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 5 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 140 | 116 | 131 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | +15 | +44 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 21 | 28 | 76 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.46% | 1.40% | 1.64% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.85% | 3.85% | 4.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 26 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38,250 | £44,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £48,750 | £48,611 |
| 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 | £81,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £61,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -9.84% | -2.40% |
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 | 737 | 728 | 1,654 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 16.23% | 36.27% | 35.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 609 | 562 | 1,383 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,750 | £36,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £47,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £64,250 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.17% | +11.74% | -2.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £93,778 | £80,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
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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 5 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: