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 31 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | 105 | 80 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | -25 | +34 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 98 | 70 | 79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 4.14% | 1.91% | 3.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 13.15% | 5.96% | 6.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 28 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,500 | £50,000 | £40,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £54,063 | £45,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,500 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.50% | +4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,563 | £65,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,800 | £71,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +4.35% | -4.17% |
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 | 745 | 1,174 | 1,155 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 31.49% | 32.03% | 46.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 485 | 616 | 949 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,750 | £39,313 | £39,950 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £46,251 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £59,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.69% | -1.67% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £80,000 | £83,800 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | - |
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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 31 October 2025.
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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 31 October 2025. 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport | +4 | 6 | - | - | |
| Oldham | +2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Heywood | - | 6 | - | - | |
| Altrincham | - | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| Cheadle | - | 6 | - | - | 1 |
| Dukinfield | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | - | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| Bury | - | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| Sale | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Stalybridge | - | 5 | - | - | |
| C++ North West |
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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: