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 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 117 143 75
Rank change year-on-year +26 -68 +6
Permanent jobs citing C++ 1,663 1,433 2,945
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.32% 2.42% 4.06%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.39% 6.06% 8.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,348 951 1,150
10th Percentile £38,125 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £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 22,500 23,662 33,185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 31.41% 40.01% 45.71%
Number of salaries quoted 16,335 13,344 21,181
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 £71,250 £68,275
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £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 20 May 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 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 East +20 568 £57,500 -4.17% 327
South West +22 298 £55,000 -9.84% 140
North of England +50 219 £57,500 - 78
Midlands -2 207 £50,000 -4.76% 96
Scotland -60 172 £60,000 +13.21% 49
East of England +18 147 £60,000 - 176
North West +39 121 £62,500 +3.31% 48
West Midlands 0 118 £57,500 +2.22% 40
East Midlands +18 89 £47,500 +5.56% 55
Yorkshire +40 74 £47,500 +11.76% 23
Wales +19 47 £50,000 +5.26% 11
North East +16 24 £55,000 +10.55% 7
Northern Ireland +14 5 - - 5
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 59 (3.55%) Apache
2 16 (0.96%) Confluence
3 11 (0.66%) nginx
4 6 (0.36%) Kinematics
5 2 (0.12%) CMS
5 2 (0.12%) SAS
6 1 (0.060%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.060%) IBM Notes
6 1 (0.060%) IIS
6 1 (0.060%) WebLogic
Applications
1 85 (5.11%) Simulink
2 12 (0.72%) GNU Octave
3 11 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (0.36%) OrCAD
6 2 (0.12%) CANalyzer
6 2 (0.12%) Doxygen
6 2 (0.12%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.060%) CATIA
7 1 (0.060%) EViews
7 1 (0.060%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.060%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.060%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.060%) SPSS
7 1 (0.060%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 4 (0.24%) Visualfiles
2 1 (0.060%) C-CURE
2 1 (0.060%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.060%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.060%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.060%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 109 (6.55%) Azure
2 81 (4.87%) AWS
3 49 (2.95%) SaaS
4 24 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (0.90%) GCP
6 14 (0.84%) GitHub
7 11 (0.66%) OpenShift
8 8 (0.48%) AWS IoT
8 8 (0.48%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (0.48%) Serverless
9 6 (0.36%) Power Platform
10 5 (0.30%) AWS Lambda
10 5 (0.30%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.24%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.24%) TestFlight
12 3 (0.18%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.18%) Amazon S3
12 3 (0.18%) ChatGPT
12 3 (0.18%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.12%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 46 (2.77%) TCP/IP
2 40 (2.41%) Wireless
3 30 (1.80%) Network Security
4 27 (1.62%) MQTT
5 24 (1.44%) Ethernet
5 24 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
6 22 (1.32%) Modbus
7 21 (1.26%) 4G
7 21 (1.26%) 5G
7 21 (1.26%) Internet
8 18 (1.08%) Bluetooth
8 18 (1.08%) RS-485
9 17 (1.02%) 3G
10 16 (0.96%) SD-WAN
10 16 (0.96%) WAN
11 11 (0.66%) DNS
11 11 (0.66%) Firewall
11 11 (0.66%) LoRaWAN
11 11 (0.66%) Wireshark
12 9 (0.54%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (3.97%) SQL Server
2 49 (2.95%) PostgreSQL
3 31 (1.86%) MongoDB
