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

6 months to
21 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 59 110
Rank change year-on-year -116 +51 -29
Permanent jobs citing C++ 32 98 71
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.41% 4.29% 1.88%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.68% 13.69% 6.01%
Number of salaries quoted 18 15 30
10th Percentile £52,625 £43,050 £50,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £45,750 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £46,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.97% -22.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £71,875 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £68,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +3.00%

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.

6 months to
21 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,195 716 1,181
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 15.39% 31.35% 31.34%
Number of salaries quoted 872 455 620
10th Percentile £42,500 £32,900 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,564 £45,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £69,800
90th Percentile £96,250 £87,300 £80,000
North West median annual salary £61,250 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.52% +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 21 October 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 21 October 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 -17 5 £55,000 - 1
Stockport -7 2 £70,000 -
C++
North West

C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1C25.0%8
2C#21.9%7
3Java18.8%6
3Python18.8%6
5JavaScript9.4%3
6SQL6.3%2
7Objective-C3.1%1