C++
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 208 | 150 | 176 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -58 | +26 | -20 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 23 | 93 | 103 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.26% | 1.56% | 1.23% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.86% | 5.76% | 4.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 48 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,875 | £27,500 | £32,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,500 | £36,563 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £59,375 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,875 | £67,000 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £66,230 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.69% | +5.97% | -7.41% |
All Programming Languages
Midlands
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 the Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 1,235 | 1,615 | 2,550 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 14.08% | 27.08% | 30.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 980 | 900 | 2,259 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £32,500 | £31,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £41,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,750 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,250 | £65,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,100 | £74,144 | £72,500 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 February 2026.
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Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | -25 | 12 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 19 |
| East Midlands | -35 | 11 | £49,000 | -10.91% | 27 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:
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