Software Engineer - C++
UK
The median Software Engineer - C++ salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 623 | 576 | 711 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | +135 | +117 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer | 61 | 330 | 278 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.34% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.35% | 0.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 48 | 257 | 183 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,875 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £99,375 | £66,500 | £72,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £116,875 | £82,500 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | +9.09% | -4.35% |
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured C++ Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ Software Engineer.
C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ Software Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
C++ Software Engineer
Top 9 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 30 April 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 |
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| England | -42 | 46 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 78 |
| UK excluding London | -42 | 36 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 63 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 32 | £65,000 | - | 43 |
| South East | +22 | 20 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 14 |
| London | +97 | 13 | £102,500 | +64.00% | 18 |
| South West | +53 | 7 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 16 |
| Scotland | +105 | 4 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £90,000 | - | |
| East of England | +40 | 2 | £67,500 | +8.00% | 21 |
C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, C++ Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring C++ Software Engineer in the job title.
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C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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