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 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 105 | 87 | 103 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | +16 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 3 | 43 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham | 0.17% | 2.38% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.83% | 7.61% | 1.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 23 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £28,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £31,250 | £24,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,000 | £43,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -7.51% | -17.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £47,500 | £90,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,000 | £67,250 | £100,625 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -12.00% | +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 | 361 | 565 | 446 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 20.75% | 31.32% | 32.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 302 | 252 | 414 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £34,075 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,372 | £41,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | -7.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £69,063 | £67,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £54,344 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.21% | +3.51% | -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 14 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: