Senior C++ Developer
UK
The median Senior C++ Developer salary in the UK is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 644 | 765 | 702 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +121 | -63 | +413 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior C++ Developer | 34 | 36 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.069% | 0.046% | 0.097% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.077% | 0.049% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 34 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £55,000 | £53,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £62,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | -16.67% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £170,000 | £70,000 | £93,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £144,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +13.04% | -4.17% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 44,259 | 74,162 | 57,379 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.67% | 95.25% | 94.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,008 | 44,624 | 44,413 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £92,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
Senior C++ Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior C++ Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior C++ Developer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Senior C++ Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Senior C++ Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior C++ Developer over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
Senior C++ Developer
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior C++ Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 September 2025. 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 | 28 | £170,000 | +161.54% | 4 |
| London | - | 26 | £170,000 | - | 3 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 12 | £58,750 | +3.98% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +73 | 8 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 3 |
| Scotland | +65 | 6 | £55,000 | - | |
| South West | +70 | 2 | £62,500 | +10.62% |
Senior C++ Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, Senior C++ Developer 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 Senior C++ Developer in the job title.
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Senior C++ Developer 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: