C++ Jobs in the West Midlands

C++
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 141 139 153
Rank change year-on-year -2 +14 -29
Permanent jobs citing C++ 102 148 138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.44% 2.15% 1.90%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.45% 5.75% 4.50%
Number of salaries quoted 90 61 46
10th Percentile £32,300 £27,500 £34,500
25th Percentile £44,375 £38,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £55,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% +3.77% -2.75%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £84,688
90th Percentile £84,964 £94,250 £98,125
England median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +21.74%

All Programming Languages
West Midlands

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,871 2,572 3,069
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.45% 37.38% 42.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,635 1,293 2,204
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,500 £32,500
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% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,059 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the West Midlands

C++
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for C++ in the West Midlands

C++
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ in the West Midlands

C++
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 19 April 2024. 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
Birmingham -6 26 £46,250 -11.90% 12
Worcestershire -6 18 £50,000 - 11
Staffordshire -2 16 £31,000 -25.30% 7
Coventry +49 15 £65,000 +52.94% 4
Herefordshire +8 6 £61,500 -44.09% 4
Warwickshire +1 5 £100,000 +11.73% 7
Shropshire -6 2 £52,500 -12.50% 1
C++
England

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (9.80%) nginx
Applications
1 9 (8.82%) Simulink
2 2 (1.96%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.98%) CATIA
Cloud Services
1 5 (4.90%) Azure
2 4 (3.92%) GitHub
3 2 (1.96%) Azure Service Bus
4 1 (0.98%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (9.80%) Firewall
2 3 (2.94%) Ethernet
3 2 (1.96%) Bluetooth
3 2 (1.96%) Wireless
4 1 (0.98%) DHCP
4 1 (0.98%) DNS
4 1 (0.98%) SSH
4 1 (0.98%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (9.80%) MySQL
1 10 (9.80%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (3.92%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (9.80%) Git
1 10 (9.80%) GNU Toolchain
1 10 (9.80%) Subversion
2 4 (3.92%) Xcode
3 2 (1.96%) CANoe
4 1 (0.98%) PVCS
4 1 (0.98%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.98%) Visual Studio
General
1 21 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (16.67%) Electronics
3 16 (15.69%) Automotive
3 16 (15.69%) Social Skills
4 11 (10.78%) Games
5 7 (6.86%) Law
6 4 (3.92%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.96%) Finance
8 1 (0.98%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.98%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.98%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 35 (34.31%) Embedded Engineer
2 30 (29.41%) Developer
3 29 (28.43%) Software Engineer
4 24 (23.53%) Senior
5 21 (20.59%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 20 (19.61%) C++ Developer
7 14 (13.73%) Embedded Linux Engineer
7 14 (13.73%) Linux Engineer
7 14 (13.73%) Senior Linux Engineer
8 13 (12.75%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 10 (9.80%) C++ Software Engineer
9 10 (9.80%) Linux Developer
10 7 (6.86%) Lead
11 5 (4.90%) IT Engineer
11 5 (4.90%) Operations Engineer
12 4 (3.92%) C++ Software Developer
12 4 (3.92%) Software Developer
12 4 (3.92%) Systems Engineer
12 4 (3.92%) Technical Leader
13 3 (2.94%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (15.69%) Yocto
2 10 (9.80%) Node.js
2 10 (9.80%) POSIX
3 5 (4.90%) .NET
3 5 (4.90%) ASP.NET
3 5 (4.90%) ASP.NET MVC
3 5 (4.90%) HTML
4 3 (2.94%) Blazor
5 2 (1.96%) AngularJS
5 2 (1.96%) CSS
5 2 (1.96%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 1 (0.98%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.98%) Ionic Framework
6 1 (0.98%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 17 (16.67%) IoT
2 13 (12.75%) Embedded Systems
3 10 (9.80%) Linux Command Line
4 6 (5.88%) Virtual Team
5 4 (3.92%) SCADA
6 3 (2.94%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.96%) ARM Cortex
7 2 (1.96%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.98%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.98%) Analogue Electronics
8 1 (0.98%) Device Driver
8 1 (0.98%) FPGA
8 1 (0.98%) Infotainment
8 1 (0.98%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.98%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.98%) Robotics
8 1 (0.98%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 35 (34.31%) Linux
2 18 (17.65%) Embedded Linux
3 10 (9.80%) Unix
4 6 (5.88%) Windows
5 5 (4.90%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.98%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.98%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (49.02%) Software Engineering
2 20 (19.61%) Agile
3 19 (18.63%) Embedded Software Development
4 18 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (13.73%) Mathematics
5 14 (13.73%) Open Source
6 10 (9.80%) Mentoring
7 8 (7.84%) Proactive Monitoring
8 7 (6.86%) Test Automation
9 6 (5.88%) Computer Science
9 6 (5.88%) Customer Service
9 6 (5.88%) Validation
10 5 (4.90%) Coaching
10 5 (4.90%) MVC
10 5 (4.90%) Physics
10 5 (4.90%) Roadmaps
11 4 (3.92%) Feasibility Study
11 4 (3.92%) OO
11 4 (3.92%) OOD
11 4 (3.92%) Re-Platforming
Programming Languages
1 56 (54.90%) C
2 22 (21.57%) C#
3 14 (13.73%) Java
3 14 (13.73%) Python
4 12 (11.76%) Embedded C
5 11 (10.78%) Bash
5 11 (10.78%) Embedded C++
6 9 (8.82%) MATLAB
7 8 (7.84%) SQL
8 7 (6.86%) JavaScript
9 6 (5.88%) PowerShell
10 4 (3.92%) COBOL
10 4 (3.92%) Micro Focus COBOL
11 2 (1.96%) VB
12 1 (0.98%) Perl
12 1 (0.98%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (20.59%) Degree
2 5 (4.90%) Computer Science Degree
2 5 (4.90%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.98%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.86%) AUTOSAR
2 4 (3.92%) MISRA
2 4 (3.92%) MISRA C
3 3 (2.94%) ISO 26262
4 2 (1.96%) Automotive SPICE
System Software
1 15 (14.71%) Firmware
2 13 (12.75%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.96%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 5 (4.90%) Cisco
1 5 (4.90%) Remedy
2 4 (3.92%) Micro Focus
3 1 (0.98%) EMC
3 1 (0.98%) Xamarin
3 1 (0.98%) YouTube