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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 166 | 107 | 93 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -59 | -14 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 5 | 20 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.14% | 1.06% | 1.10% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.61% | 4.33% | 4.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £251 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £328 | £613 | £486 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £467 | £625 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.32% | +19.05% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £638 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | - | £648 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £625 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.64% | -8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | - |
| 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 | 818 | 462 | 441 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 23.04% | 24.51% | 23.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 581 | 296 | 265 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £325 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £424 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £484 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +3.31% | +3.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £582 | £571 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £638 | £649 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £515 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -5.07% | -1.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 21 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.25 | - | £34.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £33.91 | £34.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.80 | £50.00 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.40% | +5.26% | +156.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.38 | - | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.84 | - | £70.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.07% | -13.85% | - |
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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 9 October 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 9 October 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 | £725 | - | 3 |
| Birmingham | - | 1 | - | - | 19 |
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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: