C++
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | 106 | 138 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | +32 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 18 | 39 | 63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.44% | 1.82% | 1.43% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.65% | 5.05% | 3.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 25 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38,250 | £42,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £47,500 | £48,194 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £61,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -9.84% | +1.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,250 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,000 | - | £83,375 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -8.33% | -6.06% |
All Programming Languages
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 678 | 772 | 1,622 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 16.57% | 36.13% | 36.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 568 | 553 | 1,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,750 | £38,750 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £47,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +10.62% | -5.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £93,778 | £80,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Manchester over the 6 months to 20 March 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: