C++ Jobs with Work from Home Options

C++
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring C++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited C++ over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 131 117 134
Rank change year-on-year -14 +17 -10
Permanent jobs citing C++ 655 901 2,378
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.34% 2.75% 3.03%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.12% 5.94% 5.22%
Number of salaries quoted 551 682 1,208
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,813 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,250 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% -7.55% +10.42%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £119,500 £115,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +13.04%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,703 15,175 45,514
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.31% 46.24% 57.96%
Number of salaries quoted 8,410 12,366 24,728
10th Percentile £39,000 £40,500 £38,443
25th Percentile £46,923 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,918 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.28% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

C++
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

C++ trend for jobs with a WFH option

C++
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing C++.

C++ salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

C++
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing C++ over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

C++ salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (3.51%) Apache
2 8 (1.22%) Confluence
3 4 (0.61%) CMS
3 4 (0.61%) Ethereum
4 3 (0.46%) Hyperledger
5 1 (0.15%) IBM Domino
5 1 (0.15%) IBM Notes
5 1 (0.15%) IIS
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.15%) nginx
5 1 (0.15%) ThingWorx
5 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 93 (14.20%) Simulink
2 3 (0.46%) Fusion 360
2 3 (0.46%) Siemens NX
2 3 (0.46%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.15%) CATIA
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 78 (11.91%) Azure
2 77 (11.76%) AWS
3 21 (3.21%) SaaS
4 20 (3.05%) GCP
5 13 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (0.76%) WhatsApp
8 4 (0.61%) PaaS
9 3 (0.46%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (0.46%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (0.46%) Serverless
10 2 (0.31%) AWS IoT
10 2 (0.31%) CloudFront
11 1 (0.15%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.15%) Azure AKS
11 1 (0.15%) Azure API Management
11 1 (0.15%) Azure Key Vault
11 1 (0.15%) Azure Service Fabric
11 1 (0.15%) Microsoft 365
11 1 (0.15%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 25 (3.82%) TCP/IP
2 16 (2.44%) Network Security
3 13 (1.98%) Bluetooth
4 8 (1.22%) HTTP
5 7 (1.07%) RS-232
5 7 (1.07%) Wireless
6 6 (0.92%) Internet
6 6 (0.92%) LoRaWAN
7 5 (0.76%) RS-485
7 5 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.61%) MQTT
9 3 (0.46%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.31%) 4G
10 2 (0.31%) 5G
10 2 (0.31%) DHCP
10 2 (0.31%) DNS
10 2 (0.31%) LTE
10 2 (0.31%) Modbus
10 2 (0.31%) Multicast
10 2 (0.31%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (5.95%) NoSQL
1 39 (5.95%) SQL Server
2 34 (5.19%) PostgreSQL
3 23 (3.51%) MongoDB
4 12 (1.83%) Redis
5 7 (1.07%) ClickHouse
6 6 (0.92%) MySQL
7 4 (0.61%) Big Data
8 3 (0.46%) SQLite
8 3 (0.46%) TimescaleDB
9 2 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.31%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.31%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.15%) GIS
10 1 (0.15%) KDB
10 1 (0.15%) Kdb+
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.15%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 63 (9.62%) Git
2 32 (4.89%) Vagrant
3 17 (2.60%) JIRA
3 17 (2.60%) Subversion
4 16 (2.44%) Jenkins
5 14 (2.14%) Visual Studio
6 9 (1.37%) GitLab
6 9 (1.37%) LabVIEW
7 7 (1.07%) CMake
8 6 (0.92%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.76%) Visual Studio Team System
10 4 (0.61%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.46%) Eclipse
11 3 (0.46%) Selenium
11 3 (0.46%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.31%) GCC
12 2 (0.31%) JUnit
12 2 (0.31%) Postman
12 2 (0.31%) SoapUI
13 1 (0.15%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 127 (19.39%) Social Skills
2 64 (9.77%) Finance
3 49 (7.48%) Electronics
4 48 (7.33%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (6.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (5.19%) Automotive
7 28 (4.27%) Manufacturing
8 20 (3.05%) Banking
8 20 (3.05%) Games
9 16 (2.44%) Front Office
10 15 (2.29%) Telecoms
11 14 (2.14%) Aerospace
11 14 (2.14%) Marketing
12 10 (1.53%) Military
13 8 (1.22%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.07%) Legal
15 5 (0.76%) Retail
16 3 (0.46%) Aviation
16 3 (0.46%) Investment Banking
16 3 (0.46%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 293 (44.73%) Software Engineer
2 157 (23.97%) Developer
3 156 (23.82%) Senior
4 111 (16.95%) C++ Software Engineer
5 103 (15.73%) Senior Software Engineer
6 71 (10.84%) Embedded Engineer
7 68 (10.38%) Software Developer
8 65 (9.92%) C++ Developer
9 56 (8.55%) Lead
10 55 (8.40%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 43 (6.56%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
12 40 (6.11%) Embedded Developer
13 37 (5.65%) Embedded Software Developer
14 36 (5.50%) Senior Embedded Engineer
15 32 (4.89%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
15 32 (4.89%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
15 32 (4.89%) Technical Leader
16 22 (3.36%) Senior Developer
16 22 (3.36%) Software Support Engineer
16 22 (3.36%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (10.84%) .NET
2 34 (5.19%) HTML
2 34 (5.19%) Middleware
3 27 (4.12%) REST
4 23 (3.51%) SOAP
4 23 (3.51%) Web Services
5 21 (3.21%) Yocto
6 19 (2.90%) React
7 18 (2.75%) CSS
7 18 (2.75%) Qt
8 16 (2.44%) WPF
9 15 (2.29%) .NET Framework
9 15 (2.29%) STL
9 15 (2.29%) XML
10 14 (2.14%) AngularJS
11 13 (1.98%) WinForms
12 12 (1.83%) Node.js
13 10 (1.53%) .NET Core
13 10 (1.53%) MFC
14 9 (1.37%) LAPP Stack
Miscellaneous
1 52 (7.94%) Algorithms
1 52 (7.94%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (4.58%) Distributed Systems
3 26 (3.97%) IoT
4 22 (3.36%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (2.75%) FPGA
6 17 (2.60%) Device Driver
7 12 (1.83%) Data Structures
8 11 (1.68%) Equities
8 11 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
8 11 (1.68%) Satnav
9 10 (1.53%) Analogue Electronics
9 10 (1.53%) Hackathon
9 10 (1.53%) Robotics
10 9 (1.37%) Client/Server
11 7 (1.07%) Hedge funds
11 7 (1.07%) SCADA
12 6 (0.92%) Blockchain
12 6 (0.92%) Distributed Architecture
13 5 (0.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 241 (36.79%) Linux
2 73 (11.15%) Windows
3 65 (9.92%) Embedded Linux
4 37 (5.65%) Android
5 35 (5.34%) Ubuntu
6 33 (5.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 32 (4.89%) CentOS
8 22 (3.36%) AIX
9 18 (2.75%) Unix
10 8 (1.22%) FreeRTOS
10 8 (1.22%) Windows Server
11 4 (0.61%) Apple iOS
12 3 (0.46%) Windows Embedded Compact
13 2 (0.31%) ThreadX
14 1 (0.15%) NetWare
14 1 (0.15%) Robot Operating System
14 1 (0.15%) Solaris
14 1 (0.15%) SUSE
14 1 (0.15%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 422 (64.43%) Software Engineering
2 160 (24.43%) Computer Science
3 154 (23.51%) Problem-Solving
4 119 (18.17%) Agile
5 106 (16.18%) Machine Learning
6 102 (15.57%) Artificial Intelligence
7 78 (11.91%) Signal Processing
8 76 (11.60%) Collaborative Working
9 74 (11.30%) DevOps
10 66 (10.08%) Code Quality
10 66 (10.08%) Mentoring
11 56 (8.55%) OO
12 55 (8.40%) Multithreading
13 54 (8.24%) Microservices
14 51 (7.79%) Roadmaps
15 49 (7.48%) SDLC
16 45 (6.87%) Continuous Integration
17 40 (6.11%) Test Automation
18 38 (5.80%) Open Source
19 37 (5.65%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 301 (45.95%) Python
2 287 (43.82%) C
3 186 (28.40%) Java
4 144 (21.98%) C#
5 94 (14.35%) SQL
6 74 (11.30%) JavaScript
7 41 (6.26%) Embedded C++
8 35 (5.34%) Kotlin
9 31 (4.73%) Embedded C
10 29 (4.43%) COBOL
10 29 (4.43%) Micro Focus COBOL
11 26 (3.97%) VB
12 19 (2.90%) MATLAB
13 18 (2.75%) Go
14 13 (1.98%) Rust
15 12 (1.83%) Bash
15 12 (1.83%) PHP
16 10 (1.53%) TypeScript
17 7 (1.07%) R
18 6 (0.92%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 194 (29.62%) Degree
2 147 (22.44%) Security Cleared
3 125 (19.08%) Computer Science Degree
4 75 (11.45%) SC Cleared
5 43 (6.56%) DV Cleared
6 29 (4.43%) Master's Degree
7 15 (2.29%) PhD
8 4 (0.61%) HND
9 3 (0.46%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.31%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (2.44%) QA
2 11 (1.68%) Software Quality Assurance
3 8 (1.22%) ISO 9001
4 6 (0.92%) ISO 9000
5 4 (0.61%) NIST
6 1 (0.15%) AUTOSAR
6 1 (0.15%) MISRA
6 1 (0.15%) MISRA C
System Software
1 54 (8.24%) Firmware
2 30 (4.58%) Embedded Firmware
3 26 (3.97%) Docker
4 6 (0.92%) Apache ZooKeeper
4 6 (0.92%) Varnish
5 3 (0.46%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.46%) KVM
5 3 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.15%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 43 (6.56%) Terraform
2 40 (6.11%) Ansible
3 12 (1.83%) Kubernetes
4 7 (1.07%) Grafana
5 3 (0.46%) Puppet
6 2 (0.31%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.15%) Istio
7 1 (0.15%) Kibana
7 1 (0.15%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 78 (11.91%) Xilinx
2 34 (5.19%) Microsoft
3 29 (4.43%) Micro Focus
4 28 (4.27%) Oracle
5 14 (2.14%) Google
6 6 (0.92%) SAP
7 5 (0.76%) Atlassian
8 4 (0.61%) Twitter
9 3 (0.46%) Coverity
9 3 (0.46%) Intel
9 3 (0.46%) QNX
9 3 (0.46%) Samsung
10 2 (0.31%) Lotus
10 2 (0.31%) NVIDIA
10 2 (0.31%) Xamarin
11 1 (0.15%) AVEVA
11 1 (0.15%) Blue Prism
11 1 (0.15%) DevExpress
11 1 (0.15%) Synopsys
11 1 (0.15%) TSYS