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 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 128 | 98 | 117 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +19 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 16 | 55 | 63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.46% | 2.18% | 1.73% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.64% | 6.08% | 4.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 19 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £42,650 | £44,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £62,500 | £58,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +6.38% | -3.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,250 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | - | £75,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,500 | £57,560 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.10% | -4.07% | -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 | 606 | 904 | 1,469 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 17.52% | 35.83% | 40.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 520 | 504 | 1,250 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £42,725 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +9.09% | -5.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,563 | £77,125 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £93,600 | £80,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +4.76% | -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 16 February 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: