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 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 195 | 128 | 149 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -67 | +21 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 22 | 123 | 89 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.28% | 1.92% | 1.56% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.96% | 7.16% | 4.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 58 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,900 | £31,250 | £43,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £37,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.17% | +10.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £65,938 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,500 | £71,275 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | - | -3.70% |
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 | 1,124 | 1,717 | 1,835 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 14.48% | 26.75% | 32.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 915 | 930 | 1,618 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,850 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,001 | £64,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,774 | £75,000 | £73,750 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | -3.85% |
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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 11 January 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 11 January 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 | -35 | 13 | £55,000 | - | 35 |
| East Midlands | -38 | 9 | £49,000 | +3.16% | 86 |
| C++ England |
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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: