C++
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 76 | 62 | 43 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -19 | +29 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire | 0.10% | 0.72% | 1.00% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.64% | 2.90% | 3.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £27,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £55,000 | £30,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | +78.86% | -27.65% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -8.00% | +19.05% |
All Programming Languages
Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 61 | 138 | 108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 6.15% | 24.86% | 26.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 96 | 104 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,250 | - | £28,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,375 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,688 | £44,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.02% | -7.37% | +1.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £52,500 | £56,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,250 | £57,500 | £63,925 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £53,688 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | +2.26% | -4.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
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Salary Trend in Staffordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing C++.
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Job Locations in Staffordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugeley | - | 1 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| C++ West Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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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