C++ Jobs in Wales

C++
UK > Wales

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

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 96 87
Rank change year-on-year +18 -9 -1
Permanent jobs citing C++ 49 37 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 2.24% 2.19% 2.69%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.60% 5.72% 6.26%
Number of salaries quoted 45 18 18
10th Percentile £37,750 £27,500 £31,949
25th Percentile £43,750 £37,500 £34,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +11.76% +14.86%
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £62,000 £58,625 £52,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +13.04%

All Programming Languages
Wales

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 Wales with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 570 647 863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 26.05% 38.31% 43.02%
Number of salaries quoted 427 314 541
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £33,320
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,052 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.50% -9.50% +17.65%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
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 Wales

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in Wales

C++
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in Wales.

Salary trend for C++ in Wales

C++
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Wales over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ in Wales

C++
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Wales region over the 6 months to 29 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 Wales +21 31 £50,000 -9.09% 4
West Wales +7 6 £47,500 +18.75% 1
Mid Wales - 6 £50,000 - 1
North Wales +2 5 £27,500 -
C++
UK

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Applications
1 4 (8.16%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (12.24%) Azure
2 4 (8.16%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (6.12%) SaaS
4 1 (2.04%) Azure Service Fabric
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.16%) Ethernet
1 4 (8.16%) Profibus
2 1 (2.04%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.04%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (22.45%) Git
2 2 (4.08%) Team Foundation Server
2 2 (4.08%) Visual Studio Team System
3 1 (2.04%) GitLab
3 1 (2.04%) NUnit
3 1 (2.04%) SoapUI
3 1 (2.04%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (18.37%) Electronics
2 4 (8.16%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (8.16%) Games
3 1 (2.04%) Health Technology
3 1 (2.04%) Legal
3 1 (2.04%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 18 (36.73%) Developer
1 18 (36.73%) Senior
2 11 (22.45%) Software Engineer
3 8 (16.33%) Embedded Engineer
4 7 (14.29%) Senior Developer
5 6 (12.24%) Applications Engineer
5 6 (12.24%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) C++ Developer
6 4 (8.16%) C++ Software Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Desktop Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Development Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Embedded C++ Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Firmware Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Junior
6 4 (8.16%) Senior Development Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Senior Firmware Engineer
7 3 (6.12%) Junior Developer
7 3 (6.12%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (30.61%) WPF
2 14 (28.57%) WinForms
3 9 (18.37%) .NET
4 6 (12.24%) CSS
4 6 (12.24%) HTML
5 5 (10.20%) .NET Core
5 5 (10.20%) Vue
6 4 (8.16%) Regular Expression
7 3 (6.12%) HTML5
8 2 (4.08%) .NET Framework
8 2 (4.08%) AngularJS
8 2 (4.08%) React
8 2 (4.08%) STL
9 1 (2.04%) ASP.NET
9 1 (2.04%) Django
9 1 (2.04%) jQuery
9 1 (2.04%) RESTful
9 1 (2.04%) SOAP
9 1 (2.04%) Twitter Bootstrap
9 1 (2.04%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.16%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (4.08%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.04%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (2.04%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.04%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 15 (30.61%) Linux
2 1 (2.04%) Android
2 1 (2.04%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (42.86%) SDLC
1 21 (42.86%) Software Engineering
2 12 (24.49%) Mathematics
3 6 (12.24%) DevOps
4 5 (10.20%) Computer Science
4 5 (10.20%) OO
4 5 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (8.16%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (8.16%) Embedded Software Development
5 4 (8.16%) OOD
5 4 (8.16%) OOP
5 4 (8.16%) Project Delivery
5 4 (8.16%) Statistics
6 3 (6.12%) Agile
6 3 (6.12%) CI/CD
6 3 (6.12%) Scrum
6 3 (6.12%) User Stories
7 2 (4.08%) Kanban
7 2 (4.08%) Software Testing
7 2 (4.08%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 33 (67.35%) C
1 33 (67.35%) C#
2 7 (14.29%) JavaScript
3 6 (12.24%) Embedded C++
3 6 (12.24%) SQL
4 5 (10.20%) TypeScript
5 4 (8.16%) Groovy
6 3 (6.12%) Java
6 3 (6.12%) Python
7 2 (4.08%) Embedded C
8 1 (2.04%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (24.49%) Degree
2 4 (8.16%) Numerate Degree
3 3 (6.12%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.16%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 4 (8.16%) ISO 13485
2 2 (4.08%) ISO 26262
2 2 (4.08%) MISRA
System Software
1 4 (8.16%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (10.20%) Microsoft