The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
72 |
61 |
65 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-11 |
+4 |
+17 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ |
2 |
8 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham |
0.25% |
1.24% |
0.27% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
0.98% |
4.06% |
1.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£586 |
£298 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£603 |
£331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£630 |
£400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-36.51% |
+57.50% |
-25.58% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£648 |
£456 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£649 |
£483 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£550 |
£630 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.70% |
+26.00% |
-13.04% |
C++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
205 |
197 |
189 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham |
25.37% |
30.45% |
25.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
129 |
129 |
143 |
| 10th Percentile |
£358 |
£379 |
£259 |
| 25th Percentile |
£431 |
£426 |
£303 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£550 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.82% |
+29.41% |
-15.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£650 |
£578 |
| 90th Percentile |
£644 |
£713 |
£675 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£513 |
£500 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.50% |
+11.11% |
-14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£36.00 |
£55.00 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-34.55% |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£23.87 |
£18.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+109.47% |
+29.03% |
-15.91% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing C++.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing C++.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
