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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 151 | 117 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | +7 | +22 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 14 | 116 | 51 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.38% | 2.14% | 1.55% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.96% | 8.66% | 4.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 72 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £48,750 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £63,500 | £59,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.39% | +7.63% | +12.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,750 | £70,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,000 | £88,625 | £70,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
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 | 713 | 1,339 | 1,134 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 19.19% | 24.65% | 34.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 588 | 702 | 937 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,775 | £32,500 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £40,000 | £41,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -0.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,000 | £70,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,000 | £76,250 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -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 26 November 2025.
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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 November 2025. 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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| Herefordshire | -2 | 4 | £69,250 | -7.67% | |
| Worcestershire | -16 | 4 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 7 |
| Birmingham | -6 | 3 | £25,000 | -37.50% | 4 |
| Staffordshire | -4 | 2 | £71,250 | +1.79% | 8 |
| Warwickshire | +42 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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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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