The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring X++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited X++ over the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 11 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
138
163
211
Rank change year-on-year
+25
+48
-
Permanent jobs citing X++
1
2
3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
X++ 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 the City of London.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
813
1,344
2,116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
43.34%
45.96%
51.70%
Number of salaries quoted
671
992
1,870
10th Percentile
£50,500
£47,500
£51,250
25th Percentile
£61,250
£57,750
£60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£80,000
£77,500
£80,000
Median % change year-on-year
+3.23%
-3.13%
+6.67%
75th Percentile
£106,250
£97,500
£102,500
90th Percentile
£130,000
£112,500
£120,000
Central London median annual salary
£80,000
£75,000
£80,000
% change year-on-year
+6.67%
-6.25%
+6.67%
X++ Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing X++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
X++ Salary Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing X++ in the City of London.
X++ Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 11 August 2025, job vacancies citing X++ also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for X++.
X++ Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
