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 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 202 | 131 | 162 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | +31 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 24 | 118 | 102 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.29% | 1.90% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.05% | 6.95% | 4.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 53 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,900 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,000 | £37,500 | £47,644 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £63,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,750 | £70,600 | £87,500 |
| England median annual salary | £69,000 | £66,212 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | +5.94% | -10.71% |
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 | 1,170 | 1,697 | 2,483 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 14.17% | 27.34% | 31.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 931 | 916 | 2,196 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £32,500 | £31,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £65,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £75,000 | £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 1 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 1 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 | -34 | 13 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 15 |
| East Midlands | -33 | 11 | £49,000 | -12.89% | 26 |
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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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