C++ Job Trends in Wales

C++
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 36 67
Rank change year-on-year -40 +31 +15
Permanent jobs citing C++ 15 29 45
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.91% 5.41% 2.47%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.47% 19.73% 8.84%
Number of salaries quoted 13 22 41
10th Percentile £34,600 £41,625 £36,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.31% +30.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £57,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £66,200 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.96% +10.33% -7.69%

All Programming Languages
Wales

C++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 232 147 509
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 14.03% 27.43% 27.89%
Number of salaries quoted 135 123 428
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,553 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £66,250 £71,125 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

C++ job vacancy trend in Wales

C++
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Wales over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Wales

C++
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Wales region over the 6 months to 10 May 2026. 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
South Wales -30 8 £56,000 -6.67% 5
Mid Wales - 4 £65,000 -
North Wales -9 3 £44,000 +35.38%
C++
UK

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (20.00%) CANalyzer
2 1 (6.67%) CATIA
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 3 (20.00%) CANoe
2 1 (6.67%) Moq
2 1 (6.67%) Rational DOORS
General
1 10 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 7 (46.67%) Social Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Aerospace
4 2 (13.33%) Electronics
5 1 (6.67%) Automotive
5 1 (6.67%) Finance
5 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 10 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) Senior
2 3 (20.00%) Senior Software Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) Software Manager
3 2 (13.33%) C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Graduate
4 1 (6.67%) Graduate Software Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.67%) .NET
1 1 (6.67%) .NET Framework
1 1 (6.67%) Entity Framework
1 1 (6.67%) XML
1 1 (6.67%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (6.67%) Acoustics
2 1 (6.67%) Algorithms
2 1 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 3 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (73.33%) Software Engineering
2 6 (40.00%) Software Testing
2 6 (40.00%) Test Automation
3 4 (26.67%) V-Model
4 3 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (20.00%) Embedded Software Development
4 3 (20.00%) Mentoring
4 3 (20.00%) Validation
5 1 (6.67%) Computer Science
5 1 (6.67%) Customer Service
5 1 (6.67%) Data Analysis
5 1 (6.67%) Decision-Making
5 1 (6.67%) Design for Manufacturing
5 1 (6.67%) Mathematics
5 1 (6.67%) Multithreading
5 1 (6.67%) MVVM
5 1 (6.67%) Physics
5 1 (6.67%) Statistical Analysis
5 1 (6.67%) TDD
5 1 (6.67%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (46.67%) C
2 4 (26.67%) Python
3 3 (20.00%) Embedded C
4 2 (13.33%) C#
5 1 (6.67%) MATLAB
5 1 (6.67%) SQL
5 1 (6.67%) XAML
Qualifications
1 10 (66.67%) Degree
2 3 (20.00%) HNC
2 3 (20.00%) HND
3 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (6.67%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Atlassian
2 1 (6.67%) IBM