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 19 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 116 | 104 | 102 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | -2 | +33 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 17 | 55 | 54 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.57% | 2.06% | 1.99% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.99% | 6.03% | 4.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 17 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £46,500 | £32,092 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £52,500 | £47,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £62,500 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +10.62% | -7.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,250 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,750 | £73,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,500 | £58,918 | £58,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.41% | +0.29% | -8.01% |
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 | 568 | 912 | 1,100 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 18.98% | 34.22% | 40.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 483 | 490 | 920 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £46,785 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,418 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.36% | +4.35% | -3.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,852 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £87,500 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,530 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.60% | - | - |
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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 19 January 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: