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 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 180 | 152 | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | -58 | +30 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 25 | 24 | 150 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.28% | 0.72% | 2.48% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.38% | 3.28% | 10.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 12 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,230 | - | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £25,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £61,250 | £61,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.12% | -0.41% | +6.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,313 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,491 | £80,750 | £76,250 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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 | 1,052 | 732 | 1,372 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 11.97% | 21.92% | 22.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 758 | 572 | 888 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £32,125 | £32,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £42,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £54,892 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +0.20% | +1.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,246 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £76,250 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £64,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | -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 10 September 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 10 September 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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| Worcestershire | - | 5 | £52,500 | - | 1 |
| Birmingham | -44 | 4 | £47,988 | +91.95% | 5 |
| Solihull | - | 4 | £67,500 | - | 3 |
| Staffordshire | -4 | 3 | £67,500 | -12.90% | 1 |
| Warwickshire | -16 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 5 |
| Coventry | -23 | 2 | £70,000 | - | 4 |
| Shropshire | -25 | 2 | £70,000 | +3.70% | |
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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: