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 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 163 | 89 | 90 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -74 | +1 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 8 | 17 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.23% | 1.07% | 1.03% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.03% | 4.22% | 4.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £219 | - | £266 |
| 25th Percentile | £249 | - | £486 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £304 | - | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -12.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £354 | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £382 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £659 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.88% | +19.73% | -15.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.88 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £37.81 | £33.91 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £51.25 | £50.00 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | +23.46% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.31 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £72.63 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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 | 775 | 403 | 431 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 22.53% | 25.25% | 21.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 571 | 250 | 304 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £253 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £460 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.96% | +2.22% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £520 | £520 | £541 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.93% | -1.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 22 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.25 | £28.18 | £36.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.50 | £33.91 | £47.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £59.50 | £50.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.00% | -13.04% | +96.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | - | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.77 | - | £72.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -11.54% | +3.17% |
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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 July 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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Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.
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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 July 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 |
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| Staffordshire | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Birmingham | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Warwickshire | -29 | 1 | £400 | - | |
| Worcestershire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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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: