C++ Software Engineer Job Trends

Software Engineer - C++
UK

The median Software Engineer - C++ salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 November 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 466 572 529
Rank change year-on-year +106 -43 +70
Permanent C++ Software Engineer jobs 412 78 228
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.33% 0.15% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.17% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 293 59 157
10th Percentile £50,000 £43,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £53,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +5.69% +6.96%
75th Percentile £85,000 £105,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £121,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
9 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 112,986 46,196 64,146
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.82% 90.02% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 74,779 28,601 36,116
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,813 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.93% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.57% -8.00% -4.76%

C++ Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent C++ Software Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

C++ Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

C++ Software Engineer Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for C++ Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for C++ Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK

C++ Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for C++ Software Engineer jobs over the 6 months to 9 November 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ Software Engineer in the UK

C++ Software Engineer Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in C++ Software Engineer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 9 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
England +118 388 £75,000 +15.38% 119
UK excluding London +91 362 £70,000 +7.69% 84
South East +32 130 £65,000 -4.76% 25
Work from Home +28 120 £75,000 +15.38% 62
East of England +22 91 £74,000 +13.85% 22
South West -31 70 £60,000 -7.69% 9
London -46 45 £100,000 -5.88% 44
North of England -57 32 £100,000 +122.22% 9
North East - 25 £100,000 - 1
Midlands -53 20 £75,000 +39.53% 7
East Midlands - 20 £75,000 - 6
Scotland - 16 £85,000 - 11
North West -48 7 £62,500 +25.00% 8
Wales - 3 - - 2

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, C++ Software Engineer job ads cited 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 C++ Software Engineer job ads.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1C++100.0%412
1Software Engineering100.0%412
3Linux31.3%129
4Python22.6%93
5AI16.5%68
6Degree15.5%64
7C13.3%55
8C#12.9%53
9Computer Science10.7%44
10Security Cleared10.4%43
11Rust9.7%40
12Computer Science Degree9.5%39
13Agile9.2%38
14SDLC9.0%37
15AWS8.0%33
16Mathematics7.8%32
17SC Cleared7.3%30
18Data Science7.0%29
19Computational Fluid Dynamics6.6%27
19Finite Element Analysis6.6%27
19Multithreading6.6%27
22OOP6.3%26
23Cybersecurity5.8%24
23Embedded C++5.8%24
23Low Latency5.8%24
26Docker5.6%23
27Problem-Solving5.3%22
28CI/CD5.1%21
28Git5.1%21
28Windows5.1%21

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior C++ Software Engineer24.5%101
2Embedded C++ Software Engineer15.3%63
3Python Software Engineer14.6%60
4C/C++ Software Engineer10.9%45
5C# Software Engineer10.2%42
6C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer7.5%31
7Rust Software Engineer7.0%29
8Linux Engineer6.1%25
9Robotics Software Engineer5.8%24
10AWS Software Engineer5.6%23
11Principal Software Engineer4.4%18
12Senior Embedded Software Engineer3.9%16
13Lead Software Engineer3.2%13
14Senior C Software Engineer2.4%10
15Lead Embedded Software Engineer2.2%9
15Senior Linux Engineer2.2%9
17Cybersecurity Engineer1.9%8
18Qt Software Engineer1.7%7
19Cloud Software Engineer1.5%6
20Artificial Intelligence Engineer1.2%5
148 C++ Software Engineer jobs Nationwide