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 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 204 | 157 | 155 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | -2 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 30 | 60 | 143 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.30% | 1.17% | 1.45% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.20% | 4.37% | 5.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 22 | 40 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,650 | £25,000 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,313 | £31,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £42,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.53% | -19.05% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £62,500 | £66,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,375 | £63,425 | £74,750 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £66,212 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.72% | +10.35% | -11.11% |
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 | 1,362 | 1,372 | 2,821 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 13.55% | 26.66% | 28.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,038 | 968 | 2,486 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £32,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £41,250 | £39,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £63,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,750 | £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 16 March 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 16 March 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 | -26 | 15 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 30 |
| East Midlands | -44 | 14 | £38,500 | -31.56% | 34 |
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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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