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 26 October 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 458 599 526
Rank change year-on-year +141 -73 +77
Permanent C++ Software Engineer jobs 397 67 236
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.33% 0.14% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.15% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 284 50 163
10th Percentile £50,225 £43,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £48,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +6.56% +6.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £105,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £121,375 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +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
26 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 111,484 44,535 65,120
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.18% 90.18% 95.27%
Number of salaries quoted 74,957 26,457 37,048
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,515 £52,500 £56,988
Median % change year-on-year +13.36% -7.88% -5.02%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £93,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -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 26 October 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 26 October 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 +130 375 £75,000 +15.38% 50
UK excluding London +119 340 £65,000 - 44
South East +52 121 £65,000 -27.78% 19
Work from Home +36 106 £77,500 +19.23% 32
East of England +31 81 £74,000 +13.85% 8
South West -22 68 £60,000 -7.69% 7
London -43 52 £100,000 -9.09% 9
North of England -59 30 £100,000 +122.22% 5
North East - 25 £100,000 -
Midlands -43 23 £75,000 +39.53% 4
East Midlands - 23 £75,000 - 4
Scotland - 14 £85,000 - 1
North West -40 5 - - 5
Wales - 3 - -

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

For the 6 months to 26 October 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%397
1Software Engineering100.0%397
3Linux30.7%122
4Python23.4%93
5AI16.1%64
6Degree15.4%61
7C#12.8%51
8C12.3%49
9Computer Science11.8%47
10Security Cleared10.1%40
11SDLC9.8%39
12Computer Science Degree9.6%38
13Agile9.3%37
14Rust8.8%35
15Mathematics8.6%34
16AWS7.8%31
17SC Cleared7.6%30
18Low Latency7.3%29
19OOP6.8%27
20Computational Fluid Dynamics6.5%26
20Data Science6.5%26
20Finite Element Analysis6.5%26
23Embedded C++6.0%24
24Problem-Solving5.5%22
24Workflow5.5%22
26Docker5.3%21
26Git5.3%21
26Windows5.3%21
29Multithreading5.0%20
30Cybersecurity4.8%19

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 Engineer25.7%102
2Python Software Engineer15.9%63
3Embedded C++ Software Engineer15.4%61
4C# Software Engineer10.1%40
5C/C++ Software Engineer9.8%39
6C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer7.6%30
7Rust Software Engineer6.5%26
8AWS Software Engineer5.5%22
8Robotics Software Engineer5.5%22
10Linux Engineer5.3%21
11Principal Software Engineer4.8%19
12Senior Embedded Software Engineer4.0%16
13Lead Software Engineer3.5%14
14Lead Embedded Software Engineer2.5%10
14Senior C Software Engineer2.5%10
16Cloud Software Engineer2.0%8
17Cybersecurity Engineer1.5%6
17Java Software Engineer1.5%6
19Artificial Intelligence Engineer1.3%5
19Junior C++ Software Engineer1.3%5
56 C++ Software Engineer jobs Nationwide