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 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 124 | 94 | 83 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | -11 | +86 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 17 | 17 | 31 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.83% | 0.89% | 1.61% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.25% | 3.91% | 7.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £495 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | £513 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | +4.76% | +2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £648 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £648 | £634 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -8.33% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.96 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 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 | 523 | 435 | 437 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 25.55% | 22.76% | 22.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 339 | 260 | 314 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £345 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £409 | £387 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -13.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £568 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £627 | £660 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.65% | -2.27% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.91 | £25.72 | £17.43 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £33.93 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £35.00 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.86% | +89.19% | -58.89% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60.00 | £19.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £69.00 | £25.80 |
| England median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | -0.53% |
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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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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 7 November 2025.
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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 7 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire | +11 | 16 | - | - | 7 |
| Solihull | - | 1 | £625 | - | 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: