C++ Jobs in the UK excluding London

C++
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring C++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited C++ over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 107 141 71
Rank change year-on-year +34 -70 +18
Permanent jobs citing C++ 1,904 1,363 3,139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.38% 2.47% 4.11%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.08% 6.39% 9.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,480 893 1,156
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £66,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £84,000 £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++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 23,571 21,319 34,264
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 29.43% 38.58% 44.87%
Number of salaries quoted 16,991 12,850 20,984
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,500 £71,000 £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 12 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 12 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 +8 635 £57,500 -4.17% 191
South West +19 332 £57,500 -5.74% 120
Midlands +21 266 £51,250 -6.82% 95
North of England +87 261 £60,000 - 66
Scotland -52 182 £60,000 +9.09% 47
East of England +15 170 £62,500 +4.17% 121
North West +56 145 £62,500 -0.40% 45
West Midlands -4 144 £60,000 +4.35% 47
East Midlands +41 122 £45,000 -1.10% 47
Yorkshire +62 90 £47,500 +11.76% 14
Wales +27 53 £50,000 +11.11% 6
North East +3 26 £56,000 -10.40% 7
Northern Ireland +8 5 - - 4
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 (3.15%) Apache
2 14 (0.74%) Confluence
3 10 (0.53%) nginx
4 6 (0.32%) Kinematics
5 3 (0.16%) CMS
6 2 (0.11%) ThingWorx
7 1 (0.053%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.053%) IBM Domino
7 1 (0.053%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.053%) IIS
7 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.053%) SAS
7 1 (0.053%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.053%) WebLogic
Applications
1 101 (5.30%) Simulink
2 12 (0.63%) GNU Octave
2 12 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (0.32%) OrCAD
5 3 (0.16%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.11%) Doxygen
6 2 (0.11%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.11%) Stateflow
7 1 (0.053%) CATIA
7 1 (0.053%) Revit
7 1 (0.053%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.053%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.21%) C-CURE
1 4 (0.21%) Visualfiles
2 1 (0.053%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.053%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.053%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.053%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 115 (6.04%) Azure
2 79 (4.15%) AWS
3 44 (2.31%) SaaS
4 27 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (0.89%) GCP
5 17 (0.89%) GitHub
6 12 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (0.42%) Power Platform
8 7 (0.37%) AWS IoT
8 7 (0.37%) PowerApps
9 6 (0.32%) Power Automate
10 5 (0.26%) OpenShift
10 5 (0.26%) Serverless
11 4 (0.21%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (0.21%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.21%) AWS Lambda
11 4 (0.21%) TestFlight
12 3 (0.16%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.16%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.11%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 53 (2.78%) TCP/IP
2 40 (2.10%) Wireless
3 38 (2.00%) Network Security
4 28 (1.47%) Wi-Fi
5 27 (1.42%) MQTT
6 26 (1.37%) Ethernet
7 25 (1.31%) RS-485
8 23 (1.21%) Modbus
9 22 (1.16%) 4G
10 21 (1.10%) 5G
10 21 (1.10%) Internet
11 19 (1.00%) Bluetooth
12 18 (0.95%) 3G
13 16 (0.84%) Firewall
13 16 (0.84%) SD-WAN
13 16 (0.84%) WAN
14 15 (0.79%) Wireshark
15 11 (0.58%) HTTP
15 11 (0.58%) RS-232
16 10 (0.53%) LoRaWAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (3.62%) SQL Server
2 47 (2.47%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (1.42%) MongoDB
4 25 (1.31%) NoSQL
5 17 (0.89%) MySQL
6 8 (0.42%) Big Data
6 8 (0.42%) Relational Database
6 8 (0.42%) SQLite
7 6 (0.32%) Power BI
8 4 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (0.21%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.11%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.11%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.11%) GIS
9 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.053%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.053%) Oracle Database 12c
10 1 (0.053%) OrientDB
10 1 (0.053%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 170 (8.93%) Git
2 129 (6.78%) Visual Studio
3 71 (3.73%) Subversion
4 70 (3.68%) JIRA
5 55 (2.89%) Jenkins
6 46 (2.42%) LabVIEW
7 43 (2.26%) GitLab
8 29 (1.52%) CMake
9 22 (1.16%) Vagrant
10 19 (1.00%) Ant
11 16 (0.84%) Eclipse
12 15 (0.79%) Team Foundation Server
13 14 (0.74%) Rational Rhapsody
14 11 (0.58%) Bitbucket
15 10 (0.53%) TestRail
16 9 (0.47%) GCC
16 9 (0.47%) GNU Toolchain
16 9 (0.47%) IDA Disassembler
17 8 (0.42%) GDB
17 8 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
General
1 318 (16.70%) Social Skills
2 256 (13.45%) Electronics
3 176 (9.24%) Analytical Skills
4 134 (7.04%) Manufacturing
5 122 (6.41%) Automotive
6 80 (4.20%) Finance
7 76 (3.99%) Marketing
8 63 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 61 (3.20%) Telecoms
10 45 (2.36%) Games
11 43 (2.26%) Aerospace
11 43 (2.26%) Public Sector
12 42 (2.21%) Military
13 31 (1.63%) Aviation
14 29 (1.52%) Legal
15 28 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
16 19 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
17 17 (0.89%) Law
18 14 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
18 14 (0.74%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 954 (50.11%) Software Engineer
2 430 (22.58%) Senior
3 425 (22.32%) Developer
4 364 (19.12%) C++ Software Engineer
5 351 (18.43%) Embedded Engineer
6 284 (14.92%) Senior Software Engineer
7 262 (13.76%) C++ Developer
8 258 (13.55%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 148 (7.77%) Lead
10 144 (7.56%) Software Developer
11 117 (6.14%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 107 (5.62%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
13 98 (5.15%) Embedded C++ Engineer
14 81 (4.25%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
15 77 (4.04%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
16 75 (3.94%) C Software Engineer
16 75 (3.94%) C/C++ Software Engineer
17 71 (3.73%) C++ Software Developer
18 63 (3.31%) Embedded Developer
19 62 (3.26%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 185 (9.72%) .NET
2 96 (5.04%) Qt
3 81 (4.25%) HTML
4 74 (3.89%) WPF
5 64 (3.36%) .NET Framework
5 64 (3.36%) STL
6 53 (2.78%) REST
7 46 (2.42%) CSS
8 42 (2.21%) Yocto
9 39 (2.05%) MFC
9 39 (2.05%) React
10 37 (1.94%) WinForms
11 33 (1.73%) Middleware
12 31 (1.63%) Apache NiFi
12 31 (1.63%) ASP.NET
13 30 (1.58%) Web Services
13 30 (1.58%) XML
14 26 (1.37%) SOAP
15 25 (1.31%) JSON
16 23 (1.21%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 200 (10.50%) Algorithms
2 137 (7.20%) Embedded Systems
3 95 (4.99%) IoT
4 81 (4.25%) FPGA
5 78 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
6 59 (3.10%) VHDL
7 55 (2.89%) Robotics
8 34 (1.79%) GNSS
9 29 (1.52%) Analogue Electronics
9 29 (1.52%) CUDA
10 28 (1.47%) Distributed Systems
11 27 (1.42%) Device Driver
12 26 (1.37%) Verilog
13 25 (1.31%) ARM Cortex
13 25 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
14 22 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
15 21 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
16 19 (1.00%) Video\Live Streaming
17 17 (0.89%) Raspberry Pi
