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 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 108 | 85 | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | +36 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 5 | 22 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham | 0.18% | 1.69% | 0.96% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.29% | 5.82% | 3.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25,000 | £28,050 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £26,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £25,000 | £40,000 | £46,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.50% | -13.51% | -11.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | £84,964 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,000 | £47,500 | £101,250 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £56,250 | £40,000 | £58,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.63% | -31.91% | +6.82% |
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 | 387 | 378 | 761 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 13.98% | 29.08% | 28.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 312 | 294 | 697 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,375 | £44,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,250 | £75,000 | £84,964 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -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 April 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: