C++ Jobs with Work from Home Options

C++
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 180 125 126
Rank change year-on-year -55 +1 -7
Permanent jobs citing C++ 620 1,145 2,122
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.84% 2.76% 3.10%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.50% 5.61% 5.26%
Number of salaries quoted 515 891 1,162
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £47,375 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -7.14% +16.67%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £85,750 £120,000 £152,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +13.04%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 13,763 20,419 40,362
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 40.76% 49.23% 58.97%
Number of salaries quoted 11,409 15,015 23,794
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%

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 9 May 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 22 (3.55%) Apache
2 9 (1.45%) Confluence
3 3 (0.48%) Ethereum
3 3 (0.48%) Hyperledger
4 1 (0.16%) IBM Notes
4 1 (0.16%) IIS
4 1 (0.16%) nginx
4 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 49 (7.90%) Simulink
2 2 (0.32%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.16%) CATIA
3 1 (0.16%) EViews
3 1 (0.16%) GNU Octave
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 4 (0.65%) Visualfiles
2 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 71 (11.45%) Azure
2 65 (10.48%) AWS
3 38 (6.13%) SaaS
4 17 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (1.94%) GCP
6 8 (1.29%) WhatsApp
7 5 (0.81%) AWS IoT
8 4 (0.65%) PaaS
9 3 (0.48%) GitHub
10 2 (0.32%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.32%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.32%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.32%) CloudFront
10 2 (0.32%) OpenShift
10 2 (0.32%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.32%) Serverless
11 1 (0.16%) Azure Service Fabric
11 1 (0.16%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.16%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.16%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 42 (6.77%) TCP/IP
2 14 (2.26%) Modbus
2 14 (2.26%) Network Security
3 9 (1.45%) Bluetooth
3 9 (1.45%) LoRaWAN
4 6 (0.97%) MQTT
5 5 (0.81%) LTE
5 5 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.65%) 5G
6 4 (0.65%) VoIP
7 3 (0.48%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.48%) WAN
7 3 (0.48%) Wireless
8 2 (0.32%) CTI
8 2 (0.32%) DHCP
8 2 (0.32%) DNS
8 2 (0.32%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.16%) HTTP
9 1 (0.16%) SSL
9 1 (0.16%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (6.77%) SQL Server
2 34 (5.48%) PostgreSQL
3 24 (3.87%) MongoDB
4 14 (2.26%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.13%) SQLite
6 6 (0.97%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.81%) MySQL
8 4 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.65%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.48%) Redis
10 2 (0.32%) KDB
10 2 (0.32%) Kdb+
10 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.16%) Big Data
11 1 (0.16%) ClickHouse
11 1 (0.16%) GIS
11 1 (0.16%) Power BI
11 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 47 (7.58%) Git
2 37 (5.97%) Visual Studio
3 31 (5.00%) JIRA
4 29 (4.68%) Subversion
5 26 (4.19%) GitLab
6 20 (3.23%) Jenkins
7 18 (2.90%) CMake
8 14 (2.26%) Vagrant
9 10 (1.61%) LabVIEW
10 8 (1.29%) Team Foundation Server
11 7 (1.13%) Eclipse
12 5 (0.81%) Visual Studio Team System
12 5 (0.81%) Xcode
13 4 (0.65%) Bitbucket
13 4 (0.65%) Selenium
14 3 (0.48%) SonarQube
15 2 (0.32%) CANoe
15 2 (0.32%) Cypress.io
15 2 (0.32%) Gradle
15 2 (0.32%) SoapUI
General
1 100 (16.13%) Social Skills
2 78 (12.58%) Finance
3 59 (9.52%) Electronics
4 46 (7.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 44 (7.10%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (5.16%) Automotive
7 23 (3.71%) Marketing
8 22 (3.55%) Front Office
8 22 (3.55%) Manufacturing
9 19 (3.06%) Military
9 19 (3.06%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.42%) Public Sector
11 14 (2.26%) Aerospace
12 12 (1.94%) Games
13 9 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.13%) Banking
14 7 (1.13%) Law
15 6 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.97%) Retail
16 5 (0.81%) Legal
Job Titles
1 280 (45.16%) Software Engineer
2 179 (28.87%) Senior
3 144 (23.23%) Developer
4 132 (21.29%) C++ Software Engineer
5 120 (19.35%) Senior Software Engineer
6 81 (13.06%) C++ Developer
7 70 (11.29%) Embedded Engineer
8 57 (9.19%) Lead
9 50 (8.06%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
10 46 (7.42%) Software Developer
11 43 (6.94%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 34 (5.48%) Technical Leader
13 28 (4.52%) Senior Developer
14 26 (4.19%) Senior Embedded Engineer
14 26 (4.19%) Support Engineer
15 22 (3.55%) Software Support Engineer
16 20 (3.23%) Architect
17 19 (3.06%) C Software Engineer
17 19 (3.06%) C++ Software Developer
17 19 (3.06%) Embedded Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (15.97%) .NET
2 44 (7.10%) HTML
3 41 (6.61%) .NET Framework
4 32 (5.16%) WPF
5 26 (4.19%) Qt
6 25 (4.03%) CSS
6 25 (4.03%) REST
6 25 (4.03%) WinForms
7 23 (3.71%) Web Services
8 22 (3.55%) SOAP
8 22 (3.55%) STL
9 20 (3.23%) Yocto
10 19 (3.06%) XML
11 18 (2.90%) .NET Core
12 17 (2.74%) React
13 16 (2.58%) MFC
13 16 (2.58%) Middleware
14 12 (1.94%) ASP.NET
15 11 (1.77%) AngularJS
16 10 (1.61%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 51 (8.23%) Embedded Systems
2 37 (5.97%) Algorithms
3 31 (5.00%) FPGA
4 23 (3.71%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (3.55%) IoT
6 21 (3.39%) Satnav
7 19 (3.06%) Distributed Systems
8 16 (2.58%) Greenfield Project
9 15 (2.42%) Equities
10 14 (2.26%) Device Driver
10 14 (2.26%) Hedge funds
10 14 (2.26%) Raspberry Pi
11 12 (1.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 11 (1.77%) Virtual Team
13 10 (1.61%) Hackathon
14 9 (1.45%) Client/Server
15 8 (1.29%) Analogue Electronics
15 8 (1.29%) Blog
16 7 (1.13%) CAN bus
17 6 (0.97%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 219 (35.32%) Linux
2 78 (12.58%) Windows
3 40 (6.45%) Embedded Linux
4 28 (4.52%) Android
5 22 (3.55%) AIX
6 16 (2.58%) Unix
7 15 (2.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 15 (2.42%) Ubuntu
8 14 (2.26%) Apple iOS
8 14 (2.26%) CentOS
9 4 (0.65%) Windows Server
10 2 (0.32%) FreeRTOS
10 2 (0.32%) Windows Embedded Compact
11 1 (0.16%) Debian
11 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.16%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 401 (64.68%) Software Engineering
2 143 (23.06%) Agile
3 135 (21.77%) Problem-Solving
4 116 (18.71%) Computer Science
5 91 (14.68%) Mentoring
6 82 (13.23%) Multithreading
7 69 (11.13%) OO
8 58 (9.35%) Code Quality
9 51 (8.23%) Artificial Intelligence
10 49 (7.90%) DevOps
10 49 (7.90%) Roadmaps
11 47 (7.58%) Machine Learning
11 47 (7.58%) Microservices
12 46 (7.42%) Mathematics
12 46 (7.42%) Test Automation
13 40 (6.45%) Coaching
13 40 (6.45%) Open Source
14 39 (6.29%) Collaborative Working
15 38 (6.13%) SDLC
16 36 (5.81%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 284 (45.81%) C
2 250 (40.32%) Python
3 173 (27.90%) C#
4 161 (25.97%) Java
5 90 (14.52%) SQL
6 54 (8.71%) JavaScript
7 29 (4.68%) COBOL
7 29 (4.68%) Micro Focus COBOL
8 26 (4.19%) VB
9 20 (3.23%) Embedded C
10 19 (3.06%) Kotlin
11 16 (2.58%) Bash
12 15 (2.42%) Embedded C++
13 13 (2.10%) MATLAB
14 12 (1.94%) TypeScript
15 10 (1.61%) PHP
15 10 (1.61%) Rust
16 7 (1.13%) Fortran
16 7 (1.13%) Go
17 5 (0.81%) R
Qualifications
1 150 (24.19%) Degree
2 113 (18.23%) Security Cleared
3 89 (14.35%) Computer Science Degree
4 72 (11.61%) SC Cleared
5 27 (4.35%) Master's Degree
6 23 (3.71%) DV Cleared
7 14 (2.26%) PhD
8 4 (0.65%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.65%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.16%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.84%) QA
2 21 (3.39%) Software Quality Assurance
3 6 (0.97%) ISO 9000
4 4 (0.65%) NIST
5 3 (0.48%) PMO
6 2 (0.32%) Automotive SPICE
6 2 (0.32%) ISO 26262
6 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.16%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 59 (9.52%) Firmware
2 36 (5.81%) Embedded Firmware
3 28 (4.52%) Docker
4 1 (0.16%) OpenSIPS
Systems Management
1 23 (3.71%) Terraform
2 17 (2.74%) Ansible
3 15 (2.42%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.65%) Puppet
5 2 (0.32%) Grafana
5 2 (0.32%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.16%) Istio
6 1 (0.16%) Kibana
Vendors
1 32 (5.16%) Xilinx
2 29 (4.68%) Micro Focus
2 29 (4.68%) Microsoft
3 23 (3.71%) Oracle
4 12 (1.94%) SAP
5 5 (0.81%) Atlassian
6 4 (0.65%) Google
6 4 (0.65%) Twitter
7 3 (0.48%) Coverity
8 2 (0.32%) NVIDIA
8 2 (0.32%) Samsung
8 2 (0.32%) Xamarin
9 1 (0.16%) Cadence
9 1 (0.16%) DevExpress
9 1 (0.16%) Lotus
9 1 (0.16%) Siemens
9 1 (0.16%) Synopsys
9 1 (0.16%) Vertica