C++ Software Engineer Jobs in England

Software Engineer - C++
UK > England

The median Software Engineer - C++ salary in England is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 556 704 827
Rank change year-on-year +148 +123 -203
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer 324 197 373
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.36% 0.23% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.26% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 251 127 248
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +31.58%
75th Percentile £66,500 £76,875 £85,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £117,000 £93,875
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +26.32%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 86,182 76,808 135,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.28% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 63,611 49,955 75,079
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,082 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured C++ Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for C++ Software Engineer in England

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ Software Engineer in England.

Salary trend for C++ Software Engineer in England

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ Software Engineer in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ Software Engineer in England

C++ Software Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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 +55 105 £60,000 -14.29% 5
South West +23 80 £55,000 +25.00% 15
North of England +59 51 £60,000 +41.18% 2
Midlands +9 36 £42,500 -26.09% 7
East of England +4 27 £65,000 +8.33% 7
London +79 25 £66,250 +1.92% 17
North West +14 21 £61,000 -11.27%
Yorkshire +59 18 £40,000 -5.88% 1
East Midlands -1 18 £35,000 - 5
West Midlands -9 18 £78,750 +36.96% 1
North East - 12 £58,000 - 1
C++ Software Engineer
UK

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, C++ Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring C++ Software Engineer in the job title.

1 324 (100.00%) C++
1 324 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 107 (33.02%) C
3 73 (22.53%) Linux
4 70 (21.60%) Security Cleared
5 66 (20.37%) Windows
6 64 (19.75%) Degree
7 51 (15.74%) Computer Science
8 44 (13.58%) SC Cleared
8 44 (13.58%) C#
9 41 (12.65%) Mathematics
10 39 (12.04%) Agile
10 39 (12.04%) Computer Science Degree
10 39 (12.04%) Problem-Solving
11 32 (9.88%) Python
12 31 (9.57%) Self-Motivation
13 30 (9.26%) Multithreading
14 28 (8.64%) Manufacturing
15 27 (8.33%) Test Automation
16 26 (8.02%) Mentoring
17 23 (7.10%) Algorithms
17 23 (7.10%) SaaS
17 23 (7.10%) Embedded Systems
18 22 (6.79%) Qt
18 22 (6.79%) Actionable Insight
18 22 (6.79%) OO
19 21 (6.48%) Code Quality
20 20 (6.17%) Automotive
20 20 (6.17%) Embedded Linux
20 20 (6.17%) QA

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (0.62%) CMS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.62%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 23 (7.10%) SaaS
2 5 (1.54%) Azure
2 5 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (0.93%) WhatsApp
4 2 (0.62%) AWS
5 1 (0.31%) GCP
5 1 (0.31%) GitHub
5 1 (0.31%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.70%) TCP/IP
2 10 (3.09%) Network Security
3 5 (1.54%) VoIP
4 1 (0.31%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.31%) Internet
4 1 (0.31%) Multicast
4 1 (0.31%) Wireless
4 1 (0.31%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.23%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.31%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 19 (5.86%) CMake
1 19 (5.86%) Git
1 19 (5.86%) Subversion
2 12 (3.70%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.85%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.54%) GCC
4 5 (1.54%) GDB
4 5 (1.54%) Xcode
5 3 (0.93%) JIRA
6 2 (0.62%) LabVIEW
6 2 (0.62%) NetBeans
7 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
General
1 28 (8.64%) Manufacturing
2 20 (6.17%) Automotive
3 19 (5.86%) Aviation
3 19 (5.86%) Military
4 18 (5.56%) Social Skills
5 13 (4.01%) Electronics
6 8 (2.47%) Aerospace
7 6 (1.85%) Games
8 4 (1.23%) Agriculture
8 4 (1.23%) Marketing
9 3 (0.93%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (0.93%) Multimedia
10 2 (0.62%) Finance
10 2 (0.62%) Legal
10 2 (0.62%) Wearables
11 1 (0.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.31%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (6.79%) Qt
2 17 (5.25%) .NET
2 17 (5.25%) OpenGL
3 16 (4.94%) MFC
3 16 (4.94%) STL
3 16 (4.94%) XML
4 11 (3.40%) WPF
5 8 (2.47%) DirectX
5 8 (2.47%) Yocto
6 5 (1.54%) FFmpeg
6 5 (1.54%) GStreamer
6 5 (1.54%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (1.23%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 4 (1.23%) WebGL
8 3 (0.93%) ASP.NET
8 3 (0.93%) RESTful
8 3 (0.93%) XMPP
9 2 (0.62%) FIX Protocol
9 2 (0.62%) JavaFX
9 2 (0.62%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.57%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (7.10%) Algorithms
2 23 (7.10%) Embedded Systems
3 18 (5.56%) Satnav
4 11 (3.40%) Virtual Team
5 7 (2.16%) Renewable Energy
6 6 (1.85%) IoT
7 4 (1.23%) 3D Graphics
7 4 (1.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 4 (1.23%) Ray Tracing
8 3 (0.93%) Arduino
8 3 (0.93%) Data Structures
8 3 (0.93%) Raspberry Pi
8 3 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.62%) Blog
9 2 (0.62%) CCTV
9 2 (0.62%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.31%) Blackberry
10 1 (0.31%) PKI
10 1 (0.31%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 73 (22.53%) Linux
2 66 (20.37%) Windows
3 20 (6.17%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (1.54%) Windows Embedded Compact
5 4 (1.23%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.93%) Android
6 3 (0.93%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.62%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.31%) CentOS
8 1 (0.31%) Debian
8 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.31%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 51 (15.74%) Computer Science
3 41 (12.65%) Mathematics
4 39 (12.04%) Agile
4 39 (12.04%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (9.26%) Multithreading
6 27 (8.33%) Test Automation
7 26 (8.02%) Mentoring
8 22 (6.79%) Actionable Insight
8 22 (6.79%) OO
9 21 (6.48%) Code Quality
10 20 (6.17%) SDLC
11 19 (5.86%) Configuration Management
12 18 (5.56%) Quality Management
13 16 (4.94%) DevOps
14 15 (4.63%) Technical Leadership
15 11 (3.40%) CAD
15 11 (3.40%) Cybersecurity
15 11 (3.40%) Unit Testing
16 8 (2.47%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 324 (100.00%) C++
2 107 (33.02%) C
3 44 (13.58%) C#
4 32 (9.88%) Python
5 12 (3.70%) Embedded C
5 12 (3.70%) Embedded C++
5 12 (3.70%) Java
5 12 (3.70%) SQL
6 8 (2.47%) Bash
7 6 (1.85%) Perl
8 5 (1.54%) JavaScript
9 4 (1.23%) Objective-C
9 4 (1.23%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.93%) Go
10 3 (0.93%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.93%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.62%) Fortran
11 2 (0.62%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.62%) Rust
12 1 (0.31%) PHP
Qualifications
1 70 (21.60%) Security Cleared
2 64 (19.75%) Degree
3 44 (13.58%) SC Cleared
4 39 (12.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.62%) HND
6 2 (0.62%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.62%) PhD
7 1 (0.31%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.17%) QA
2 18 (5.56%) Software Quality Assurance
3 6 (1.85%) ISO 9000
4 2 (0.62%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.62%) TickIT
System Software
1 3 (0.93%) Docker
2 2 (0.62%) Firmware
3 1 (0.31%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (0.93%) Ansible
2 2 (0.62%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.31%) Grafana
3 1 (0.31%) Kibana
3 1 (0.31%) Podman
Vendors
1 3 (0.93%) Samsung
2 2 (0.62%) Atlassian
3 1 (0.31%) Apple
3 1 (0.31%) Google
3 1 (0.31%) NVIDIA
3 1 (0.31%) QNX