C++
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 60 | 65 | 54 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -11 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 73 | 65 | 108 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South West | 3.14% | 3.07% | 3.64% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 13.44% | 11.00% | 13.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 9 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £67 | £453 | £475 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £500 | £520 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £68 | £501 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -86.43% | -16.50% | -2.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £251 | £688 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £512 | £691 | £760 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £572 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.36% | -4.75% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 54 | 27 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £61.25 | £61.25 | £48.32 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £62.25 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67.50 | £69.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £69.25 | £70.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
All Programming Languages
South West
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 the South West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 543 | 591 | 818 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 23.37% | 27.90% | 27.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 358 | 337 | 553 |
| 10th Percentile | £324 | £400 | £357 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.78% | +0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £605 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £714 | £685 | £713 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £545 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.96% | -0.91% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 76 | 61 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £61.25 | £61.25 | £46.13 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £62.50 | £53.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £66.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.26% | +2.31% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.88 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | -0.79% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing C++.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in the South West over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing C++.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in the South West over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the South West region over the 6 months to 17 December 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | +11 | 64 | £68 | -87.64% | 42 |
| Gloucestershire | -22 | 5 | £588 | +1.08% | 18 |
| Dorset | +10 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| Devon | +7 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| C++ England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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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