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 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 174 | 149 | 137 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | -12 | -27 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 19 | 27 | 141 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.24% | 0.80% | 1.75% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.93% | 3.32% | 7.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 13 | 118 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,000 | - | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | - | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £25,000 | £60,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +150.00% | -58.85% | +5.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £47,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,000 | £78,750 | £84,964 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £66,206 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.95% | +10.34% | -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 | 987 | 814 | 1,907 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 12.32% | 24.23% | 23.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 743 | 639 | 1,529 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,100 | £32,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £76,250 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +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 12 July 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 July 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 |
| Shropshire | -16 | 4 | £62,500 | -7.41% | |
| Staffordshire | -9 | 3 | £67,500 | -12.90% | |
| Coventry | -14 | 3 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| Birmingham | -19 | 3 | £25,000 | - | 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:
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