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 23 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 152 | 111 | 126 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | +15 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 14 | 122 | 54 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.38% | 2.19% | 1.60% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.98% | 8.88% | 4.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 78 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £52,813 | £46,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +13.04% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,750 | £70,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,000 | £80,375 | £69,500 |
| 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 | 707 | 1,374 | 1,158 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 19.24% | 24.66% | 34.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 588 | 727 | 958 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £33,724 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £40,000 | £41,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,813 | £70,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,790 | £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 23 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 23 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 | +1 | 4 | £69,250 | -7.67% | 1 |
| Worcestershire | -22 | 4 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 7 |
| Birmingham | -8 | 3 | £25,000 | -37.50% | 6 |
| Staffordshire | -2 | 2 | £71,250 | +1.79% | 6 |
| Warwickshire | +43 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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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