C++ Jobs in the UK excluding London

C++
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 116 146 75
Rank change year-on-year +30 -71 +5
Permanent jobs citing C++ 1,707 1,403 2,988
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.31% 2.42% 4.05%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.50% 6.09% 8.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,379 929 1,142
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +13.04%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 22,775 23,032 33,561
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 30.78% 39.65% 45.54%
Number of salaries quoted 16,521 13,122 21,146
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,772 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.23% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 28 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
South East +18 584 £57,500 -4.17% 193
South West +19 298 £55,750 -7.85% 128
Midlands +26 227 £50,000 -4.76% 92
North of England +71 225 £57,500 - 72
Scotland -62 171 £60,000 +13.21% 61
East of England +14 148 £60,000 - 125
West Midlands -1 126 £58,750 +4.44% 38
North West +57 122 £62,500 +1.21% 47
East Midlands +32 101 £45,000 - 53
Yorkshire +46 77 £47,500 +11.76% 20
Wales +15 49 £50,000 +5.26% 6
North East +14 26 £55,500 +5.71% 5
Northern Ireland +6 5 - - 5
C++
UK

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 60 (3.51%) Apache
2 16 (0.94%) Confluence
3 11 (0.64%) nginx
4 6 (0.35%) Kinematics
5 2 (0.12%) CMS
6 1 (0.059%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.059%) IBM Domino
6 1 (0.059%) IBM Notes
6 1 (0.059%) IIS
6 1 (0.059%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.059%) SAS
6 1 (0.059%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.059%) WebLogic
Applications
1 89 (5.21%) Simulink
2 12 (0.70%) GNU Octave
2 12 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (0.35%) OrCAD
5 3 (0.18%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.12%) CANalyzer
6 2 (0.12%) Doxygen
6 2 (0.12%) Fusion 360
7 1 (0.059%) CATIA
7 1 (0.059%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.059%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.059%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.059%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 4 (0.23%) Visualfiles
2 2 (0.12%) C-CURE
3 1 (0.059%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.059%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.059%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.059%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 102 (5.98%) Azure
2 70 (4.10%) AWS
3 48 (2.81%) SaaS
4 25 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (0.82%) GitHub
6 12 (0.70%) GCP
7 8 (0.47%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (0.41%) AWS IoT
9 6 (0.35%) Power Platform
10 5 (0.29%) OpenShift
10 5 (0.29%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.29%) Serverless
11 4 (0.23%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.23%) TestFlight
12 3 (0.18%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.18%) Amazon S3
12 3 (0.18%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.18%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.12%) AWS CloudFormation
13 2 (0.12%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 44 (2.58%) TCP/IP
2 38 (2.23%) Wireless
3 31 (1.82%) Network Security
4 26 (1.52%) MQTT
5 25 (1.46%) Ethernet
6 24 (1.41%) Wi-Fi
7 21 (1.23%) 4G
7 21 (1.23%) 5G
7 21 (1.23%) Modbus
8 19 (1.11%) Internet
9 18 (1.05%) RS-485
10 17 (1.00%) 3G
10 17 (1.00%) Bluetooth
11 16 (0.94%) SD-WAN
11 16 (0.94%) WAN
12 12 (0.70%) Firewall
12 12 (0.70%) Wireshark
13 10 (0.59%) DNS
13 10 (0.59%) LoRaWAN
14 9 (0.53%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (3.98%) SQL Server
