C++
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | - | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland | 1.33% | - | 3.73% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.36% | - | 12.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £575 |
| UK median daily rate | £625 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +4.35% | -11.54% |
All Programming Languages
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 56 | 53 | 50 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 24.78% | 33.13% | 31.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | £240 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £325 | £309 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £438 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | +9.38% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £597 | £538 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £610 | £516 |
| UK median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -3.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £51.25 | £16.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +217.93% | +19.41% |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £61.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +1.26% | -2.03% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
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Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing C++.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing C++.
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Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 18 January 2026. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Antrim | - | 3 | £425 | - | 11 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:
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