C++
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 101 | 81 | 105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +24 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 3 | 45 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham | 0.17% | 2.50% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.83% | 7.96% | 1.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 25 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £27,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £31,250 | £24,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -36.00% | +19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £47,500 | £101,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,000 | £65,750 | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -20.00% | +19.05% |
All Programming Languages
Birmingham
C++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 360 | 565 | 524 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 19.99% | 31.34% | 33.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 296 | 252 | 484 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £34,000 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,163 | £41,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | -7.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,875 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £53,688 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | +2.26% | -4.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Birmingham over the 6 months to 22 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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: