C++
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring C++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited C++ over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 99 | 138 | 101 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | -37 | +6 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 2,225 | 2,082 | 6,171 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.46% | 2.58% | 3.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 8.06% | 6.42% | 6.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,736 | 1,485 | 2,349 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £38,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -3.85% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £85,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £130,000 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.55% | +4.76% |
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 | 27,596 | 32,430 | 91,738 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 30.53% | 40.19% | 52.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19,728 | 24,108 | 43,810 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,750 | £37,171 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £53,850 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.14% | +7.70% |
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 26 July 2024.
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 26 July 2024. 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 | +35 | 1,947 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 373 |
| UK excluding London | +50 | 1,807 | £57,500 | - | 335 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 655 | £60,000 | -2.04% | 149 |
| South East | +30 | 600 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 89 |
| London | -65 | 351 | £90,000 | +2.86% | 70 |
| South West | +39 | 313 | £59,000 | -1.67% | 70 |
| Midlands | +17 | 256 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 65 |
| North of England | +95 | 255 | £60,000 | +6.67% | 51 |
| East of England | +26 | 170 | £65,000 | - | 42 |
| Scotland | -42 | 154 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 19 |
| North West | +56 | 143 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 31 |
| West Midlands | -12 | 130 | £61,500 | +6.96% | 33 |
| East Midlands | +43 | 126 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 30 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 88 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 14 |
| Wales | +59 | 54 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 4 |
| North East | +6 | 24 | £60,000 | -5.88% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +15 | 5 | - | - | 6 |
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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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