C++
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 10 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 126 | 113 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +11 | -38 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 1,389 | 3,753 | 3,732 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.66% | 3.07% | 2.94% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.52% | 6.69% | 5.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,099 | 2,300 | 2,159 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £34,875 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,625 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £101,250 | £127,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +9.52% | - |
All Programming Languages
UK
C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 21,309 | 56,138 | 66,040 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 40.76% | 45.93% | 51.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,539 | 35,840 | 45,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,740 | £38,443 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,845 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £106,250 | £102,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | - |
C++
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
C++
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++.
C++
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
C++
Top 17 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 10 December 2023. 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 | -10 | 1,237 | £65,000 | - | 1,356 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 859 | £57,500 | - | 984 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 543 | £61,500 | -5.38% | 600 |
| London | +17 | 473 | £105,000 | +31.25% | 492 |
| South East | -9 | 249 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 339 |
| South West | -21 | 163 | £59,000 | -1.67% | 134 |
| North of England | -10 | 147 | £55,000 | -9.84% | 125 |
| Scotland | +18 | 102 | £61,500 | +6.96% | 72 |
| East of England | +33 | 99 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 222 |
| Midlands | -13 | 87 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 83 |
| North West | +35 | 86 | £59,000 | -5.60% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | -22 | 53 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 52 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 47 | £61,500 | +17.14% | 42 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 40 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 41 |
| Wales | -2 | 17 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 24 |
| North East | +27 | 7 | £55,000 | - | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | +14 | 1 | £130,000 | +116.67% | 7 |
C++
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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