C++ jobs trend | HN Hiring Index

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C++

C++ appeared in 5 hiring posts in September 2026 — roughly 0.9% of all jobs. Currently #8 of 23 languages.

Mentions · September 2026-37%vs prior

mentions

this month

12-Mo TrendOct '25 → Sep '26

Share of All Jobs

0.9%

All-Time Peak

37mentions · August 2017

First Seen

April 2011

Month Momentum

Declining-37%

§ 01Demand Signal

Mention history

Annual averages give the long-run shape without the monthly noise; the last two years are zoomed in below.

All-time mentions

2,336since April 2011 · 186 months

-14% YoY2025 vs 2024

180

'15

222

'16

342

PEAK

'17

259

'18

229

'19

161

'20

206

'21

139

'22

'23

'24

'25

'26

Total mentions, by year · hatched column = year still in progress

All-time

2,336186 mo

↑ Best year

2017342

↓ Quietest full year

202562

Latest full year

2025-14% YoY

§ 02Compensation

What C++ jobs pay

Disclosed USD pay over the past 3 years (2023–Present). Single months are too sparse to band.

Pay over the past 3 years · 2023–Present

USD175Kmedian

$115k – $200k middle 50% · n=75

By seniority

Junior— n=6

Mid— n=1

Senior$183k – $200k n=30

Staff+$128k – $284k n=10

Bar = p25 to p75 · tick = median. Junior & Mid shown hatched below the 10-sample floor.

Disclosed

75of 481 posts

Disclosure rate

15.6%

Senior eng median · languages · 2023–Present

Where C++ sits in the pay distribution

+9%vs Kotlin

LanguageMedianvs C++

$200k0%

C++you are here

$200k—

Rust

$200k0%

Solidity

$200k0%

Kotlin

$183k−8.5%

Senior eng disclosed pay · 2023–Present

§ 03Footprint

Where C++ is hired

Regions

Top geographies

Share of C++ posts by where the role is based.

United States65.4%

United States65.4%17

Asia15.4%

Asia15.4%4

Unspecified11.5%

Unspecified11.5%3

Europe (EU)7.7%

Europe (EU)7.7%2

Remote Policy

12%remote

Remote

11.5%

Hybrid

46.2%

On-site

30.8%

§ 04Composition

Who hires for C++

By Seniority

Roles by level

Senior38.5%

Senior38.5%10

Intern19.2%

Intern19.2%5

Principal11.5%

Principal11.5%3

By Function

Roles by function

Engineering80.8%

Engineering80.8%21

Executive7.7%

Executive7.7%2

Data / ML3.8%

Data / ML3.8%1

Operations3.8%

Operations3.8%1

Other3.8%

Other3.8%1

§ 05Technical Skills

Python is the skill most co-mentioned with C++.

#01

Signature Stack

C++’s strongest
pairings

Skills with the highest lift when co-listed with C++ over 2023–Present.

Top-Lift Pairs · 2023–Present

9.8×

CUDA

7.5×

Swift

6.4×

Lift = how much more likely to co-appear than by chance

Common Stacks · Top co-mentioned skills2023–Present

01Python83958%

02TypeScript46432%

03React41229%

04C39627%

05Rust38827%

06Java30921%

07Go28620%

08Linux (non-WSL)27719%

09JavaScript21715%

10Kubernetes20014%

11CUDA17712%

12AWS16912%

13Windows16211%

14iOS15811%

15Swift15611%

% of C++ jobs also mentioning the skill · 2023–Present

Peer Comparison · LanguagesWhere C++ stands among languages

SkillMentionsYoYMarket share

Python

38+15%

7.1%

TypeScript

30-27%

5.6%

14-6.7%

2.6%

Rust

13+160%

2.4%

GraphQL

8+60%

1.5%

SQL

8+60%

1.5%

JavaScript

7-30%

1.3%

C++you are here

5-17%

0.9%

4-20%

0.7%

HTML/CSS

3-40%

0.6%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill · September 2026

§ 06Sponsorship

Visa support stays a minority signal across the thread.

Visa Sponsorship

14 posts offer sponsorship

2.6%

Offer sponsorship

142.6%

Explicitly decline

234.3%

Don’t mention

50293.1%

Based on 539 HN job posts in September 2026. Visa policy is not broken down per language — these rates cover all postings in the thread.