C++ Job Trends in the Midlands

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 24 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 186 109 136
Rank change year-on-year -77 +27 +2
Permanent jobs citing C++ 21 201 94
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.35% 2.29% 1.89%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.81% 9.22% 5.21%
Number of salaries quoted 17 110 77
10th Percentile £25,000 £33,750 £31,700
25th Percentile £43,750 £37,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.64% +2.17% +9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,750 £64,750
90th Percentile £75,500 £76,250 £67,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -

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 1,159 2,180 1,804
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 19.42% 24.81% 36.20%
Number of salaries quoted 972 1,215 1,490
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year - -1.87% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

C++
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.

C++ job vacancy trend in the Midlands

C++
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the Midlands over the 6 months to 24 November 2025.

Salary histogram for C++ in the Midlands

C++
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 24 November 2025. 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 -36 14 £55,000 -15.38% 27
East Midlands -42 7 £46,250 +15.63% 22
C++
England

C++
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:

Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 4 (19.05%) Azure
2 2 (9.52%) AWS
3 1 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (4.76%) Power Automate
3 1 (4.76%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.76%) PowerApps
3 1 (4.76%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (23.81%) Modbus
2 4 (19.05%) 3G
2 4 (19.05%) GPRS
2 4 (19.05%) GSM
2 4 (19.05%) RS-232
2 4 (19.05%) RS-485
2 4 (19.05%) SSL
2 4 (19.05%) TCP/IP
3 3 (14.29%) Bluetooth
3 3 (14.29%) UWB
4 2 (9.52%) Internet
5 1 (4.76%) Ethernet
5 1 (4.76%) Profibus
5 1 (4.76%) Wideband
5 1 (4.76%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (19.05%) MySQL
1 4 (19.05%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.76%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (4.76%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Git
2 1 (4.76%) JIRA
2 1 (4.76%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (4.76%) Visual Studio
2 1 (4.76%) webpack
General
1 7 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 2 (9.52%) Aerospace
3 2 (9.52%) Electronics
3 2 (9.52%) Finance
3 2 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.76%) Advertising
4 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Automotive
4 1 (4.76%) Law
4 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (42.86%) Software Engineer
2 8 (38.10%) Developer
2 8 (38.10%) Embedded Engineer
2 8 (38.10%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 4 (19.05%) Software Developer
4 3 (14.29%) Graduate
4 3 (14.29%) Graduate Developer
5 2 (9.52%) C Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) C# Developer
5 2 (9.52%) C# Software Developer
5 2 (9.52%) C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Embedded C Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Embedded Software Developer
5 2 (9.52%) IT Graduate
5 2 (9.52%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (14.29%) .NET
1 3 (14.29%) CSS
1 3 (14.29%) jQuery
2 2 (9.52%) ASP.NET
2 2 (9.52%) Yocto
3 1 (4.76%) .NET Framework
3 1 (4.76%) AngularJS
3 1 (4.76%) Electron
3 1 (4.76%) Entity Framework
3 1 (4.76%) React
3 1 (4.76%) XML
3 1 (4.76%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 5 (23.81%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (14.29%) Raspberry Pi
3 2 (9.52%) ARM Cortex
3 2 (9.52%) CCTV
3 2 (9.52%) Device Driver
3 2 (9.52%) e-Learning
3 2 (9.52%) IoT
3 2 (9.52%) SCADA
3 2 (9.52%) Virtual Team
4 1 (4.76%) Driving Licence
4 1 (4.76%) Operational Technology
4 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (47.62%) Linux
2 7 (33.33%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (19.05%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 12 (57.14%) Agile
3 6 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (23.81%) Embedded Software Development
5 4 (19.05%) Computer Science
5 4 (19.05%) Network Design
5 4 (19.05%) Secure Coding
5 4 (19.05%) Test Automation
6 3 (14.29%) Cryptography
6 3 (14.29%) Mentoring
6 3 (14.29%) MVC
6 3 (14.29%) OOP
7 2 (9.52%) Asset Management
7 2 (9.52%) DevOps
7 2 (9.52%) Feasibility Study
7 2 (9.52%) Mathematics
7 2 (9.52%) OO
7 2 (9.52%) Project Management
7 2 (9.52%) System Testing
7 2 (9.52%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 10 (47.62%) C
2 9 (42.86%) C#
3 8 (38.10%) Python
4 6 (28.57%) Java
5 4 (19.05%) SQL
6 3 (14.29%) JavaScript
6 3 (14.29%) PHP
6 3 (14.29%) VB
7 2 (9.52%) Embedded C++
7 2 (9.52%) Ladder Logic
7 2 (9.52%) TypeScript
7 2 (9.52%) VBA
8 1 (4.76%) Embedded C
8 1 (4.76%) MATLAB
8 1 (4.76%) Rust
Qualifications
1 7 (33.33%) Degree
2 5 (23.81%) Security Cleared
3 3 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (14.29%) DV Cleared
3 3 (14.29%) HND
4 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
5 1 (4.76%) Master's Degree
5 1 (4.76%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (19.05%) MISRA
2 1 (4.76%) COBIT
2 1 (4.76%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 4 (19.05%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (19.05%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Atmel
2 1 (4.76%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (4.76%) Blue Prism
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) Oracle
2 1 (4.76%) Siemens