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 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 164 | 136 | 159 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +23 | +5 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 13 | 66 | 64 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.23% | 1.66% | 1.19% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.82% | 6.21% | 4.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 38 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £30,125 | £32,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £37,500 | £49,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -28.00% | +19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,250 | £69,050 | £101,250 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £66,219 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.71% | +5.95% | -10.71% |
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 | 716 | 1,062 | 1,578 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 12.61% | 26.71% | 29.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 573 | 539 | 1,410 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,250 | £68,125 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,772 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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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 9 February 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 9 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcestershire | -11 | 4 | £52,500 | - | 2 |
| Birmingham | -20 | 3 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 8 |
| Coventry | -17 | 2 | £73,750 | +22.92% | 2 |
| Shropshire | -23 | 2 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 5 |
| Staffordshire | -9 | 1 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| Herefordshire | -11 | 1 | £72,500 | -3.33% | |
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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: