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 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 116 | 108 | 85 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -23 | +37 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 17 | 69 | 75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.70% | 1.89% | 3.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.81% | 5.78% | 6.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 27 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,950 | £50,000 | £40,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £51,875 | £47,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,500 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.50% | +4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £65,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,500 | £70,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £60,000 | £59,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +1.69% | -4.45% |
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 | 605 | 1,193 | 1,101 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 24.82% | 32.70% | 46.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 501 | 613 | 907 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,750 | £38,750 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £46,250 | £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 | £84,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -4.35% | +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 14 November 2025.
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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: