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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 147 | 55 | 125 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -92 | +70 | +6 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 39 | 128 | 75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.58% | 5.11% | 1.66% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.55% | 15.04% | 5.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 22 | 19 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £34,400 | £44,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £54,625 | £43,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,250 | £50,000 | £61,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.50% | -18.03% | +6.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £57,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,250 | £78,750 | £75,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £51,250 | £61,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.32% | -15.98% | +6.09% |
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 | 1,098 | 851 | 1,359 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 16.27% | 34.00% | 30.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 857 | 542 | 976 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £33,188 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £59,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.60% | -0.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,925 | £80,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +4.55% | -3.51% |
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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 6 August 2026.
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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 6 August 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 |
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| Salford | -12 | 5 | £55,000 | +16.40% | 4 |
| Stockport | -4 | 1 | £70,000 | - | 2 |
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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: