C++
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 156 | 118 | 131 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | +13 | +29 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 15 | 85 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.29% | 1.99% | 1.31% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.12% | 7.76% | 4.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 46 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,438 | £37,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -8.00% | +19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,750 | £66,813 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,875 | £70,375 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.70% |
All Programming Languages
West Midlands
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 the West Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 708 | 1,095 | 1,051 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 13.45% | 25.67% | 30.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 575 | 557 | 941 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Salary Trend in the West Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing C++.
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Salary Histogram in the West Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.
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Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 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 |
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| Herefordshire | -4 | 4 | £69,250 | -7.67% | |
| Birmingham | -20 | 4 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 9 |
| Worcestershire | -22 | 4 | £52,500 | -18.29% | 8 |
| Warwickshire | +20 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Staffordshire | -8 | 1 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 13 |
| Coventry | -11 | 1 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 7 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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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