2 49 (2.87%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (1.46%) MongoDB
4 20 (1.17%) NoSQL
5 17 (1.00%) MySQL
6 9 (0.53%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.47%) Big Data
8 7 (0.41%) SQLite
9 4 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.23%) Power BI
10 3 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.12%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.12%) GIS
11 2 (0.12%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.059%) Hadoop
12 1 (0.059%) Oracle Database 11g
12 1 (0.059%) Oracle9i Database
12 1 (0.059%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 157 (9.20%) Git
2 123 (7.21%) Visual Studio
3 69 (4.04%) Subversion
4 68 (3.98%) JIRA
5 54 (3.16%) Jenkins
6 44 (2.58%) LabVIEW
7 40 (2.34%) GitLab
8 29 (1.70%) CMake
9 23 (1.35%) Ant
10 18 (1.05%) Vagrant
11 15 (0.88%) Eclipse
11 15 (0.88%) Rational Rhapsody
12 14 (0.82%) Team Foundation Server
13 11 (0.64%) Bitbucket
14 10 (0.59%) GNU Toolchain
15 9 (0.53%) GCC
15 9 (0.53%) GDB
16 8 (0.47%) TestRail
16 8 (0.47%) Xcode
17 7 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
General
1 295 (17.28%) Social Skills
2 229 (13.42%) Electronics
3 169 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
4 121 (7.09%) Manufacturing
5 110 (6.44%) Automotive
6 76 (4.45%) Finance
6 76 (4.45%) Marketing
7 60 (3.51%) Telecoms
8 57 (3.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 43 (2.52%) Public Sector
10 40 (2.34%) Games
11 38 (2.23%) Aerospace
11 38 (2.23%) Military
12 31 (1.82%) Aviation
13 28 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (1.23%) Legal
15 20 (1.17%) Law
16 19 (1.11%) Organisational Skills
17 13 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
17 13 (0.76%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 831 (48.68%) Software Engineer
2 392 (22.96%) Developer
3 388 (22.73%) Senior
4 334 (19.57%) C++ Software Engineer
5 304 (17.81%) Embedded Engineer
6 264 (15.47%) Senior Software Engineer
7 243 (14.24%) C++ Developer
8 220 (12.89%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 141 (8.26%) Lead
10 133 (7.79%) Software Developer
11 103 (6.03%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
12 102 (5.98%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 93 (5.45%) Embedded C++ Engineer
14 76 (4.45%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
15 65 (3.81%) C Software Engineer
15 65 (3.81%) C/C++ Software Engineer
15 65 (3.81%) C++ Software Developer
15 65 (3.81%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
16 56 (3.28%) Architect
17 55 (3.22%) Embedded Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 178 (10.43%) .NET
2 87 (5.10%) Qt
3 76 (4.45%) HTML
4 71 (4.16%) WPF
5 65 (3.81%) STL
6 62 (3.63%) .NET Framework
7 52 (3.05%) REST
8 44 (2.58%) CSS
9 42 (2.46%) Yocto
10 38 (2.23%) MFC
10 38 (2.23%) React
11 36 (2.11%) WinForms
12 33 (1.93%) Apache NiFi
13 31 (1.82%) ASP.NET
13 31 (1.82%) XML
14 29 (1.70%) Middleware
14 29 (1.70%) Web Services
15 26 (1.52%) Hibernate
15 26 (1.52%) SOAP
16 23 (1.35%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 189 (11.07%) Algorithms
2 119 (6.97%) Embedded Systems
3 85 (4.98%) IoT
4 75 (4.39%) FPGA
5 74 (4.34%) Self-Motivation
6 54 (3.16%) VHDL
7 50 (2.93%) Robotics
8 34 (1.99%) GNSS
9 32 (1.87%) CUDA
10 28 (1.64%) Device Driver
11 26 (1.52%) Analogue Electronics
12 25 (1.46%) Verilog
13 23 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
14 22 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
14 22 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
15 21 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
16 20 (1.17%) Satnav
17 19 (1.11%) ARM Cortex
18 18 (1.05%) Data Structures
19 17 (1.00%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 567 (33.22%) Linux
2 306 (17.93%) Windows
3 119 (6.97%) Embedded Linux
4 61 (3.57%) Unix
5 54 (3.16%) Android
6 34 (1.99%) Ubuntu
7 24 (1.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 22 (1.29%) CentOS
9 21 (1.23%) AIX
10 15 (0.88%) Apple iOS
11 11 (0.64%) Mac OS
11 11 (0.64%) Windows 10
11 11 (0.64%) Windows Server
12 8 (0.47%) FreeRTOS
13 6 (0.35%) Kali Linux
14 5 (0.29%) Debian
14 5 (0.29%) Windows Embedded Compact
15 4 (0.23%) VxWorks
16 2 (0.12%) Mac OS X
16 2 (0.12%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,058 (61.98%) Software Engineering
2 371 (21.73%) Problem-Solving
3 348 (20.39%) Computer Science
4 301 (17.63%) Agile
5 218 (12.77%) Mathematics
6 169 (9.90%) Multithreading
7 145 (8.49%) Mentoring
8 132 (7.73%) Artificial Intelligence
9 130 (7.62%) OO
10 129 (7.56%) Machine Learning
10 129 (7.56%) Physics
11 124 (7.26%) Test Automation
12 117 (6.85%) SDLC
13 106 (6.21%) DevOps
13 106 (6.21%) Signal Processing
14 91 (5.33%) Software Testing
15 78 (4.57%) Collaborative Working
16 75 (4.39%) Code Quality
17 72 (4.22%) Open Source
18 60 (3.51%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 841 (49.27%) C
2 494 (28.94%) Python
3 435 (25.48%) C#
4 297 (17.40%) Java
5 174 (10.19%) SQL
6 164 (9.61%) JavaScript
7 86 (5.04%) MATLAB
8 85 (4.98%) Embedded C
9 76 (4.45%) Fortran
10 72 (4.22%) Bash
11 66 (3.87%) Embedded C++
12 53 (3.10%) VB
13 35 (2.05%) Perl
14 30 (1.76%) Go
14 30 (1.76%) Rust
15 29 (1.70%) COBOL
15 29 (1.70%) Micro Focus COBOL
16 28 (1.64%) TypeScript
17 27 (1.58%) PowerShell
18 24 (1.41%) Ada
Qualifications
1 519 (30.40%) Degree
2 302 (17.69%) Security Cleared
3 156 (9.14%) Computer Science Degree
4 145 (8.49%) SC Cleared
5 87 (5.10%) PhD
6 79 (4.63%) Master's Degree
7 56 (3.28%) DV Cleared
8 9 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (0.53%) HND
9 7 (0.41%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.23%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.23%) Numerate Degree
11 3 (0.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.059%) CEH
12 1 (0.059%) CISSP
12 1 (0.059%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.059%) GIAC
12 1 (0.059%) HNC
12 1 (0.059%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (3.10%) QA
2 20 (1.17%) PMO
2 20 (1.17%) Software Quality Assurance
3 16 (0.94%) GDPR
4 14 (0.82%) MISRA
5 9 (0.53%) MISRA C
6 7 (0.41%) AUTOSAR
6 7 (0.41%) ISO 13485
6 7 (0.41%) ISO 9000
6 7 (0.41%) ISO 9001
7 5 (0.29%) IEC 61508
7 5 (0.29%) ISO 26262
7 5 (0.29%) TickIT
8 4 (0.23%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 4 (0.23%) Def Stans
8 4 (0.23%) IEC 61131
8 4 (0.23%) JTAG
9 2 (0.12%) NIST
10 1 (0.059%) Automotive SPICE
10 1 (0.059%) NIST 800
System Software
1 163 (9.55%) Firmware
2 90 (5.27%) Embedded Firmware
3 49 (2.87%) Docker
4 5 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.18%) VirtualBox
6 2 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.059%) Active Directory
7 1 (0.059%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.059%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 30 (1.76%) Terraform
2 29 (1.70%) Ansible
3 27 (1.58%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.18%) Grafana
5 2 (0.12%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.12%) Puppet
6 1 (0.059%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.059%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.059%) Podman
6 1 (0.059%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 114 (6.68%) Microsoft
2 53 (3.10%) Xilinx
3 44 (2.58%) SAP
4 33 (1.93%) Oracle
5 29 (1.70%) Micro Focus
6 15 (0.88%) Google
7 13 (0.76%) Atlassian
8 12 (0.70%) EMC
9 10 (0.59%) Cadence
9 10 (0.59%) Synopsys
10 8 (0.47%) Altera
10 8 (0.47%) Green Hills
10 8 (0.47%) Motorola
11 7 (0.41%) Cisco
11 7 (0.41%) Red Hat
12 6 (0.35%) BT
12 6 (0.35%) HP
12 6 (0.35%) Remedy
13 5 (0.29%) VMware
14 4 (0.23%) Apple