Senior C++ Developer Jobs

The median annual salary for a Senior C++ Developer was £62,500 in advertised job vacancies during the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

Senior C++ Developer UK
Location	3 months to 23 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	791	760	831
Rank change year-on-year	-31	+71
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior C++ Developer	79	153	157
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.089%	0.16%	0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category	0.092%	0.16%	0.15%
Number of salaries quoted	57	142	150
Median salary	£62,500	£57,500	£55,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+8.69%	+4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than	£37,500	£45,000	£40,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£110,000	£105,000	£85,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£47,500	£50,500
% change year-on-year	-10.52%	-5.94%

The next table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all job roles in permanent job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title. As such, the figures in the first row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

IT Job Roles UK
Permanent job vacancies with a job title containing a recognized job role	85523	94943	107102
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	95.96%	96.54%	96.59%
Number of salaries quoted	69945	79998	88268
Median salary	£46,250	£47,500	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-2.63%	+5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than	£27,500	£27,500	£26,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£74,000	£70,000	£71,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£41,500	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+2.40%	+3.75%

Senior C++ Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised that featured Senior C++ Developer in the job title.

Job vacancy trend for Senior C++ Developer in the UK

Senior C++ Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Senior C++ Developer.

Salary trend for Senior C++ Developer in the UK

Senior C++ Developer
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Senior C++ Developer over the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Senior C++ Developer in the UK

Senior C++ Developer
Top 30 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 3 months to 23 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	-26	72	£80,000	+39.13%	21
London	-30	36	£102,500	+10.81%	12
South East	+26	20	£50,000	+5.26%	4
Berkshire	-	15	£50,000	-
Reading	-	10	£50,000	-
East of England	+2	9	£35,000	-22.22%	3
Scotland	+17	6	£41,000	-8.88%
North West	-35	6	£37,500	-40.00%
Manchester	-13	5	£37,500	-40.00%
Hertfordshire	-	5	£35,000	-	1
Borehamwood	-	5	£35,000	-	1
Cambridgeshire	-15	4	-	-	2
Cambridge	-18	4	-	-	2
Oxfordshire	-	4	£45,000	-	1
Edinburgh	-	4	£41,000	-
Newbury	-	4	£50,000	-
Fife	-	2	£42,500	-
Dunfermline	-	2	£42,500	-
City of London	+17	1	£85,000	-11.68%
South West	+9	1	£42,500	-22.01%	1
West Sussex	+4	1	£55,000	+35.80%
Bristol	-22	1	£42,500	-32.00%	1
Northern Ireland	-	1	-	-
Cheshire	-	1	£45,000	-
Windsor	-	1	£47,500	-
Warrington	-	1	£45,000	-
Oxford	-	1	-	-
Gatwick	-	1	£55,000	-
Belfast	-	1	-	-
County Antrim	-	1	-	-

Senior C++ Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 June 2017, Senior C++ Developer job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads featuring Senior C++ Developer in the job title.

1	179 (100.00%)	C++
2	80 (44.69%)	Linux
3	63 (35.20%)	Finance
3	63 (35.20%)	Software Engineering
4	55 (30.73%)	C#
5	54 (30.17%)	Degree
6	52 (29.05%)	Java
6	52 (29.05%)	Agile Software Development
7	47 (26.26%)	C
8	46 (25.70%)	Windows
8	46 (25.70%)	Low Latency
9	44 (24.58%)	Multithreading
10	41 (22.91%)	OO
11	34 (18.99%)	Python
12	33 (18.44%)	Banking

13	32 (17.88%)	Computer Science
14	31 (17.32%)	JavaScript
15	30 (16.76%)	Front Office
16	29 (16.20%)	SQL
16	29 (16.20%)	Unix
17	25 (13.97%)	Telecoms
18	24 (13.41%)	Investment Banking
19	23 (12.85%)	Test Automation
20	22 (12.29%)	Electronic Trading
20	22 (12.29%)	.NET
21	21 (11.73%)	OOP
21	21 (11.73%)	Scrum
21	21 (11.73%)	Unit Testing
21	21 (11.73%)	SDLC
22	19 (10.61%)	Algorithmic Trading

Senior C++ Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	2 (1.12%)	Apache Spark
2	1 (0.56%)	Apache

Applications
1	2 (1.12%)	Microsoft Excel

Business Applications
1	2 (1.12%)	MetaTrader

Cloud Services
1	5 (2.79%)	GitHub
2	3 (1.68%)	Amazon AWS
2	3 (1.68%)	SaaS

Communications & Networking
1	8 (4.47%)	TCP/IP
2	7 (3.91%)	ZigBee
3	5 (2.79%)	Software-Defined Networking
4	4 (2.23%)	3G
4	4 (2.23%)	4G
4	4 (2.23%)	GSM
4	4 (2.23%)	OpenFlow
5	1 (0.56%)	Multicast

Database & Business Intelligence
1	13 (7.26%)	Relational Database
2	10 (5.59%)	SQL Server
3	6 (3.35%)	PostgreSQL
4	5 (2.79%)	NoSQL
5	3 (1.68%)	MySQL
5	3 (1.68%)	RDBMS
6	2 (1.12%)	Big Data
6	2 (1.12%)	SQLite
7	1 (0.56%)	Apache Hive
7	1 (0.56%)	Hadoop
7	1 (0.56%)	HBase
7	1 (0.56%)	Impala
7	1 (0.56%)	KDB
7	1 (0.56%)	Kdb+
7	1 (0.56%)	Sqoop

