C++ Job Trends in Worcestershire

C++
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Worcestershire requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 9 29
Rank change year-on-year -20 +20 +1
Permanent jobs citing C++ 4 44 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire 2.13% 12.83% 2.52%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.81% 36.67% 11.11%
Number of salaries quoted 4 38 4
10th Percentile - £58,250 £36,625
25th Percentile £51,250 £63,750 £42,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% +23.81% -
75th Percentile £54,063 £76,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £54,625 £100,000 £62,250
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +13.04% +9.52%

All Programming Languages
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 27 120 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire 14.36% 34.99% 22.64%
Number of salaries quoted 24 74 32
10th Percentile £36,625 £33,625 £26,025
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,625 £30,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £65,000 £51,016
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +27.41% +20.04%
75th Percentile £54,063 £69,438 £61,250
90th Percentile £63,925 £97,000 £62,500
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C++ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.

C++ job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

C++
Salary Trend in Worcestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing C++

C++
Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 4 October 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
Evesham 0 4 £52,500 -41.67% 3
C++
West Midlands

C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) 3G
1 4 (100.00%) GPRS
1 4 (100.00%) GSM
1 4 (100.00%) Modbus
1 4 (100.00%) RS-232
1 4 (100.00%) RS-485
1 4 (100.00%) SSL
1 4 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) C Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) C/C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Linux Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Software Manager
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 4 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 4 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C
2 2 (50.00%) Embedded C++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (100.00%) Firmware