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 12 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 149 | 91 | 89 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -58 | -2 | +38 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.33% | 0.22% | 1.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.39% | 0.89% | 5.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £194 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £462 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -10.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £583 | - | £610 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £726 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.85% | +26.17% | -14.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.88 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £37.81 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £51.25 | £33.91 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.14% | -16.27% | - |
| 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 | 722 | 336 | 429 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 23.85% | 24.65% | 22.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 533 | 213 | 313 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £280 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £406 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.56% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £594 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £619 | £689 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.42% | -4.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 13 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £43.75 | £16.80 | £40.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.19 | £17.00 | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.57 | £20.24 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +199.25% | -64.80% | +127.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.25 | £28.75 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £32.88 | £69.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +1.46% | -1.44% |
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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 12 April 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 12 April 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 12 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | -19 | 3 | £400 | - | 3 |
| Worcestershire | - | 3 | £563 | - | 5 |
| Staffordshire | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Warwickshire | -19 | 1 | £400 | - | 6 |
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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: