C++ Jobs in the UK excluding London

C++
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 115 147 74
Rank change year-on-year +32 -73 +9
Permanent jobs citing C++ 1,768 1,369 3,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.33% 2.42% 4.08%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.68% 6.23% 8.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,410 906 1,144
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,125 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +13.04%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 23,016 21,974 33,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 30.29% 38.86% 45.41%
Number of salaries quoted 16,658 12,979 20,973
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £82,500
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 the UK excluding London

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ in the UK excluding London

C++
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the UK excluding London 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 +16 597 £57,500 -4.17% 178
South West +21 308 £56,500 -6.61% 118
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
C++
UK

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 60 (3.39%) Apache
2 16 (0.90%) Confluence
3 11 (0.62%) nginx
4 6 (0.34%) Kinematics
5 2 (0.11%) CMS
6 1 (0.057%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.057%) IBM Domino
6 1 (0.057%) IBM Notes
6 1 (0.057%) IIS
6 1 (0.057%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.057%) SAS
6 1 (0.057%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.057%) WebLogic
Applications
1 88 (4.98%) Simulink
2 12 (0.68%) GNU Octave
2 12 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (0.34%) OrCAD
5 3 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.11%) Doxygen
6 2 (0.11%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.057%) CATIA
7 1 (0.057%) Revit
7 1 (0.057%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.057%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.057%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 4 (0.23%) Visualfiles
2 2 (0.11%) C-CURE
3 1 (0.057%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.057%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.057%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.057%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 106 (6.00%) Azure
2 74 (4.19%) AWS
3 46 (2.60%) SaaS
4 25 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
5 16 (0.90%) GitHub
6 15 (0.85%) GCP
7 8 (0.45%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (0.40%) AWS IoT
8 7 (0.40%) Power Platform
9 6 (0.34%) PowerApps
9 6 (0.34%) Serverless
10 5 (0.28%) OpenShift
10 5 (0.28%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.23%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (0.23%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.23%) AWS Lambda
11 4 (0.23%) TestFlight
12 3 (0.17%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.11%) Azure Service Bus
13 2 (0.11%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 48 (2.71%) TCP/IP
2 40 (2.26%) Wireless
3 33 (1.87%) Network Security
4 27 (1.53%) MQTT
4 27 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
5 24 (1.36%) Ethernet
6 22 (1.24%) 4G
6 22 (1.24%) Modbus
6 22 (1.24%) RS-485
7 21 (1.19%) 5G
8 19 (1.07%) Internet
9 18 (1.02%) 3G
9 18 (1.02%) Bluetooth
10 16 (0.90%) SD-WAN
10 16 (0.90%) WAN
11 14 (0.79%) Firewall
12 13 (0.74%) Wireshark
13 10 (0.57%) DNS
13 10 (0.57%) LoRaWAN
14 9 (0.51%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (3.96%) SQL Server
2 49 (2.77%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (1.41%) MongoDB
4 21 (1.19%) NoSQL
5 16 (0.90%) MySQL
6 9 (0.51%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.45%) Big Data
8 7 (0.40%) SQLite
9 5 (0.28%) Power BI
10 4 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
10 4 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.11%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.11%) GIS
11 2 (0.11%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.057%) Hadoop
12 1 (0.057%) Oracle Database 11g
12 1 (0.057%) Oracle9i Database
12 1 (0.057%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 161 (9.11%) Git
2 127 (7.18%) Visual Studio
3 71 (4.02%) Subversion
4 69 (3.90%) JIRA
5 54 (3.05%) Jenkins
6 44 (2.49%) LabVIEW
7 43 (2.43%) GitLab
8 29 (1.64%) CMake
9 21 (1.19%) Ant
10 18 (1.02%) Vagrant
11 16 (0.90%) Eclipse
12 14 (0.79%) Team Foundation Server
13 13 (0.74%) Rational Rhapsody
14 11 (0.62%) Bitbucket
15 10 (0.57%) GNU Toolchain
16 9 (0.51%) GCC
16 9 (0.51%) GDB
17 8 (0.45%) Rational DOORS
17 8 (0.45%) TestRail
17 8 (0.45%) Xcode
General
1 299 (16.91%) Social Skills
2 236 (13.35%) Electronics
3 170 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
4 125 (7.07%) Manufacturing
5 110 (6.22%) Automotive
6 80 (4.52%) Finance
7 76 (4.30%) Marketing
8 61 (3.45%) Telecoms
9 58 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 43 (2.43%) Public Sector
11 40 (2.26%) Aerospace
11 40 (2.26%) Games
11 40 (2.26%) Military
12 31 (1.75%) Aviation
13 29 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
14 23 (1.30%) Legal
15 19 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
16 18 (1.02%) Law
17 14 (0.79%) Influencing Skills
18 13 (0.74%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 865 (48.93%) Software Engineer
2 403 (22.79%) Developer
3 401 (22.68%) Senior
4 337 (19.06%) C++ Software Engineer
5 321 (18.16%) Embedded Engineer
6 268 (15.16%) Senior Software Engineer
7 251 (14.20%) C++ Developer
8 232 (13.12%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 143 (8.09%) Lead
10 135 (7.64%) Software Developer
11 107 (6.05%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 104 (5.88%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
13 94 (5.32%) Embedded C++ Engineer
14 76 (4.30%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
15 68 (3.85%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
16 67 (3.79%) C++ Software Developer
17 66 (3.73%) C Software Engineer
17 66 (3.73%) C/C++ Software Engineer
18 59 (3.34%) Junior
19 58 (3.28%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 182 (10.29%) .NET
2 90 (5.09%) Qt
3 77 (4.36%) HTML
4 72 (4.07%) WPF
5 66 (3.73%) STL
6 63 (3.56%) .NET Framework
7 53 (3.00%) REST
8 44 (2.49%) CSS
8 44 (2.49%) Yocto
9 39 (2.21%) React
10 38 (2.15%) MFC
11 36 (2.04%) WinForms
12 33 (1.87%) Apache NiFi
13 31 (1.75%) ASP.NET
13 31 (1.75%) XML
14 29 (1.64%) Middleware
14 29 (1.64%) Web Services
15 26 (1.47%) SOAP
16 24 (1.36%) Hibernate
17 23 (1.30%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 193 (10.92%) Algorithms
2 126 (7.13%) Embedded Systems
3 87 (4.92%) IoT
4 76 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
5 75 (4.24%) FPGA
6 54 (3.05%) VHDL
7 53 (3.00%) Robotics
8 34 (1.92%) GNSS
9 32 (1.81%) CUDA
10 30 (1.70%) Device Driver
11 26 (1.47%) Analogue Electronics
12 25 (1.41%) Distributed Systems
12 25 (1.41%) Verilog
13 22 (1.24%) ARM Cortex
13 22 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
13 22 (1.24%) Greenfield Project
14 21 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
15 18 (1.02%) Data Structures
15 18 (1.02%) Raspberry Pi
15 18 (1.02%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 586 (33.14%) Linux
2 310 (17.53%) Windows
3 127 (7.18%) Embedded Linux
4 64 (3.62%) Unix
5 58 (3.28%) Android
6 35 (1.98%) Ubuntu
7 24 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 22 (1.24%) CentOS
