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 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 27 51
Rank change year-on-year -55 +24 +3
Permanent jobs citing C++ 14 119 42
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 1.24% 7.70% 4.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.33% 21.64% 12.61%
Number of salaries quoted 14 70 37
10th Percentile £64,750 £39,375 £45,200
25th Percentile £71,250 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £91,250 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +65.91% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £107,188 £85,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £121,250 - £80,000
South East median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year +8.33% +2.13% +6.82%

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 191 550 333
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 16.89% 35.58% 34.26%
Number of salaries quoted 159 335 258
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,105 £37,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.54% +7.27% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £96,000 £82,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £56,525 £56,054
% change year-on-year -2.70% +0.84% -2.52%

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 22 October 2025.

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 22 October 2025. 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 -5 14 £91,250 +128.13% 24
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:

Applications
1 1 (7.14%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Google Play
1 1 (7.14%) TestFlight
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (28.57%) GIS
Development Applications
1 4 (28.57%) Git
1 4 (28.57%) Jenkins
1 4 (28.57%) JIRA
2 3 (21.43%) TestRail
3 2 (14.29%) Subversion
4 1 (7.14%) Android Studio
4 1 (7.14%) CMake
4 1 (7.14%) Visual Studio
4 1 (7.14%) Xcode
General
1 2 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Aerospace
2 1 (7.14%) Military
2 1 (7.14%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 9 (64.29%) C++ Software Engineer
1 9 (64.29%) Software Engineer
2 3 (21.43%) Developer
2 3 (21.43%) Lead
2 3 (21.43%) Python Engineer
2 3 (21.43%) Python Software Engineer
2 3 (21.43%) Scientific Software Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Lead Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Lead Software Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Software Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Android Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Applications Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Hardware Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) iOS Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Machine Learning Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Mobile Applications Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Mobile Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Research Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (50.00%) Qt
2 3 (21.43%) WPF
3 2 (14.29%) HTML
4 1 (7.14%) .NET
4 1 (7.14%) Google Maps API
4 1 (7.14%) OpenGL
4 1 (7.14%) OpenSceneGraph
4 1 (7.14%) QML
4 1 (7.14%) Qt Quick
4 1 (7.14%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 7 (50.00%) 3D Graphics
1 7 (50.00%) Algorithms
2 3 (21.43%) Data Structures
3 2 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (7.14%) Device Driver
4 1 (7.14%) FPGA
4 1 (7.14%) Mobile App
4 1 (7.14%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Linux
2 1 (7.14%) Android
2 1 (7.14%) Apple iOS
2 1 (7.14%) Mac OS
2 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (71.43%) Machine Learning
2 9 (64.29%) Software Engineering
3 8 (57.14%) Mathematics
4 7 (50.00%) AI
5 6 (42.86%) Agile
5 6 (42.86%) Mathematical Modelling
5 6 (42.86%) Multithreading
6 5 (35.71%) Physics
7 4 (28.57%) Continuous Integration
8 3 (21.43%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
8 3 (21.43%) Digital Twin
8 3 (21.43%) Mentoring
8 3 (21.43%) MVVM
8 3 (21.43%) Parallel Programming
8 3 (21.43%) Reinforcement Learning
9 1 (7.14%) Batch Scripting
9 1 (7.14%) Cross-Platform Development
9 1 (7.14%) Prototyping
9 1 (7.14%) Schematic Capture
9 1 (7.14%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 7 (50.00%) C
2 6 (42.86%) C#
3 4 (28.57%) Bash
3 4 (28.57%) Java
3 4 (28.57%) Julia
3 4 (28.57%) Python
4 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
4 2 (14.29%) TypeScript
5 1 (7.14%) Embedded C
5 1 (7.14%) Embedded C++
5 1 (7.14%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) Degree
2 13 (92.86%) PhD
3 10 (71.43%) Master's Degree
4 4 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
6 2 (14.29%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Apple
1 1 (7.14%) ESRI
1 1 (7.14%) Google
1 1 (7.14%) Mapbox
1 1 (7.14%) Xamarin