C++
England > North East
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 66 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -10 | +28 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 8 | 21 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North East | 0.79% | 2.18% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.19% | 5.32% | 4.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,075 | £42,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,250 | £59,375 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £80,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.38% | +45.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,750 | £95,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £113,000 | - |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.70% |
All Programming Languages
North East
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 North East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 191 | 395 | 188 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East | 18.93% | 40.93% | 28.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 144 | 209 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | - | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,375 | £95,250 | £69,840 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North East.
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Salary Trend in the North East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in the North East
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the North East over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.
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Job Locations in the North East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the North East region over the 6 months to 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne and Wear | 0 | 8 | £56,500 | -29.38% | 15 |
| C++ England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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: