C++
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 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 | 141 | 145 | 92 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -53 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 2,003 | 2,565 | 5,656 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.04% | 2.47% | 3.63% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.03% | 5.68% | 6.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,616 | 1,811 | 2,273 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,500 | £35,000 | £35,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,000 | £46,250 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £86,250 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £120,000 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,500 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.83% | +14.29% | - |
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,221 | 45,157 | 83,877 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.78% | 43.42% | 53.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,021 | 28,803 | 44,133 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,500 | £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 | £77,500 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £106,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,500 | £55,000 | £53,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
C++
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
C++
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++.
C++
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
C++
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +12 | 1,726 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1,123 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 1,603 | £56,500 | -5.83% | 800 |
| Work from Home | -53 | 616 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 471 |
| South East | +14 | 548 | £57,750 | -5.33% | 238 |
| London | -60 | 337 | £97,500 | +15.38% | 371 |
| South West | +23 | 286 | £55,000 | -9.84% | 151 |
| North of England | +26 | 214 | £57,500 | - | 88 |
| Midlands | +7 | 187 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 93 |
| Scotland | -54 | 172 | £60,000 | +13.21% | 57 |
| East of England | +16 | 145 | £60,000 | - | 181 |
| North West | +41 | 115 | £61,000 | - | 60 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 107 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 50 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 80 | £49,990 | +11.09% | 43 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 75 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 19 |
| Wales | +24 | 48 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 6 |
| North East | +12 | 24 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 5 | - | - | 2 |
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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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