C++ Software Engineer Job Trends

Software Engineer - C++
UK

The median Software Engineer - C++ salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
24 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 560 538 569
Rank change year-on-year -22 +31 +213
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer 89 211 139
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.31% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.33% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 69 143 104
10th Percentile £43,500 £40,000 £41,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £50,000 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £63,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.36% +10.43% -
75th Percentile £105,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £113,250 £95,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £61,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +6.56% +6.09% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 47,921 63,941 49,281
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.18% 94.47% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 30,174 35,998 38,349
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £51,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.77% -1.90% -

C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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.

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 jobs citing C++ Software Engineer over the 6 months to 24 November 2025.

Salary histogram for C++ Software Engineer in the UK

C++ Software Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 24 November 2025. 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
England +18 88 £65,000 +2.36% 57
UK excluding London -17 63 £65,000 +6.56% 50
London +61 25 £102,500 +36.67% 8
South East +19 24 £67,500 -3.57% 12
South West +14 21 £65,000 +8.33% 24
North of England +31 12 £45,000 -19.64% 3
Yorkshire +20 10 £45,000 - 3
Work from Home +30 7 £70,000 +7.69% 19
East of England +18 4 £65,000 - 12
West Midlands +48 2 £53,750 -12.60%
North West +46 2 £50,000 +11.11%
Midlands +42 2 £53,750 +53.57% 1

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

For the 6 months to 24 November 2025, 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 featuring C++ Software Engineer in the job title.

1 89 (100.00%) C++
1 89 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 28 (31.46%) Agile
2 28 (31.46%) Linux
3 23 (25.84%) Python
4 22 (24.72%) Mathematics
5 20 (22.47%) Degree
6 18 (20.22%) C#
7 17 (19.10%) SDLC
8 16 (17.98%) Multithreading
9 15 (16.85%) Machine Learning
9 15 (16.85%) Qt
10 14 (15.73%) AI
10 14 (15.73%) Continuous Integration
10 14 (15.73%) JIRA
10 14 (15.73%) Windows
11 13 (14.61%) Computer Science
11 13 (14.61%) Embedded C++
12 12 (13.48%) Embedded Firmware
12 12 (13.48%) Firmware
12 12 (13.48%) Git
13 10 (11.24%) Boost C++ Libraries
13 10 (11.24%) FIX Protocol
13 10 (11.24%) Low Latency
13 10 (11.24%) Multicast
13 10 (11.24%) OOP
13 10 (11.24%) Process Improvement
13 10 (11.24%) pytest
13 10 (11.24%) QA
13 10 (11.24%) Technical Leadership

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (1.12%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.37%) GitHub
2 1 (1.12%) Azure
2 1 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (11.24%) Multicast
2 4 (4.49%) TCP/IP
3 3 (3.37%) ATM
4 2 (2.25%) 3G
4 2 (2.25%) DNS
4 2 (2.25%) GPRS
4 2 (2.25%) GSM
4 2 (2.25%) HTTP
4 2 (2.25%) Modbus
4 2 (2.25%) RS-232
4 2 (2.25%) RS-485
4 2 (2.25%) SMTP
4 2 (2.25%) SSL
4 2 (2.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.37%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (15.73%) JIRA
2 12 (13.48%) Git
3 10 (11.24%) Visual Studio
4 3 (3.37%) Jenkins
4 3 (3.37%) TestRail
General
1 20 (22.47%) Finance
2 19 (21.35%) Banking
3 9 (10.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (10.11%) Law
4 6 (6.74%) Manufacturing
5 5 (5.62%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (3.37%) Back Office
6 3 (3.37%) Front Office
7 2 (2.25%) Social Skills
8 1 (1.12%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (16.85%) Qt
2 10 (11.24%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 10 (11.24%) FIX Protocol
2 10 (11.24%) pytest
3 3 (3.37%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 20 (22.47%) Algorithms
2 10 (11.24%) Derivative
2 10 (11.24%) Equities
2 10 (11.24%) Fixed Income
3 6 (6.74%) 3D Graphics
3 6 (6.74%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (3.37%) Cloud Native
4 3 (3.37%) Data Structures
5 2 (2.25%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (2.25%) GNSS
5 2 (2.25%) Satnav
5 2 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.12%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 28 (31.46%) Linux
2 14 (15.73%) Windows
3 2 (2.25%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (2.25%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (1.12%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 28 (31.46%) Agile
3 22 (24.72%) Mathematics
4 17 (19.10%) SDLC
5 16 (17.98%) Multithreading
6 15 (16.85%) Machine Learning
7 14 (15.73%) AI
7 14 (15.73%) Continuous Integration
8 13 (14.61%) Computer Science
9 10 (11.24%) Low Latency
9 10 (11.24%) OOP
9 10 (11.24%) Process Improvement
9 10 (11.24%) Technical Leadership
9 10 (11.24%) Workflow
10 9 (10.11%) Digital Signal Processing
10 9 (10.11%) Mentoring
10 9 (10.11%) Operational Stability
10 9 (10.11%) Signal Processing
11 8 (8.99%) Problem-Solving
12 6 (6.74%) Mathematical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 89 (100.00%) C++
2 23 (25.84%) Python
3 18 (20.22%) C#
4 13 (14.61%) Embedded C++
5 9 (10.11%) Java
6 6 (6.74%) C
7 3 (3.37%) Bash
7 3 (3.37%) Julia
7 3 (3.37%) SQL
8 1 (1.12%) JavaScript
8 1 (1.12%) Perl
8 1 (1.12%) TypeScript
8 1 (1.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 20 (22.47%) Degree
2 9 (10.11%) Master's Degree
2 9 (10.11%) PhD
3 3 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.12%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.12%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.12%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (11.24%) QA
2 2 (2.25%) MISRA
System Software
1 12 (13.48%) Embedded Firmware
1 12 (13.48%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (1.12%) Apple
1 1 (1.12%) Foundry
1 1 (1.12%) Palantir
58 C++ Software Engineer jobs Nationwide