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 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | 145 | 100 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -45 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 2,216 | 2,347 | 6,222 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.07% | 2.50% | 3.64% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.46% | 5.93% | 6.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,738 | 1,663 | 2,229 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,125 | £37,500 | £34,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| 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 | 34,287 | 39,579 | 92,738 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.05% | 42.16% | 54.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,426 | 26,470 | 43,664 |
| 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 6 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 6 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 | +21 | 1,922 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 915 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 1,817 | £56,500 | -5.83% | 594 |
| Work from Home | -58 | 660 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 386 |
| South East | +16 | 614 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 179 |
| London | -91 | 336 | £90,000 | +11.80% | 328 |
| South West | +14 | 318 | £56,500 | -6.61% | 113 |
| Midlands | +29 | 253 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 89 |
| North of England | +79 | 240 | £58,750 | +2.17% | 66 |
| Scotland | -58 | 178 | £60,000 | +11.11% | 38 |
| East of England | +9 | 158 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 113 |
| West Midlands | -16 | 137 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 42 |
| North West | +55 | 131 | £62,500 | -0.79% | 45 |
| East Midlands | +44 | 116 | £45,000 | - | 46 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 84 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 16 |
| Wales | +23 | 51 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 8 |
| North East | +3 | 25 | £56,000 | -10.40% | 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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