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 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 168 | 143 | 160 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | +17 | +9 |
| Permanent jobs citing C++ | 12 | 55 | 65 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.20% | 1.40% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.63% | 5.30% | 4.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 35 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,625 | £29,000 | £32,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £34,375 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -28.00% | +19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,938 | £61,875 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,375 | £62,500 | £101,250 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £66,230 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.69% | +5.97% | -7.41% |
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 | 738 | 1,038 | 1,581 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 12.57% | 26.46% | 29.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 591 | 537 | 1,410 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £34,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,772 |
| 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 16 February 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 16 February 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 | -13 | 4 | £52,500 | - | 1 |
| Birmingham | -12 | 3 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 7 |
| Coventry | -16 | 2 | £73,750 | +22.92% | 1 |
| Shropshire | -20 | 2 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 7 |
| Staffordshire | -6 | 1 | £65,000 | - | 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: