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 2 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 134 | 113 | 129 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +16 | +53 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 20 | 28 | 74 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.45% | 1.38% | 1.61% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.78% | 3.81% | 4.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 26 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38,250 | £44,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £48,750 | £49,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,250 | £56,250 | £61,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.56% | -7.79% | +6.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £71,250 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,000 | £75,000 | £82,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £61,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -9.84% | -4.49% |
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 | 720 | 734 | 1,651 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 16.30% | 36.26% | 35.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 596 | 564 | 1,381 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,500 | £40,000 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,000 | £48,250 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £63,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +9.57% | -0.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £93,778 | £81,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +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 2 April 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: