C++ Jobs in Wales

C++
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 75 94 91
Rank change year-on-year +19 -3 -6
Permanent jobs citing C++ 47 37 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 2.27% 2.21% 2.54%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.32% 5.76% 5.93%
Number of salaries quoted 43 18 18
10th Percentile £37,000 £27,500 £33,320
25th Percentile £43,750 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +11.76% +14.86%
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £58,625 £52,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +13.04%

All Programming Languages
Wales

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 Wales with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 565 642 843
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 27.26% 38.37% 42.75%
Number of salaries quoted 427 313 539
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £33,724
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £38,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £63,125
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,500 £75,000
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 Wales

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in Wales

C++
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in Wales.

Salary trend for C++ in Wales

C++
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Wales over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ in Wales

C++
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Wales region over the 6 months to 20 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
South Wales +22 29 £50,000 -9.09% 7
West Wales +5 6 £47,500 +18.75% 3
Mid Wales - 6 £50,000 - 1
North Wales -1 5 £27,500 - 1
C++
UK

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Applications
1 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (12.77%) Azure
2 4 (8.51%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (6.38%) SaaS
4 1 (2.13%) Azure Service Fabric
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.51%) Ethernet
1 4 (8.51%) Profibus
2 1 (2.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.13%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (23.40%) Git
2 2 (4.26%) Team Foundation Server
2 2 (4.26%) Visual Studio Team System
3 1 (2.13%) GitLab
3 1 (2.13%) NUnit
3 1 (2.13%) SoapUI
3 1 (2.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (17.02%) Electronics
2 4 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (8.51%) Games
3 1 (2.13%) Health Technology
3 1 (2.13%) Legal
3 1 (2.13%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 18 (38.30%) Developer
2 17 (36.17%) Senior
3 9 (19.15%) Software Engineer
4 7 (14.89%) Senior Developer
5 6 (12.77%) Applications Engineer
5 6 (12.77%) Embedded Engineer
6 5 (10.64%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) C++ Developer
7 4 (8.51%) C++ Software Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) Desktop Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) Development Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) Embedded C++ Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) Firmware Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) Junior
7 4 (8.51%) Senior Development Engineer
7 4 (8.51%) Senior Firmware Engineer
8 3 (6.38%) Junior Developer
9 2 (4.26%) C# Software Engineer
9 2 (4.26%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (31.91%) WPF
2 14 (29.79%) WinForms
3 9 (19.15%) .NET
4 6 (12.77%) CSS
4 6 (12.77%) HTML
5 5 (10.64%) .NET Core
5 5 (10.64%) Vue
6 4 (8.51%) Regular Expression
7 3 (6.38%) HTML5
8 2 (4.26%) .NET Framework
8 2 (4.26%) AngularJS
8 2 (4.26%) React
8 2 (4.26%) STL
9 1 (2.13%) ASP.NET
9 1 (2.13%) Django
9 1 (2.13%) jQuery
9 1 (2.13%) RESTful
9 1 (2.13%) SOAP
9 1 (2.13%) Twitter Bootstrap
9 1 (2.13%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.51%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (4.26%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (2.13%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.13%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 15 (31.91%) Linux
2 1 (2.13%) Android
2 1 (2.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (44.68%) SDLC
2 19 (40.43%) Software Engineering
3 12 (25.53%) Mathematics
4 6 (12.77%) DevOps
5 5 (10.64%) Computer Science
5 5 (10.64%) OO
5 5 (10.64%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (8.51%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (8.51%) Embedded Software Development
6 4 (8.51%) OOD
6 4 (8.51%) OOP
6 4 (8.51%) Project Delivery
6 4 (8.51%) Statistics
7 3 (6.38%) Agile
7 3 (6.38%) CI/CD
7 3 (6.38%) Scrum
7 3 (6.38%) User Stories
8 2 (4.26%) Kanban
8 2 (4.26%) Software Testing
8 2 (4.26%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 33 (70.21%) C#
2 31 (65.96%) C
3 7 (14.89%) JavaScript
4 6 (12.77%) SQL
5 5 (10.64%) Embedded C++
5 5 (10.64%) TypeScript
6 4 (8.51%) Groovy
7 3 (6.38%) Java
7 3 (6.38%) Python
8 1 (2.13%) Embedded C
8 1 (2.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (21.28%) Degree
2 4 (8.51%) Numerate Degree
3 3 (6.38%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.51%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 4 (8.51%) ISO 13485
2 1 (2.13%) ISO 26262
2 1 (2.13%) MISRA
System Software
1 4 (8.51%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (10.64%) Microsoft