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 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 | 646 | 681 | 702 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +21 | +294 |
| Permanent jobs citing X++ | 7 | 18 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.012% | 0.034% | 0.034% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.060% | 0.100% | 0.088% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 16 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,500 | £37,500 | £59,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,625 | £41,250 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £52,500 | £76,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.05% | -31.15% | +8.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,125 | £58,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £104,500 | £69,375 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £50,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -25.93% | +3.85% |
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 | 11,593 | 18,059 | 21,549 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 19.32% | 33.75% | 38.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,500 | 10,546 | 17,601 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £83,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,500 | £110,000 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
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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 14 January 2026.
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Top 3 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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +52 | 7 | £62,500 | +19.05% | 1 |
| London | +57 | 5 | £75,500 | +17.64% | |
| Work from Home | +62 | 1 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 1 |
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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: