Senior C++ Developer
UK
The median Senior C++ Developer salary in the UK is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 682 | 881 | 852 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +199 | -29 | +293 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior C++ Developer | 46 | 41 | 65 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.079% | 0.038% | 0.073% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.088% | 0.040% | 0.080% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 36 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £48,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £55,000 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £115,000 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +76.92% | -13.33% | -37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £130,000 | £75,625 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £170,000 | £85,000 | £140,000 |
| 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 | 52,152 | 102,300 | 81,659 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.82% | 94.79% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,176 | 72,142 | 54,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,118 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.87% | +5.18% |
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
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior C++ Developer.
Senior C++ Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior C++ Developer over the 6 months to 1 July 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 1 July 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 | +176 | 39 | £130,000 | +100.00% | 43 |
| London | +141 | 38 | £130,000 | -7.14% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +121 | 16 | £88,750 | +57.08% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +169 | 8 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 15 |
| Scotland | - | 7 | £55,000 | - | |
| South West | +106 | 1 | £62,500 | +10.62% | 5 |
Senior C++ Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 July 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: