C++ Job Trends in Manchester

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 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 57 135
Rank change year-on-year -82 +78 +50
Permanent jobs citing C++ 38 130 93
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.62% 5.72% 1.58%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.70% 14.99% 4.97%
Number of salaries quoted 21 21 78
10th Percentile £50,000 £36,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £43,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £75,000
North West median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +7.27% -12.00% +2.46%

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 1,026 867 1,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 16.87% 38.14% 31.80%
Number of salaries quoted 820 548 1,482
10th Percentile £40,000 £33,925 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £63,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +15.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,125 £93,778 £80,000
North West median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -0.08%

C++
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.

C++ job vacancy trend in Manchester

C++
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Manchester over the 6 months to 16 June 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Manchester

C++
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 16 June 2026. 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
Salford -15 1 £55,000 +39.24% 2
C++
North West

C++
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (5.26%) Azure
1 2 (5.26%) GitHub
2 1 (2.63%) AWS
2 1 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (2.63%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.63%) HTTP
1 1 (2.63%) LTE
1 1 (2.63%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (7.89%) Visual Studio
2 1 (2.63%) GDB
2 1 (2.63%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.63%) JIRA
2 1 (2.63%) WinDbg
General
1 3 (7.89%) Aeronautics
1 3 (7.89%) Aerospace
1 3 (7.89%) Automotive
2 2 (5.26%) Retail
3 1 (2.63%) Back Office
3 1 (2.63%) Finance
3 1 (2.63%) Games
3 1 (2.63%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (65.79%) Developer
2 18 (47.37%) C++ Developer
3 12 (31.58%) Senior
4 10 (26.32%) Software Engineer
5 8 (21.05%) Senior C++ Developer
5 8 (21.05%) Senior Developer
6 6 (15.79%) C++ Software Engineer
6 6 (15.79%) Java Developer
7 4 (10.53%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
7 4 (10.53%) Senior Software Engineer
8 3 (7.89%) Algorithm Engineer
8 3 (7.89%) Linux Engineer
8 3 (7.89%) Senior Linux Engineer
9 2 (5.26%) Broadcast Engineer
9 2 (5.26%) Lead
9 2 (5.26%) Lead Software Engineer
10 1 (2.63%) C# Software Developer
10 1 (2.63%) Graduate Software Developer
10 1 (2.63%) Junior Developer
10 1 (2.63%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.89%) Qt
2 2 (5.26%) STL
3 1 (2.63%) CSS
3 1 (2.63%) jQuery
3 1 (2.63%) QML
3 1 (2.63%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.89%) Algorithms
2 1 (2.63%) Client/Server
2 1 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.63%) EPoS
2 1 (2.63%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (2.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (15.79%) Linux
1 6 (15.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (42.11%) Software Engineering
2 10 (26.32%) DevOps
3 8 (21.05%) Agile
4 4 (10.53%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (10.53%) Multithreading
5 3 (7.89%) AI
5 3 (7.89%) Code Quality
5 3 (7.89%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (7.89%) Platform Engineering
5 3 (7.89%) Secure Coding
5 3 (7.89%) Site Reliability Engineering
5 3 (7.89%) Software Testing
5 3 (7.89%) Technical Leadership
6 2 (5.26%) Memory Management
6 2 (5.26%) Mentoring
6 2 (5.26%) OOP
7 1 (2.63%) Concurrent Programming
7 1 (2.63%) Performance Tuning
7 1 (2.63%) SDLC
7 1 (2.63%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 10 (26.32%) Python
2 7 (18.42%) Java
3 4 (10.53%) C
4 3 (7.89%) C#
5 1 (2.63%) PHP
5 1 (2.63%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (23.68%) DV Cleared
1 9 (23.68%) Security Cleared
2 6 (15.79%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.63%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft