C++ Job Trends in Surrey
C++
South East > Surrey
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Surrey citing C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 78 | 73 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -44 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 56 | 14 | 107 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey | 2.10% | 1.26% | 7.16% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 13.21% | 7.18% | 20.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 14 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,984 | £64,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | £71,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £91,250 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.59% | +102.78% | -18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £107,188 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,500 | £121,250 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +8.89% |
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 citing coding skills in Surrey.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 424 | 195 | 530 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey | 15.92% | 17.62% | 35.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 353 | 162 | 316 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £36,375 | £35,053 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £56,250 | £61,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.44% | -7.79% | +10.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £68,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £94,500 | £83,125 |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
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 6 November 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 6 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford | +4 | 44 | £100,000 | +9.59% | 5 |
| Reigate | - | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| 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# | 64.3% | 36 |
| 2 | SQL | 46.4% | 26 |
| 3 | Python | 41.1% | 23 |
| 4 | Java | 21.4% | 12 |
| 5 | C | 19.6% | 11 |
| 6 | JavaScript | 14.3% | 8 |
| 7 | Julia | 8.9% | 5 |
| 8 | Embedded C | 5.4% | 3 |
| 8 | PowerShell | 5.4% | 3 |
| 10 | MATLAB | 1.8% | 1 |
| 10 | PHP | 1.8% | 1 |