C++
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 136 | 87 | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | +7 | +42 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.35% | 0.68% | 1.00% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.48% | 2.71% | 4.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £289 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £613 | £422 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £630 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.70% | +29.23% | -15.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £648 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | - | £628 |
| England median daily rate | £675 | £648 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.25% | +10.21% | -12.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | - |
All Programming Languages
West Midlands
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 West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 610 | 369 | 418 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 23.97% | 25.22% | 22.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 415 | 214 | 299 |
| 10th Percentile | £365 | £344 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £448 | £413 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £498 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.50% | +10.56% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £633 | £698 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £512 | £528 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.98% | -4.09% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.98 | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £17.81 | £17.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.00 | £23.87 | £34.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +126.23% | -30.31% | +55.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.00 | £33.44 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.10 | £53.25 | £71.13 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +5.00% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing C++.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing C++.
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Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire | -2 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Birmingham | -15 | 2 | £400 | -36.51% | 8 |
| Warwickshire | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Worcestershire | - | 2 | £563 | - | 2 |
| Solihull | -2 | 1 | £625 | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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: