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 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 160 | 116 | 136 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -44 | +20 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 13 | 82 | 52 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.25% | 1.98% | 1.37% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.88% | 7.55% | 4.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 44 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,500 | £31,250 | £30,425 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £37,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.00% | +19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,750 | £65,438 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,000 | £70,000 | £86,000 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | - | -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 | 690 | 1,086 | 1,135 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 13.15% | 26.22% | 29.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 557 | 552 | 1,021 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £53,688 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | +2.26% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £68,750 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | -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 12 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire | -5 | 4 | £69,250 | -7.67% | |
| Worcestershire | -20 | 4 | £52,500 | -18.29% | 4 |
| Birmingham | -13 | 3 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 1 |
| Staffordshire | -9 | 1 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 2 |
| Coventry | -11 | 1 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 1 |
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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: