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 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 207 | 98 | 126 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -109 | +28 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 684 | 1,490 | 1,369 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 1.13% | 2.78% | 2.47% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.87% | 8.24% | 6.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 503 | 703 | 1,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,281 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £47,500 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £127,500 | £115,000 | £130,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.83% | - | +4.35% |
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 | 11,649 | 18,092 | 21,429 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 19.32% | 33.76% | 38.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,522 | 10,582 | 17,498 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £82,548 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,500 | £110,000 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
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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 15 January 2026.
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Top 16 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 15 January 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 | -96 | 585 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 795 |
| UK excluding London | -115 | 411 | £56,500 | -5.83% | 711 |
| London | -22 | 238 | £102,500 | +13.89% | 157 |
| Work from Home | -77 | 209 | £56,500 | -5.83% | 370 |
| South East | -87 | 122 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 267 |
| East of England | -19 | 86 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 133 |
| North of England | -58 | 59 | £46,500 | -19.41% | 77 |
| South West | -75 | 57 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 130 |
| Scotland | -27 | 42 | £60,000 | - | 40 |
| Yorkshire | -19 | 31 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 27 |
| Midlands | -71 | 23 | £55,000 | - | 52 |
| Wales | -15 | 22 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 28 |
| North West | -34 | 20 | £57,500 | -2.41% | 36 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 13 | £55,000 | - | 16 |
| East Midlands | -40 | 10 | £49,000 | -10.91% | 35 |
| North East | +1 | 8 | £56,500 | -29.38% | 14 |
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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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