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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 135 | 144 | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -45 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 2,161 | 2,344 | 6,134 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.06% | 2.48% | 3.64% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.37% | 5.85% | 6.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,708 | 1,660 | 2,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,125 | £37,500 | £34,990 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £47,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £85,000 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £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 | 33,900 | 40,052 | 91,692 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.30% | 42.32% | 54.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,257 | 26,577 | 43,330 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £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 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £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 1 June 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 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 |
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| England | +24 | 1,869 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 949 |
| UK excluding London | +32 | 1,768 | £56,500 | -5.83% | 614 |
| Work from Home | -54 | 647 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 361 |
| South East | +16 | 597 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 178 |
| London | -72 | 333 | £90,000 | +6.51% | 354 |
| South West | +21 | 308 | £56,500 | -6.61% | 119 |
| North of England | +87 | 239 | £57,500 | -2.13% | 67 |
| Midlands | +16 | 238 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 92 |
| Scotland | -59 | 180 | £60,000 | +13.21% | 46 |
| East of England | +19 | 151 | £60,000 | - | 115 |
| West Midlands | -13 | 132 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 41 |
| North West | +62 | 131 | £62,500 | -6.02% | 42 |
| East Midlands | +40 | 106 | £45,000 | -0.55% | 50 |
| Yorkshire | +46 | 83 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 20 |
| Wales | +21 | 50 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 8 |
| North East | +9 | 25 | £56,000 | +6.67% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 5 | - | - | 3 |
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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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