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 9 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 184 116 111
Rank change year-on-year -68 -5 -36
Permanent jobs citing C++ 30 23 67
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.38% 0.95% 1.85%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.52% 3.53% 5.69%
Number of salaries quoted 18 18 25
10th Percentile £54,625 £44,400 £50,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £45,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £46,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.34% -22.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £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
9 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills 1,191 652 1,177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 15.26% 27.04% 32.45%
Number of salaries quoted 846 490 600
10th Percentile £42,500 £32,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,750 £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 £70,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £87,500 £80,000
North West median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -0.08%

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 9 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 9 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 - - 6
Salford - 5 £55,000 - 1
Stockport - 3 £70,000 -
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#46.7%14
2C26.7%8
3Java20.0%6
3Python20.0%6
5JavaScript10.0%3
5SQL10.0%3
7Rust6.7%2
7TypeScript6.7%2
9Objective-C3.3%1
9PHP3.3%1
9Shell Script3.3%1