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 7 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 156 | 80 | 130 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -76 | +50 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 1,218 | 1,598 | 2,195 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 1.31% | 3.61% | 2.10% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 7.43% | 11.54% | 6.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 879 | 655 | 1,738 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,500 | £38,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £66,212 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.95% | +10.35% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £120,000 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £62,500 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.62% | -5.83% |
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 | 16,401 | 13,851 | 33,589 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.70% | 31.30% | 32.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,462 | 9,215 | 25,419 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £35,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £98,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +1.85% | -1.82% |
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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 7 June 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 7 June 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 | -65 | 1,130 | £70,000 | +5.70% | 938 |
| UK excluding London | -86 | 815 | £62,500 | - | 675 |
| London | +12 | 365 | £100,000 | -9.09% | 269 |
| South East | +49 | 326 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 241 |
| Work from Home | -120 | 256 | £65,000 | -1.83% | 362 |
| South West | +16 | 139 | £57,000 | -5.00% | 122 |
| East of England | -29 | 134 | £67,500 | +1.95% | 144 |
| North of England | -206 | 95 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 96 |
| Midlands | -25 | 66 | £52,500 | +38.16% | 47 |
| North West | -159 | 61 | £59,000 | +7.27% | 48 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 47 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 22 |
| Scotland | -25 | 38 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 21 |
| North East | -27 | 24 | £90,000 | +260.00% | 24 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 18 | £60,000 | +57.89% | 25 |
| Wales | -52 | 12 | £44,000 | -32.31% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -65 | 10 | £62,153 | +35.11% | 24 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | £35,000 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -33 | 2 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 4 |
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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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