C++ Job Trends in the Midlands
C++
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands citing C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 179 | 172 | 104 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -68 | +22 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 113 | 40 | 209 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.70% | 0.68% | 2.34% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.90% | 3.48% | 9.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 90 | 15 | 118 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,900 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,063 | £45,625 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £53,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.36% | -7.83% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £72,625 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,750 | £75,375 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +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 citing coding skills in the Midlands.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 1,914 | 1,149 | 2,141 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 11.84% | 19.52% | 23.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,340 | 959 | 1,167 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,125 | £28,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £37,500 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +0.96% | -2.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £78,750 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -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++ Salary Trend in the Midlands
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 14 November 2026.
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 14 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | +13 | 85 | £67,500 | +34.33% | 67 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 26 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 67 |
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C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 38.1% | 43 |
| 2 | C# | 29.2% | 33 |
| 3 | Embedded C | 16.8% | 19 |
| 3 | SQL | 16.8% | 19 |
| 5 | Python | 12.4% | 14 |
| 6 | Java | 11.5% | 13 |
| 7 | Embedded C++ | 6.2% | 7 |
| 7 | JavaScript | 6.2% | 7 |
| 9 | MATLAB | 4.4% | 5 |
| 10 | Bash | 1.8% | 2 |
| 11 | Ladder Logic | 0.9% | 1 |
| 11 | PHP | 0.9% | 1 |
| 11 | VB | 0.9% | 1 |
| 11 | VBA | 0.9% | 1 |