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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 193 | 149 | 93 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -44 | -56 | +26 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 20 | 23 | 135 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.22% | 0.71% | 2.39% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.01% | 3.27% | 9.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 13 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,740 | £29,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,313 | £51,250 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -15.38% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,996 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,250 | £80,250 | £76,250 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % 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 | 995 | 704 | 1,373 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 11.15% | 21.58% | 24.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 697 | 553 | 746 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,000 | £32,200 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £68,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £76,250 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -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 9 October 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 9 October 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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| Coventry | -13 | 4 | £75,000 | - | 7 |
| Birmingham | -31 | 4 | £47,988 | +91.95% | 17 |
| Solihull | - | 4 | £67,500 | - | |
| Warwickshire | -19 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 27 |
| Worcestershire | -26 | 2 | £62,500 | +19.05% | 5 |
| Staffordshire | -3 | 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: