C++
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 139 | 106 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | -19 | +38 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 1,525 | 1,376 | 2,226 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 1.34% | 2.77% | 2.84% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 8.24% | 10.51% | 9.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,107 | 458 | 1,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,250 | £25,000 | £39,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £95,000 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £142,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | +4.35% |
All Programming Languages
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 18,503 | 13,095 | 24,160 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 16.30% | 26.41% | 30.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,149 | 8,447 | 15,323 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £33,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £46,250 | £46,713 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £62,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.81% | -4.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £83,750 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £111,250 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C++.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.
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Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 |
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| England | -22 | 1,445 | £65,000 | - | 1,450 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 1,189 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 717 |
| South East | +83 | 412 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 205 |
| Work from Home | -62 | 381 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 2,340 |
| London | -18 | 295 | £100,000 | -9.09% | 758 |
| South West | +60 | 275 | £58,125 | -10.58% | 138 |
| East of England | +34 | 215 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 202 |
| North of England | -183 | 143 | £65,000 | +39.78% | 60 |
| Midlands | -2 | 97 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 64 |
| North West | -152 | 75 | £55,000 | +7.32% | 31 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 70 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 34 |
| North East | -13 | 55 | £90,000 | +260.00% | 16 |
| Scotland | -22 | 29 | £67,500 | +7.14% | 55 |
| West Midlands | -36 | 25 | £65,000 | -4.41% | 30 |
| Yorkshire | -76 | 13 | £47,988 | +4.32% | 13 |
| Wales | -80 | 11 | £44,000 | -12.87% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £65,000 | - | 8 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | £35,000 | - |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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