X++
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring X++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 711 | 609 | 865 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -102 | +256 | +89 |
| Permanent jobs citing X++ | 3 | 27 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.003% | 0.065% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.020% | 0.20% | 0.056% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 26 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38,125 | £45,893 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,750 | £43,125 | £54,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,500 | £53,750 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.47% | -20.37% | -3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £103,250 | £67,188 | £94,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,050 | £87,500 | £98,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £52,500 | £53,750 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.33% | -10.42% |
All Programming Languages
UK
X++ 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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 15,307 | 13,838 | 32,354 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.66% | 33.25% | 34.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,418 | 10,227 | 25,122 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,500 | £35,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,939 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,266 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.13% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £86,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.60% | +2.78% | -1.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing X++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing X++.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing X++ over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.
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Top 2 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing X++ within the UK over the 6 months to 18 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +6 | 3 | £75,500 | -11.18% | 4 |
| England | -88 | 3 | £75,500 | +37.27% | 7 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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: