C++ Job Trends in Shropshire

C++
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Shropshire requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 22 23
Rank change year-on-year - +1 +13
Permanent jobs citing C++ 0 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire - 0.79% 2.52%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 2.78% 7.50%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £45,375
25th Percentile - £45,000 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% +28.13%
75th Percentile - £55,000 £55,938
90th Percentile - - £56,125
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% +19.05%

All Programming Languages
Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 26 36 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 9.52% 28.57% 33.61%
Number of salaries quoted 22 19 38
10th Percentile £31,750 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £40,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £53,750 £70,000 £57,188
90th Percentile £62,500 £80,000 £72,500
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £54,344 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.21% +3.51% -4.55%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.

C++ job vacancy trend in Shropshire

C++
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing C++