C++
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 168 | 132 | 200 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -36 | +68 | -60 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 640 | 1,172 | 1,296 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.47% | 1.96% | 1.46% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.98% | 5.61% | 4.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 336 | 711 | 767 |
| 10th Percentile | £393 | £413 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £525 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £650 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | -7.14% | +21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £798 | £788 |
| 90th Percentile | £887 | £900 | £850 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £520 | £508 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.96% | +2.46% | +12.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 147 | 131 | 133 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.00 | £50.00 | £45.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £56.25 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.13 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £75.00 | £65.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +20.00% |
All Programming Languages
UK
C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,854 | 20,901 | 32,217 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.49% | 35.02% | 36.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,130 | 15,092 | 23,463 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £760 | £780 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +3.09% | +14.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 485 | 471 | 514 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.25 | £19.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.50 | £60.70 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.33% | +21.40% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £77.00 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £49.52 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +26.21% | +16.52% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
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Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -21 | 610 | £575 | -11.54% | 1,136 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 337 | £515 | -0.96% | 809 |
| London | -68 | 265 | £653 | -6.79% | 376 |
| Work from Home | -25 | 216 | £563 | -19.64% | 475 |
| East of England | +29 | 121 | £550 | +10.00% | 184 |
| South East | +30 | 116 | £500 | -4.76% | 241 |
| South West | -30 | 48 | £550 | +18.92% | 152 |
| Midlands | +14 | 24 | £505 | -13.12% | 94 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 21 | £502 | -12.78% | 46 |
| North of England | 0 | 18 | £600 | +26.32% | 90 |
| North West | +11 | 10 | £450 | -10.00% | 62 |
| Scotland | +29 | 8 | £425 | -4.49% | 56 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 5 | £650 | +35.42% | 19 |
| North East | +20 | 3 | £625 | +56.25% | 10 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 3 | £590 | -0.92% | 48 |
| Wales | +3 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
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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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