9 21 (1.19%) AIX
10 15 (0.85%) Apple iOS
11 12 (0.68%) Mac OS
11 12 (0.68%) Windows 10
12 11 (0.62%) FreeRTOS
12 11 (0.62%) Windows Server
13 7 (0.40%) Kali Linux
14 5 (0.28%) Debian
14 5 (0.28%) Windows Embedded Compact
15 4 (0.23%) VxWorks
16 2 (0.11%) Mac OS X
16 2 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,093 (61.82%) Software Engineering
2 371 (20.98%) Problem-Solving
3 352 (19.91%) Computer Science
4 310 (17.53%) Agile
5 220 (12.44%) Mathematics
6 169 (9.56%) Multithreading
7 147 (8.31%) Mentoring
8 135 (7.64%) Artificial Intelligence
9 133 (7.52%) OO
10 132 (7.47%) Machine Learning
10 132 (7.47%) Physics
11 123 (6.96%) SDLC
12 121 (6.84%) Test Automation
13 110 (6.22%) DevOps
14 106 (6.00%) Signal Processing
15 100 (5.66%) Software Testing
16 80 (4.52%) Collaborative Working
17 76 (4.30%) Open Source
18 75 (4.24%) Code Quality
19 62 (3.51%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 870 (49.21%) C
2 512 (28.96%) Python
3 450 (25.45%) C#
4 306 (17.31%) Java
5 181 (10.24%) SQL
6 168 (9.50%) JavaScript
7 93 (5.26%) Embedded C
8 85 (4.81%) MATLAB
9 79 (4.47%) Fortran
10 75 (4.24%) Bash
11 71 (4.02%) Embedded C++
12 55 (3.11%) VB
13 37 (2.09%) Perl
13 37 (2.09%) Rust
14 34 (1.92%) Go
15 29 (1.64%) COBOL
15 29 (1.64%) Micro Focus COBOL
15 29 (1.64%) PowerShell
15 29 (1.64%) TypeScript
16 23 (1.30%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 529 (29.92%) Degree
2 304 (17.19%) Security Cleared
3 156 (8.82%) Computer Science Degree
4 142 (8.03%) SC Cleared
5 89 (5.03%) PhD
6 80 (4.52%) Master's Degree
7 58 (3.28%) DV Cleared
8 9 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (0.51%) HND
9 7 (0.40%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.23%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.23%) Numerate Degree
11 2 (0.11%) HNC
12 1 (0.057%) CEH
12 1 (0.057%) CISSP
12 1 (0.057%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.057%) GIAC
12 1 (0.057%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (2.88%) QA
2 20 (1.13%) PMO
3 18 (1.02%) Software Quality Assurance
4 17 (0.96%) GDPR
5 14 (0.79%) MISRA
6 9 (0.51%) MISRA C
7 8 (0.45%) ISO 9001
8 7 (0.40%) AUTOSAR
8 7 (0.40%) ISO 13485
8 7 (0.40%) ISO 9000
9 6 (0.34%) IEC 61508
10 5 (0.28%) Def Stans
10 5 (0.28%) TickIT
11 4 (0.23%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 4 (0.23%) IEC 61131
11 4 (0.23%) JTAG
12 2 (0.11%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.11%) NIST
13 1 (0.057%) Data Quality
13 1 (0.057%) DO-178B
System Software
1 168 (9.50%) Firmware
2 94 (5.32%) Embedded Firmware
3 52 (2.94%) Docker
4 5 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.17%) VirtualBox
6 2 (0.11%) Active Directory
6 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.057%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.057%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 31 (1.75%) Ansible
1 31 (1.75%) Terraform
2 30 (1.70%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.23%) Puppet
4 3 (0.17%) Grafana
5 2 (0.11%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.057%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.057%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.057%) Podman
6 1 (0.057%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.057%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 120 (6.79%) Microsoft
2 53 (3.00%) Xilinx
3 44 (2.49%) SAP
4 33 (1.87%) Oracle
5 29 (1.64%) Micro Focus
6 17 (0.96%) Google
7 14 (0.79%) Atlassian
8 13 (0.74%) EMC
9 10 (0.57%) Cadence
9 10 (0.57%) Synopsys
10 8 (0.45%) Altera
10 8 (0.45%) Green Hills
10 8 (0.45%) Motorola
11 7 (0.40%) Cisco
11 7 (0.40%) Red Hat
12 6 (0.34%) BT
12 6 (0.34%) HP
12 6 (0.34%) Remedy
13 5 (0.28%) VMware
14 4 (0.23%) IBM