4 18 (1.08%) MySQL
4 18 (1.08%) NoSQL
5 10 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
6 9 (0.54%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.48%) Big Data
8 7 (0.42%) SQLite
9 4 (0.24%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.24%) Power BI
10 3 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.12%) GIS
11 2 (0.12%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.060%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.060%) Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.060%) Hadoop
12 1 (0.060%) Oracle Database 11g
12 1 (0.060%) Oracle9i Database
Development Applications
1 154 (9.26%) Git
2 120 (7.22%) Visual Studio
3 73 (4.39%) Subversion
4 67 (4.03%) JIRA
5 58 (3.49%) Jenkins
6 45 (2.71%) LabVIEW
7 38 (2.29%) GitLab
8 29 (1.74%) CMake
9 24 (1.44%) Ant
10 16 (0.96%) Eclipse
10 16 (0.96%) Vagrant
11 15 (0.90%) Rational Rhapsody
12 13 (0.78%) Team Foundation Server
13 12 (0.72%) Selenium
14 11 (0.66%) Bitbucket
15 10 (0.60%) Cucumber
15 10 (0.60%) Cypress.io
15 10 (0.60%) GCC
15 10 (0.60%) GDB
15 10 (0.60%) GNU Toolchain
General
1 297 (17.86%) Social Skills
2 228 (13.71%) Electronics
3 171 (10.28%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (7.10%) Manufacturing
5 108 (6.49%) Automotive
6 79 (4.75%) Finance
7 77 (4.63%) Marketing
8 62 (3.73%) Telecoms
9 55 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 46 (2.77%) Public Sector
11 40 (2.41%) Games
12 38 (2.29%) Aerospace
12 38 (2.29%) Military
13 32 (1.92%) Aviation
14 28 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
15 21 (1.26%) Law
16 20 (1.20%) Legal
17 18 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
18 15 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
19 12 (0.72%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 795 (47.81%) Software Engineer
2 390 (23.45%) Developer
3 375 (22.55%) Senior
4 310 (18.64%) C++ Software Engineer
5 291 (17.50%) Embedded Engineer
6 255 (15.33%) Senior Software Engineer
7 241 (14.49%) C++ Developer
8 206 (12.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 145 (8.72%) Lead
10 132 (7.94%) Software Developer
11 101 (6.07%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
12 98 (5.89%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 90 (5.41%) Embedded C++ Engineer
14 72 (4.33%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
15 64 (3.85%) C++ Software Developer
16 59 (3.55%) C Software Engineer
16 59 (3.55%) C/C++ Software Engineer
16 59 (3.55%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
17 54 (3.25%) Electronics Engineer
17 54 (3.25%) Embedded Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 174 (10.46%) .NET
2 84 (5.05%) Qt
3 76 (4.57%) HTML
4 69 (4.15%) WPF
5 65 (3.91%) STL
6 62 (3.73%) .NET Framework
7 52 (3.13%) REST
8 43 (2.59%) CSS
8 43 (2.59%) Yocto
9 37 (2.22%) MFC
9 37 (2.22%) React
10 34 (2.04%) WinForms
11 33 (1.98%) Apache NiFi
12 32 (1.92%) XML
13 31 (1.86%) ASP.NET
14 29 (1.74%) Hibernate
14 29 (1.74%) Web Services
15 27 (1.62%) Middleware
16 26 (1.56%) SOAP
17 23 (1.38%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 188 (11.30%) Algorithms
2 125 (7.52%) Embedded Systems
3 89 (5.35%) IoT
4 74 (4.45%) FPGA
5 72 (4.33%) Self-Motivation
6 52 (3.13%) VHDL
7 49 (2.95%) Robotics
8 34 (2.04%) GNSS
9 31 (1.86%) CUDA
10 30 (1.80%) Device Driver
11 26 (1.56%) Analogue Electronics
12 25 (1.50%) Verilog
13 23 (1.38%) Distributed Systems
14 22 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
15 21 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
15 21 (1.26%) Satnav
16 20 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
17 19 (1.14%) ARM Cortex
18 18 (1.08%) Data Structures
19 17 (1.02%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 552 (33.19%) Linux
2 303 (18.22%) Windows
3 109 (6.55%) Embedded Linux
4 54 (3.25%) Unix
5 51 (3.07%) Android
6 32 (1.92%) Ubuntu
7 22 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 21 (1.26%) AIX
9 20 (1.20%) CentOS
10 15 (0.90%) Apple iOS
11 11 (0.66%) Mac OS
11 11 (0.66%) Windows 10
12 9 (0.54%) Windows Server
13 8 (0.48%) FreeRTOS
14 5 (0.30%) Debian
14 5 (0.30%) Kali Linux
14 5 (0.30%) Windows Embedded Compact
15 3 (0.18%) VxWorks
16 2 (0.12%) FreeBSD
16 2 (0.12%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,021 (61.40%) Software Engineering
2 372 (22.37%) Problem-Solving
3 337 (20.26%) Computer Science
4 308 (18.52%) Agile
5 213 (12.81%) Mathematics
6 172 (10.34%) Multithreading
7 149 (8.96%) Mentoring
8 131 (7.88%) OO
9 125 (7.52%) Artificial Intelligence
10 124 (7.46%) Machine Learning
10 124 (7.46%) Test Automation
11 120 (7.22%) Physics
12 108 (6.49%) SDLC
13 106 (6.37%) DevOps
14 102 (6.13%) Signal Processing
15 82 (4.93%) Software Testing
16 75 (4.51%) Code Quality
17 72 (4.33%) Collaborative Working
18 67 (4.03%) Open Source
19 66 (3.97%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 823 (49.49%) C
2 499 (30.01%) Python
3 432 (25.98%) C#
4 300 (18.04%) Java
5 175 (10.52%) SQL
6 165 (9.92%) JavaScript
7 88 (5.29%) MATLAB
8 80 (4.81%) Embedded C
9 67 (4.03%) Fortran
10 66 (3.97%) Bash
11 61 (3.67%) Embedded C++
12 52 (3.13%) VB
13 34 (2.04%) Perl
14 32 (1.92%) Go
14 32 (1.92%) Rust
15 29 (1.74%) COBOL
15 29 (1.74%) Micro Focus COBOL
16 26 (1.56%) TypeScript
17 25 (1.50%) Ada
17 25 (1.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 507 (30.49%) Degree
2 296 (17.80%) Security Cleared
3 156 (9.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 149 (8.96%) SC Cleared
5 83 (4.99%) PhD
6 75 (4.51%) Master's Degree
7 56 (3.37%) DV Cleared
8 9 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (0.54%) HND
9 7 (0.42%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.24%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.24%) Numerate Degree
11 3 (0.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.060%) HNC
12 1 (0.060%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.060%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (3.43%) QA
2 21 (1.26%) Software Quality Assurance
3 20 (1.20%) PMO
4 16 (0.96%) GDPR
5 14 (0.84%) MISRA
6 9 (0.54%) MISRA C
7 8 (0.48%) ISO 9001
8 7 (0.42%) AUTOSAR
8 7 (0.42%) ISO 13485
8 7 (0.42%) ISO 9000
9 5 (0.30%) IEC 61508
9 5 (0.30%) TickIT
10 4 (0.24%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 4 (0.24%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.24%) IEC 61131
10 4 (0.24%) ISO 26262
10 4 (0.24%) JTAG
11 1 (0.060%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.060%) Automotive SPICE
11 1 (0.060%) NIST
System Software
1 166 (9.98%) Firmware
2 93 (5.59%) Embedded Firmware
3 56 (3.37%) Docker
4 4 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.12%) VirtualBox
5 2 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.060%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.060%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 33 (1.98%) Kubernetes
2 31 (1.86%) Terraform
3 28 (1.68%) Ansible
4 3 (0.18%) Grafana
5 2 (0.12%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.12%) Puppet
6 1 (0.060%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.060%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.060%) Podman
Vendors
1 106 (6.37%) Microsoft
2 49 (2.95%) Xilinx
3 45 (2.71%) SAP
4 32 (1.92%) Oracle
5 29 (1.74%) Micro Focus
6 17 (1.02%) Google
7 13 (0.78%) Atlassian
8 12 (0.72%) EMC
9 10 (0.60%) Cadence
9 10 (0.60%) Synopsys
10 8 (0.48%) Altera
10 8 (0.48%) Green Hills
10 8 (0.48%) Motorola
11 7 (0.42%) Cisco
11 7 (0.42%) Red Hat
12 6 (0.36%) BT
12 6 (0.36%) HP
12 6 (0.36%) Remedy
13 4 (0.24%) Computacenter
13 4 (0.24%) VMware