C++ Job Trends in Swindon

C++
Wiltshire > Swindon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Swindon requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 - 38
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing C++ 3 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Swindon 0.82% - 1.29%
As % of the Programming Languages category 13.04% - 5.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £44,000 - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £40,000
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile - - £46,750
Wiltshire median annual salary £56,250 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -13.46% -3.70% +3.85%

All Programming Languages
Swindon

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 Swindon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 23 28 92
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swindon 6.27% 18.30% 23.65%
Number of salaries quoted 22 19 83
10th Percentile £42,838 £34,500 £27,700
25th Percentile £50,000 £35,000 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £36,650 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.07% -28.14% -7.27%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,125 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,752 £83,750 £71,250
Wiltshire median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +15.00% -0.99% -0.98%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Swindon.

C++ job vacancy trend in Swindon

C++
Salary Trend in Swindon

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing C++

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Git
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Product Management
2 2 (66.67%) Product Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Containerisation
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Kalman Filter
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Prototyping
3 1 (33.33%) Rapid Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) HND
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Firmware