C++ Job Trends in Manchester

C++
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester citing C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 123 111
Rank change year-on-year -54 -12 -32
Permanent jobs citing C++ 32 17 67
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.41% 0.70% 1.86%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.68% 2.71% 5.71%
Number of salaries quoted 20 17 25
10th Percentile £54,875 £43,950 £50,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £45,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £46,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.03% -22.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,938 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £65,000 £66,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +0.84%

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 citing coding skills in Manchester.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills 1,192 627 1,174
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 15.29% 25.70% 32.56%
Number of salaries quoted 837 496 597
10th Percentile £42,500 £32,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £46,125 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £69,800
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £80,000
North West median annual salary £62,499 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.69% +4.55% -4.35%

C++ 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.

C++ job vacancy trend in Manchester

C++ Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing C++

C++ Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Manchester over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Manchester

C++ Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 12 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bolton - 6 - - 3
Salford - 5 £55,000 - 2
Stockport - 4 £70,000 - 1
C++
North West

C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1C#43.8%14
2C28.1%9
3Python21.9%7
4Java18.8%6
5Rust12.5%4
5TypeScript12.5%4
7JavaScript9.4%3
7SQL9.4%3
9Shell Script6.3%2
10Objective-C3.1%1
10PHP3.1%1