C/C++ Software Engineer
UK
The median C/C++ Software Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 835 | 932 | 1159 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +97 | +227 | -320 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a C/C++ Software Engineer | 59 | 49 | 63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.059% | 0.049% | 0.040% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.063% | 0.053% | 0.042% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 40 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £41,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.73% | +2.78% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £65,000 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,375 | £67,500 | £60,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.18% | -5.56% | -5.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,899 | 92,293 | 151,422 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.47% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,283 | 58,235 | 84,441 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,627 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
C/C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured C/C++ Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
C/C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C/C++ Software Engineer.
C/C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing C/C++ Software Engineer over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
C/C++ Software Engineer
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/C++ Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 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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| UK excluding London | +26 | 56 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 10 |
| England | +77 | 39 | £60,000 | +34.83% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +62 | 19 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 5 |
| Scotland | -50 | 16 | £60,000 | +26.32% | |
| North of England | +35 | 11 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 3 |
| South West | - | 11 | £57,500 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +20 | 8 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 6 | £46,250 | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 6 | £60,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £46,250 | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 3 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 2 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 2 |
| South East | +6 | 2 | £67,500 | +12.50% | |
| Wales | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| London | +112 | 1 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 3 |
C/C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, C/C++ Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring C/C++ Software Engineer in the job title.
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C/C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
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: