C++ Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire

C++
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 42 35
Rank change year-on-year +5 -7 -
Contract jobs citing C++ 1 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire 0.41% 0.79% 0.35%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.37% 1.75% 1.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £358 -
Median % change year-on-year +46.65% - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £525 £75 £544
% change year-on-year +600.00% -86.21% -8.68%

All Programming Languages
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 73 114 74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 30.29% 45.24% 26.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 102 55
10th Percentile £368 £260 £356
25th Percentile £400 £313 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £367 £425
Median % change year-on-year +28.07% -13.65% +6.25%
75th Percentile £575 £422 £488
90th Percentile £588 £485 £583
East Midlands median daily rate £499 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +24.75% -5.88% -2.86%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.

C++ job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

C++
Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing C++.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing C++

C++
Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing C++.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing C++

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SOLID
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script