Senior C++ Developer
UK
The median Senior C++ Developer salary in the UK is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 640 | 867 | 932 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +227 | +65 | +140 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior C++ Developer | 51 | 35 | 51 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.098% | 0.036% | 0.049% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.038% | 0.054% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 28 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £49,175 | £45,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £65,000 | £78,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +69.23% | -17.46% | -37.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £127,500 | £85,000 | £121,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £130,000 | £125,000 | £140,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +18.18% | - |
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 | 46,967 | 93,227 | 95,240 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.30% | 94.63% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,330 | 66,890 | 59,886 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,900 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -11.83% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 2 May 2025.
Senior C++ Developer
Top 5 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 2 May 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 | +189 | 44 | £120,000 | +41.18% | 33 |
| London | +143 | 44 | £120,000 | -4.00% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +168 | 11 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | +197 | 7 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 23 |
| Scotland | +136 | 7 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 5 |
Senior C++ Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 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: