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 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 | 142 | 145 | 95 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -50 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 2,028 | 2,475 | 5,699 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.05% | 2.44% | 3.63% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.12% | 5.64% | 6.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,630 | 1,757 | 2,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,500 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,930 | £47,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £86,250 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £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 | 33,162 | 43,852 | 84,744 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.46% | 43.27% | 54.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,974 | 27,985 | 43,449 |
| 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 | £106,275 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £53,112 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +3.55% | +6.22% |
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 9 May 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 9 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 |
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| England | +14 | 1,748 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 979 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 1,636 | £56,500 | -5.83% | 677 |
| Work from Home | -55 | 620 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 420 |
| South East | +14 | 560 | £57,500 | -7.63% | 205 |
| London | -70 | 330 | £95,000 | +12.43% | 352 |
| South West | +18 | 295 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 123 |
| North of England | +56 | 215 | £57,500 | - | 70 |
| Midlands | +5 | 199 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 87 |
| Scotland | -60 | 176 | £60,000 | +13.21% | 46 |
| East of England | +24 | 143 | £60,000 | - | 146 |
| North West | +50 | 116 | £61,750 | +2.92% | 48 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 116 | £57,500 | - | 39 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 83 | £48,745 | +8.32% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +46 | 75 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 15 |
| Wales | +10 | 45 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 8 |
| North East | +13 | 24 | £55,000 | +10.55% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 5 | - | - | 5 |
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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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