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 26 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 160 | 124 | 146 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -36 | +22 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 13 | 81 | 62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.24% | 1.99% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.84% | 7.43% | 4.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 44 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £31,250 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £37,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -24.00% | +19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £62,688 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,250 | £70,000 | £101,250 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £66,200 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.96% | +5.92% | -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 | 706 | 1,090 | 1,455 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 12.93% | 26.74% | 30.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 565 | 548 | 1,296 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,750 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 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 26 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 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcestershire | -15 | 4 | £52,500 | -32.26% | |
| Birmingham | -26 | 3 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 4 |
| Coventry | -11 | 2 | £73,750 | +22.92% | 4 |
| Shropshire | -17 | 2 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 6 |
| Staffordshire | -7 | 1 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 2 |
| Herefordshire | -10 | 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: