (2.22%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.33%) Algorithms
2 4 (8.89%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.22%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (2.22%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (17.78%) Linux
2 3 (6.67%) Ubuntu
3 1 (2.22%) Android
3 1 (2.22%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.22%) Mac OS
3 1 (2.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (46.67%) Software Engineering
2 17 (37.78%) Fintech
3 13 (28.89%) AI
4 10 (22.22%) Machine Learning
5 5 (11.11%) Software Testing
6 4 (8.89%) Agile
6 4 (8.89%) Computer Science
6 4 (8.89%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (8.89%) Embedded Software Development
6 4 (8.89%) Kanban
6 4 (8.89%) Line Management
6 4 (8.89%) Multithreading
6 4 (8.89%) Scrum
6 4 (8.89%) SDLC
6 4 (8.89%) Signal Processing
6 4 (8.89%) Software Architecture
6 4 (8.89%) Technical Leadership
7 3 (6.67%) CI/CD
7 3 (6.67%) Containerisation
7 3 (6.67%) Sentiment Analysis
Programming Languages
1 23 (51.11%) C#
2 19 (42.22%) Python
3 17 (37.78%) SQL
4 10 (22.22%) C
5 4 (8.89%) Java
6 2 (4.44%) JavaScript
6 2 (4.44%) Julia
6 2 (4.44%) TypeScript
7 1 (2.22%) Bash
7 1 (2.22%) Objective-C
7 1 (2.22%) Rust
Qualifications
1 20 (44.44%) Degree
2 14 (31.11%) Master's Degree
3 11 (24.44%) PhD
4 10 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (8.89%) Security Cleared
6 3 (6.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (6.67%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (8.89%) Docker
2 3 (6.67%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 4 (8.89%) Kubernetes
2 3 (6.67%) Argo
Vendors
1 3 (6.67%) BT
1 3 (6.67%) Fortinet
1 3 (6.67%) Microsoft
1 3 (6.67%) Mitel
2 1 (2.22%) Apple
2 1 (2.22%) ESRI
2 1 (2.22%) Google
2 1 (2.22%) Mapbox
2 1 (2.22%) Xamarin