C++
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 38 | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +7 | +30 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland | - | 2.65% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 9.02% | 0.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £125,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £90,000 | £130,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -30.77% | +116.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £95,000 | £135,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
All Programming Languages
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 47 | 122 | 127 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 9.59% | 29.40% | 39.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 50 | 100 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,375 | £46,291 | £38,175 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £56,563 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £74,915 | £80,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.36% | +45.45% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,625 | £95,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £100,250 | £82,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | -3.85% |
C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
C++
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing C++.
