C++ Job Trends in the Thames Valley

C++
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 167 39
Rank change year-on-year +71 -128 +60
Permanent jobs citing C++ 108 39 238
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.51% 0.99% 4.89%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.99% 5.74% 18.13%
Number of salaries quoted 74 17 170
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,015 £34,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,240 £42,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £50,000 £57,004
Median % change year-on-year +14.00% -12.29% -17.08%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,250 £72,500 £82,750
South East median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +13.04% -4.17%

All Programming Languages
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,081 679 1,313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 15.15% 17.16% 26.96%
Number of salaries quoted 844 394 839
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.19% -5.83%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £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 the Thames Valley

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

C++ job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

C++
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in the Thames Valley

C++
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 September 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
Oxfordshire +20 65 £65,000 - 31
Berkshire +41 28 £50,000 +5.26% 27
Buckinghamshire -4 15 £57,000 -5.00% 5
C++
South East

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 3 (2.78%) Lightworks
1 3 (2.78%) Simulink
2 2 (1.85%) Mathematica
3 1 (0.93%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.93%) Zemax
Cloud Services
1 44 (40.74%) AWS
2 23 (21.30%) Azure
3 7 (6.48%) GCP
4 4 (3.70%) Amazon EKS
5 2 (1.85%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.70%) Ethernet
2 3 (2.78%) MQTT
2 3 (2.78%) Wireless
3 1 (0.93%) NGN
3 1 (0.93%) SNMP
3 1 (0.93%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (0.93%) VLAN
3 1 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.56%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (9.26%) Git
2 5 (4.63%) Eclipse
2 5 (4.63%) Eclipse RCP
3 3 (2.78%) PetaLinux
4 2 (1.85%) GitLab
4 2 (1.85%) Subversion
General
1 30 (27.78%) Manufacturing
2 20 (18.52%) Social Skills
3 11 (10.19%) Aerospace
4 10 (9.26%) Finance
5 8 (7.41%) Automotive
5 8 (7.41%) Local Government
6 7 (6.48%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (3.70%) Legal
9 3 (2.78%) Electronics
10 2 (1.85%) Retail
10 2 (1.85%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.93%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 78 (72.22%) Software Engineer
2 46 (42.59%) C++ Software Engineer
3 42 (38.89%) Python Engineer
4 41 (37.96%) Python Software Engineer
5 28 (25.93%) C# Software Engineer
6 21 (19.44%) AWS Engineer
6 21 (19.44%) AWS Software Engineer
7 18 (16.67%) Senior
8 13 (12.04%) Embedded Engineer
9 12 (11.11%) Cloud Engineer
9 12 (11.11%) Cloud Software Engineer
9 12 (11.11%) Developer
9 12 (11.11%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 10 (9.26%) C++ Developer
10 10 (9.26%) Senior C++ Developer
10 10 (9.26%) Senior Developer
11 6 (5.56%) Software Developer
12 5 (4.63%) Architect
12 5 (4.63%) Chief Architect
12 5 (4.63%) Software Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (9.26%) Django
1 10 (9.26%) Vue
2 7 (6.48%) .NET
3 6 (5.56%) MFC
4 3 (2.78%) Blazor
4 3 (2.78%) React
4 3 (2.78%) Yocto
5 2 (1.85%) ASP.NET
5 2 (1.85%) ASP.NET Core
5 2 (1.85%) OSGi
5 2 (1.85%) Swing
5 2 (1.85%) SWT
5 2 (1.85%) TensorFlow
6 1 (0.93%) JSON
6 1 (0.93%) QML
6 1 (0.93%) Qt
6 1 (0.93%) Qt Quick
6 1 (0.93%) REST
6 1 (0.93%) WinForms
6 1 (0.93%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (19.44%) Distributed Computing
2 14 (12.96%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (7.41%) NHS
4 7 (6.48%) Embedded Systems
5 6 (5.56%) Cloud Native
6 5 (4.63%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (4.63%) Life Science
6 5 (4.63%) Product Ownership
6 5 (4.63%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (3.70%) Client/Server
7 4 (3.70%) FPGA
7 4 (3.70%) Verilog
7 4 (3.70%) VHDL
8 3 (2.78%) Algorithms
8 3 (2.78%) IoT
8 3 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.85%) ARM Cortex
9 2 (1.85%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (1.85%) Synthetic Data
9 2 (1.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 24 (22.22%) Linux
2 7 (6.48%) Windows
3 3 (2.78%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (0.93%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (75.93%) Software Engineering
2 43 (39.81%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (19.44%) Agile
3 21 (19.44%) AI
4 19 (17.59%) Machine Learning
4 19 (17.59%) Test Automation
5 18 (16.67%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
5 18 (16.67%) Finite Element Analysis
6 16 (14.81%) Design Patterns
7 13 (12.04%) CI/CD
7 13 (12.04%) Computer Science
8 12 (11.11%) Mentoring
8 12 (11.11%) Process Improvement
9 11 (10.19%) Decision-Making
9 11 (10.19%) User Experience
10 10 (9.26%) Open Source
10 10 (9.26%) SDLC
11 9 (8.33%) Embedded Software Development
11 9 (8.33%) Full-Stack Development
11 9 (8.33%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 70 (64.81%) Python
2 46 (42.59%) C#
3 31 (28.70%) C
4 21 (19.44%) TypeScript
5 16 (14.81%) JavaScript
6 13 (12.04%) Java
6 13 (12.04%) Rust
7 5 (4.63%) MATLAB
8 2 (1.85%) Delphi
8 2 (1.85%) Go
8 2 (1.85%) Pascal
8 2 (1.85%) SQL
9 1 (0.93%) SystemVerilog
9 1 (0.93%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 43 (39.81%) Degree
2 34 (31.48%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (10.19%) PhD
4 10 (9.26%) Master's Degree
5 7 (6.48%) Security Cleared
6 5 (4.63%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.85%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.63%) MISRA
1 5 (4.63%) QA
2 3 (2.78%) ECSS
System Software
1 17 (15.74%) Firmware
2 10 (9.26%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (8.33%) Docker
4 4 (3.70%) Hyper-V
4 4 (3.70%) KVM
4 4 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (12.04%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (7.41%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.70%) VMware
2 4 (3.70%) Xilinx
3 3 (2.78%) Google
4 2 (1.85%) Thales