Senior Software Engineer - C++
UK
The median Senior Software Engineer - C++ salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 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 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 794 | 908 | 1101 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +114 | +193 | -248 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior C++ Software Engineer | 107 | 51 | 123 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.050% | 0.078% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.055% | 0.081% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 97 | 39 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,500 | - | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,250 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -11.54% | +36.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £71,250 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £86,500 | £127,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £80,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +28.00% | +31.58% |
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 | 93,937 | 92,745 | 151,578 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.52% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,282 | 58,546 | 84,308 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| 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 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Senior C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior C++ Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior C++ Software Engineer.
Senior C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior C++ Software Engineer over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
Senior C++ Software Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior C++ Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 | +71 | 99 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 8 |
| England | +136 | 79 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +95 | 49 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 5 |
| South East | +26 | 29 | £80,000 | - | 5 |
| South West | +1 | 26 | £55,000 | +10.00% | |
| Scotland | -30 | 24 | £60,000 | +14.29% | |
| North of England | - | 13 | £60,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 9 | £60,000 | - | |
| London | +125 | 4 | £111,250 | +109.91% | 7 |
| East of England | +12 | 4 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 4 |
| North East | - | 4 | £60,000 | - | |
| Midlands | -2 | 3 | £52,500 | - | |
| East Midlands | -8 | 3 | £52,500 | - |
Senior C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior C++ Software Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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:
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