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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 140 | 147 | 96 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -51 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 2,053 | 2,435 | 5,841 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.06% | 2.46% | 3.63% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.18% | 5.67% | 6.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,647 | 1,732 | 2,228 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £36,250 | £34,990 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £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 | £85,000 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £120,000 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +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 | 33,216 | 42,952 | 86,858 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.25% | 43.31% | 54.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,896 | 27,477 | 43,381 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,250 | £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 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
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 18 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 18 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 | +16 | 1,772 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 1,200 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 1,663 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 842 |
| Work from Home | -51 | 629 | £60,000 | -4.76% | 504 |
| South East | +17 | 568 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 329 |
| London | -67 | 332 | £92,500 | +15.63% | 498 |
| South West | +20 | 298 | £55,000 | -9.84% | 135 |
| North of England | +62 | 219 | £57,500 | - | 73 |
| Midlands | +9 | 206 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 92 |
| Scotland | -63 | 176 | £60,000 | +13.21% | 44 |
| East of England | +16 | 146 | £60,000 | - | 163 |
| North West | +46 | 121 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 47 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 118 | £57,500 | +2.22% | 36 |
| East Midlands | +25 | 88 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 55 |
| Yorkshire | +41 | 74 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 21 |
| Wales | +15 | 46 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 11 |
| North East | +11 | 24 | £55,000 | +10.55% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 5 | - | - | 5 |
C++
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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