C++ Software Engineer Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Software Engineer - C++
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Software Engineer - C++ salary in Tyne and Wear is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 - 92
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer 17 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.88% - 0.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% - 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 17 0 10
10th Percentile £67,500 - £42,500
25th Percentile £90,000 - £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £56,000
75th Percentile £120,000 - £60,000
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £100,000 - £56,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 1,845 440 1,551
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.55% 93.22% 97.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,470 294 1,270
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,599 £35,230
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £48,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +1.05% -9.52%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,375 £73,375 £75,772
North East median annual salary £50,000 £48,000 £46,382
% change year-on-year +4.17% +3.49% -7.24%

C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'C++ Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

C++ Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for C++ Software Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Salary distribution trend for C++ Software Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ Software Engineer in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 20 June 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ Software Engineer in Tyne and Wear

C++ Software Engineer
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 20 June 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 17 £100,000 - 3
C++ Software Engineer
North East

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 20 June 2026, C++ Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Tyne and Wear region featuring C++ Software Engineer in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) C++
1 17 (100.00%) Rust
1 17 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 9 (52.94%) AI
2 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
2 9 (52.94%) Computer Science Degree
2 9 (52.94%) Degree
2 9 (52.94%) Linux
2 9 (52.94%) Mathematics
2 9 (52.94%) Physics
2 9 (52.94%) Requirements Management
3 6 (35.29%) Technical Debt
3 6 (35.29%) Workflow

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Operating Systems
1 9 (52.94%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 9 (52.94%) AI
2 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
2 9 (52.94%) Mathematics
2 9 (52.94%) Physics
2 9 (52.94%) Requirements Management
3 6 (35.29%) Technical Debt
3 6 (35.29%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 17 (100.00%) C++
1 17 (100.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 9 (52.94%) Computer Science Degree
1 9 (52.94%) Degree