Development Applications
1	13 (7.26%)	Visual Studio
2	5 (2.79%)	Git (software)
2	5 (2.79%)	Jenkins
2	5 (2.79%)	JIRA
2	5 (2.79%)	LabVIEW
2	5 (2.79%)	Subversion
3	2 (1.12%)	Clang
3	2 (1.12%)	CMake
3	2 (1.12%)	GCC
3	2 (1.12%)	InstallShield
3	2 (1.12%)	JUnit
3	2 (1.12%)	MSTest
3	2 (1.12%)	NUnit
4	1 (0.56%)	GDB

General
1	63 (35.20%)	Finance
2	33 (18.44%)	Banking
3	30 (16.76%)	Front Office
4	25 (13.97%)	Telecoms
5	24 (13.41%)	Investment Banking
6	10 (5.59%)	Games
7	6 (3.35%)	Advertising
8	3 (1.68%)	Aerospace
8	3 (1.68%)	Automotive
9	2 (1.12%)	Publishing
10	1 (0.56%)	Electronics

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	22 (12.29%)	.NET
2	19 (10.61%)	Middleware
3	18 (10.06%)	HTML
4	17 (9.50%)	CSS
5	15 (8.38%)	STL
6	13 (7.26%)	WCF
7	12 (6.70%)	.NET Framework
8	7 (3.91%)	Boost C++ Libraries
9	6 (3.35%)	HTML5
9	6 (3.35%)	MFC
10	5 (2.79%)	POSIX
10	5 (2.79%)	XML
11	4 (2.23%)	ATL
11	4 (2.23%)	Kafka
11	4 (2.23%)	LAMP
11	4 (2.23%)	SOAP
12	3 (1.68%)	Apache Thrift
12	3 (1.68%)	gRPC
12	3 (1.68%)	Unity (Game Engine)
12	3 (1.68%)	ZeroMQ

Miscellaneous
1	32 (17.88%)	Computer Science
2	18 (10.06%)	Algorithms
3	17 (9.50%)	Greenfield Project
4	16 (8.94%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
5	15 (8.38%)	Equities
6	12 (6.70%)	Data Structures
7	8 (4.47%)	iPad
8	7 (3.91%)	Derivative
8	7 (3.91%)	Embedded Systems
9	5 (2.79%)	Enterprise Software
9	5 (2.79%)	N-Tier
10	4 (2.23%)	Analytical Skills
11	3 (1.68%)	Fintech
11	3 (1.68%)	Hedge funds
12	2 (1.12%)	Client/Server
12	2 (1.12%)	Device Driver
12	2 (1.12%)	Virtual Team
13	1 (0.56%)	CUDA
13	1 (0.56%)	Pricing Data
13	1 (0.56%)	Xbox

Operating Systems
1	80 (44.69%)	Linux
2	46 (25.70%)	Windows
3	29 (16.20%)	Unix
4	5 (2.79%)	Windows XP
5	4 (2.23%)	Solaris
6	3 (1.68%)	Embedded Linux
6	3 (1.68%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Processes & Methodologies
1	63 (35.20%)	Software Engineering
2	52 (29.05%)	Agile Software Development
3	46 (25.70%)	Low Latency
4	44 (24.58%)	Multithreading
5	41 (22.91%)	OO
6	23 (12.85%)	Test Automation
7	22 (12.29%)	Electronic Trading
8	21 (11.73%)	OOP
8	21 (11.73%)	Scrum
8	21 (11.73%)	SDLC
8	21 (11.73%)	Unit Testing
9	19 (10.61%)	Algorithmic Trading
10	18 (10.06%)	Continuous Integration
11	17 (9.50%)	E-Commerce
11	17 (9.50%)	Mathematics
12	15 (8.38%)	TDD
13	9 (5.03%)	Mentoring
14	8 (4.47%)	OOD
14	8 (4.47%)	UML
15	6 (3.35%)	Physics

Programming Languages
1	179 (100.00%)	C++
2	55 (30.73%)	C#
3	52 (29.05%)	Java
4	47 (26.26%)	C
5	34 (18.99%)	Python
6	31 (17.32%)	JavaScript
7	29 (16.20%)	SQL
8	7 (3.91%)	Perl
9	6 (3.35%)	PHP
10	5 (2.79%)	Shell Script
11	4 (2.23%)	Assembly Language
11	4 (2.23%)	Go
11	4 (2.23%)	Ruby
12	3 (1.68%)	Clojure
12	3 (1.68%)	Embedded C
12	3 (1.68%)	VC++
13	2 (1.12%)	Embedded C++
13	2 (1.12%)	F#
13	2 (1.12%)	VB.NET
13	2 (1.12%)	VBA

Qualifications
1	54 (30.17%)	Degree
2	8 (4.47%)	Numerate Degree
3	7 (3.91%)	Computer Science Degree
4	3 (1.68%)	APMG
4	3 (1.68%)	PMI Certification
4	3 (1.68%)	PMP
5	2 (1.12%)	PhD
5	2 (1.12%)	Security Cleared
6	1 (0.56%)	Master's Degree

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	2 (1.12%)	ISO 9001
1	2 (1.12%)	TickIT
2	1 (0.56%)	QA

System Software
1	7 (3.91%)	Docker
2	4 (2.23%)	KVM
2	4 (2.23%)	VMware Infrastructure

Systems Management
1	4 (2.23%)	Ansible
1	4 (2.23%)	Opscode Chef
1	4 (2.23%)	Puppet

Vendors
1	12 (6.70%)	Microsoft
2	10 (5.59%)	Oracle
3	4 (2.23%)	Red Hat
3	4 (2.23%)	VMware
4	3 (1.68%)	Solace
4	3 (1.68%)	Sybase
5	2 (1.12%)	Intel
5	2 (1.12%)	TIBCO
6	1 (0.56%)	Cloudera
6	1 (0.56%)	Perforce