C++ Software Engineer Jobs in England

Software Engineer - C++
UK > England

The median Software Engineer - C++ salary in England is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 564 708 831
Rank change year-on-year +144 +123 -218
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer 312 205 371
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.35% 0.24% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.26% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 239 129 255
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,625 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +31.58%
75th Percentile £67,625 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £116,000 £96,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +26.32%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 83,290 79,596 132,501
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.49% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 61,942 50,734 74,857
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured C++ Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for C++ Software Engineer in England

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ Software Engineer in England.

Salary trend for C++ Software Engineer in England

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ Software Engineer in England over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ Software Engineer in England

C++ Software Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 25 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 East +57 108 £60,000 -14.29% 22
South West +19 77 £55,000 +25.00% 10
North of England +62 47 £60,000 +41.18% 4
Midlands +15 33 £50,000 -6.98% 9
London +66 24 £67,500 +3.85% 27
East of England +12 23 £62,500 +4.17% 12
North West +22 21 £61,000 -11.27%
West Midlands +14 18 £78,750 +46.51% 3
Yorkshire +75 16 £40,000 -5.88% 1
East Midlands -2 15 £42,500 - 5
North East - 10 £60,000 - 3
C++ Software Engineer
UK

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 May 2024, C++ Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring C++ Software Engineer in the job title.

1 312 (100.00%) C++
1 312 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 105 (33.65%) C
3 73 (23.40%) Security Cleared
4 71 (22.76%) Linux
5 67 (21.47%) Windows
6 66 (21.15%) Degree
7 52 (16.67%) Computer Science
8 47 (15.06%) SC Cleared
9 44 (14.10%) C#
10 41 (13.14%) Mathematics
10 41 (13.14%) Computer Science Degree
11 40 (12.82%) Problem-Solving
12 39 (12.50%) Agile
13 31 (9.94%) Multithreading
13 31 (9.94%) Self-Motivation
14 29 (9.29%) Test Automation
15 28 (8.97%) Python
15 28 (8.97%) Manufacturing
16 26 (8.33%) Mentoring
17 25 (8.01%) SaaS
18 24 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
18 24 (7.69%) Algorithms
19 23 (7.37%) Embedded Systems
20 22 (7.05%) Qt
20 22 (7.05%) QA
20 22 (7.05%) Code Quality
21 21 (6.73%) OO
22 20 (6.41%) Quality Management
22 20 (6.41%) Configuration Management

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (0.64%) CMS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.32%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 25 (8.01%) SaaS
2 4 (1.28%) Azure
2 4 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (0.96%) WhatsApp
4 2 (0.64%) AWS
5 1 (0.32%) GitHub
5 1 (0.32%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.85%) TCP/IP
2 8 (2.56%) Network Security
3 5 (1.60%) VoIP
4 2 (0.64%) Wireless
5 1 (0.32%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.32%) Internet
5 1 (0.32%) Multicast
5 1 (0.32%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.28%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.32%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (6.41%) CMake
1 20 (6.41%) Subversion
2 16 (5.13%) Git
3 12 (3.85%) Visual Studio
4 6 (1.92%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.60%) GCC
5 5 (1.60%) GDB
5 5 (1.60%) Xcode
6 3 (0.96%) JIRA
7 2 (0.64%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.64%) NetBeans
8 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
General
1 28 (8.97%) Manufacturing
2 20 (6.41%) Military
3 19 (6.09%) Automotive
3 19 (6.09%) Aviation
4 17 (5.45%) Social Skills
5 11 (3.53%) Electronics
6 8 (2.56%) Aerospace
7 6 (1.92%) Games
8 4 (1.28%) Marketing
9 3 (0.96%) Agriculture
9 3 (0.96%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (0.96%) Multimedia
10 2 (0.64%) Finance
10 2 (0.64%) Legal
10 2 (0.64%) Wearables
11 1 (0.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (7.05%) Qt
2 17 (5.45%) .NET
2 17 (5.45%) MFC
2 17 (5.45%) OpenGL
2 17 (5.45%) STL
2 17 (5.45%) XML
3 11 (3.53%) WPF
4 8 (2.56%) DirectX
5 6 (1.92%) Yocto
6 5 (1.60%) FFmpeg
6 5 (1.60%) GStreamer
6 5 (1.60%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (1.28%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 4 (1.28%) WebGL
8 3 (0.96%) ASP.NET
8 3 (0.96%) RESTful
8 3 (0.96%) XMPP
9 2 (0.64%) FIX Protocol
9 2 (0.64%) JavaFX
9 2 (0.64%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.94%) Self-Motivation
2 24 (7.69%) Algorithms
3 23 (7.37%) Embedded Systems
4 20 (6.41%) Satnav
5 11 (3.53%) Virtual Team
6 7 (2.24%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (1.60%) IoT
8 4 (1.28%) 3D Graphics
8 4 (1.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 4 (1.28%) Ray Tracing
9 3 (0.96%) Arduino
9 3 (0.96%) Data Structures
9 3 (0.96%) Raspberry Pi
9 3 (0.96%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.64%) Blog
10 2 (0.64%) CCTV
10 2 (0.64%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.32%) Client/Server
11 1 (0.32%) PKI
11 1 (0.32%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 71 (22.76%) Linux
2 67 (21.47%) Windows
3 17 (5.45%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (1.60%) Windows Embedded Compact
5 4 (1.28%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.96%) Android
6 3 (0.96%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.64%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.32%) CentOS
8 1 (0.32%) Debian
8 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 312 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 52 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 41 (13.14%) Mathematics
4 40 (12.82%) Problem-Solving
5 39 (12.50%) Agile
6 31 (9.94%) Multithreading
7 29 (9.29%) Test Automation
8 26 (8.33%) Mentoring
9 24 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
10 22 (7.05%) Code Quality
11 21 (6.73%) OO
12 20 (6.41%) Configuration Management
12 20 (6.41%) Quality Management
13 17 (5.45%) SDLC
14 16 (5.13%) Technical Leadership
15 15 (4.81%) DevOps
16 11 (3.53%) CAD
17 10 (3.21%) Unit Testing
18 9 (2.88%) Cybersecurity
19 8 (2.56%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 312 (100.00%) C++
2 105 (33.65%) C
3 44 (14.10%) C#
4 28 (8.97%) Python
5 12 (3.85%) Embedded C
5 12 (3.85%) Java
6 11 (3.53%) Embedded C++
6 11 (3.53%) SQL
7 6 (1.92%) Bash
8 4 (1.28%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.28%) Objective-C
8 4 (1.28%) Perl
8 4 (1.28%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.96%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.96%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.64%) Fortran
10 2 (0.64%) Go
10 2 (0.64%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.64%) Rust
11 1 (0.32%) VC++
Qualifications
1 73 (23.40%) Security Cleared
2 66 (21.15%) Degree
3 47 (15.06%) SC Cleared
4 41 (13.14%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.64%) HND
6 2 (0.64%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.64%) PhD
7 1 (0.32%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.05%) QA
2 20 (6.41%) Software Quality Assurance
3 6 (1.92%) ISO 9000
4 2 (0.64%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.64%) TickIT
System Software
1 2 (0.64%) Docker
1 2 (0.64%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (0.96%) Ansible
2 2 (0.64%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.32%) Grafana
3 1 (0.32%) Kibana
3 1 (0.32%) Podman
Vendors
1 3 (0.96%) Samsung
2 2 (0.64%) Atlassian
3 1 (0.32%) Apple
3 1 (0.32%) NVIDIA