18 16 (0.84%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 611 (32.09%) Linux
2 316 (16.60%) Windows
3 138 (7.25%) Embedded Linux
4 68 (3.57%) Android
5 65 (3.41%) Unix
6 41 (2.15%) Ubuntu
7 28 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 26 (1.37%) CentOS
9 21 (1.10%) AIX
10 18 (0.95%) FreeRTOS
11 14 (0.74%) Apple iOS
12 13 (0.68%) Mac OS
12 13 (0.68%) Windows 10
12 13 (0.68%) Windows Server
13 9 (0.47%) Kali Linux
14 5 (0.26%) Debian
14 5 (0.26%) Windows Embedded Compact
15 4 (0.21%) VxWorks
16 2 (0.11%) Mac OS X
16 2 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,195 (62.76%) Software Engineering
2 383 (20.12%) Problem-Solving
3 369 (19.38%) Computer Science
4 316 (16.60%) Agile
5 227 (11.92%) Mathematics
6 171 (8.98%) Multithreading
7 153 (8.04%) Artificial Intelligence
8 148 (7.77%) Machine Learning
8 148 (7.77%) Mentoring
9 141 (7.41%) SDLC
10 135 (7.09%) OO
11 134 (7.04%) Physics
12 121 (6.36%) Signal Processing
12 121 (6.36%) Test Automation
13 118 (6.20%) Software Testing
14 117 (6.14%) DevOps
15 93 (4.88%) Collaborative Working
16 80 (4.20%) Open Source
17 78 (4.10%) Code Quality
18 72 (3.78%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 947 (49.74%) C
2 554 (29.10%) Python
3 472 (24.79%) C#
4 338 (17.75%) Java
5 187 (9.82%) SQL
6 184 (9.66%) JavaScript
7 113 (5.93%) Embedded C
8 93 (4.88%) MATLAB
9 84 (4.41%) Embedded C++
10 83 (4.36%) Bash
11 76 (3.99%) Fortran
12 56 (2.94%) VB
13 47 (2.47%) Rust
14 44 (2.31%) Perl
15 42 (2.21%) Go
16 34 (1.79%) PowerShell
17 29 (1.52%) COBOL
17 29 (1.52%) Micro Focus COBOL
17 29 (1.52%) TypeScript
18 24 (1.26%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 561 (29.46%) Degree
2 329 (17.28%) Security Cleared
3 172 (9.03%) Computer Science Degree
4 152 (7.98%) SC Cleared
5 87 (4.57%) PhD
6 76 (3.99%) Master's Degree
7 69 (3.62%) DV Cleared
8 12 (0.63%) HND
9 11 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (0.47%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.32%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
14 3 (0.16%) HNC
15 1 (0.053%) CEH
15 1 (0.053%) CISSP
15 1 (0.053%) CompTIA Security+
15 1 (0.053%) GIAC
15 1 (0.053%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (2.63%) QA
2 20 (1.05%) PMO
3 17 (0.89%) GDPR
3 17 (0.89%) MISRA
4 16 (0.84%) Software Quality Assurance
5 10 (0.53%) ISO 9001
6 9 (0.47%) MISRA C
7 7 (0.37%) AUTOSAR
7 7 (0.37%) IEC 61508
7 7 (0.37%) ISO 13485
7 7 (0.37%) ISO 9000
7 7 (0.37%) TickIT
8 6 (0.32%) Def Stans
9 5 (0.26%) ISO 26262
10 4 (0.21%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 4 (0.21%) IEC 61131
10 4 (0.21%) JTAG
11 2 (0.11%) NIST
12 1 (0.053%) IEC 62304
12 1 (0.053%) NIST 800
System Software
1 181 (9.51%) Firmware
2 97 (5.09%) Embedded Firmware
3 53 (2.78%) Docker
4 5 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.16%) Active Directory
5 3 (0.16%) VirtualBox
6 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.053%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.053%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 36 (1.89%) Ansible
2 35 (1.84%) Terraform
3 30 (1.58%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.21%) Puppet
5 2 (0.11%) Grafana
5 2 (0.11%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.053%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.053%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.053%) Podman
6 1 (0.053%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.053%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 126 (6.62%) Microsoft
2 63 (3.31%) Xilinx
3 44 (2.31%) SAP
4 34 (1.79%) Oracle
5 29 (1.52%) Micro Focus
6 17 (0.89%) Google
7 16 (0.84%) Atlassian
8 14 (0.74%) EMC
9 10 (0.53%) Cadence
9 10 (0.53%) Synopsys
10 8 (0.42%) Altera
10 8 (0.42%) Green Hills
10 8 (0.42%) Motorola
11 7 (0.37%) Cisco
11 7 (0.37%) Red Hat
12 6 (0.32%) BT
12 6 (0.32%) HP
12 6 (0.32%) Remedy
13 5 (0.26%) VMware
14 4 (0.21%) IBM