C++ Job Trends in Lancashire

C++
North West > Lancashire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 15 88
Rank change year-on-year -45 +73 -9
Permanent jobs citing C++ 17 376 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 1.26% 34.06% 0.66%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.54% 57.76% 2.86%
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 10
10th Percentile - - £33,500
25th Percentile £42,500 - £49,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - £79,932
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.96%
75th Percentile £68,426 - £84,964
90th Percentile £74,985 - -
North West median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +7.27% -12.00% -0.40%

All Programming Languages
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 199 651 350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 14.77% 58.97% 23.01%
Number of salaries quoted 133 73 274
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,683 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.38% -4.63% +5.26%
75th Percentile £62,498 £51,240 £65,000
90th Percentile £74,987 £58,943 £79,625
North West median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

C++ job vacancy trend in Lancashire

C++
Salary Trend in Lancashire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing C++

C++
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in Lancashire over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Salary histogram for C++ in Lancashire

C++
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 13 June 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
Lancaster - 6 - - 1
Blackpool -13 4 £69,305 -
Blackburn -11 3 £47,500 -
C++
North West

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (17.65%) SharePoint Server
Cloud Services
1 3 (17.65%) Azure
1 3 (17.65%) Azure Cosmos DB
1 3 (17.65%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (23.53%) SQL Server
2 3 (17.65%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Git
General
1 5 (29.41%) Finance
2 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Public Sector
3 3 (17.65%) Social Skills
4 2 (11.76%) Aerospace
5 1 (5.88%) Automotive
5 1 (5.88%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 10 (58.82%) Developer
2 6 (35.29%) C++ Developer
2 6 (35.29%) C++ Software Developer
2 6 (35.29%) Python Developer
2 6 (35.29%) Software Developer
3 3 (17.65%) Programmer
3 3 (17.65%) Senior
3 3 (17.65%) Senior Software Engineer
3 3 (17.65%) Software Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (35.29%) Vue
2 4 (23.53%) Entity Framework
3 3 (17.65%) .NET
3 3 (17.65%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Contactless
1 4 (23.53%) EMV
1 4 (23.53%) Java Card
1 4 (23.53%) Smartcard
2 3 (17.65%) Driving Licence
2 3 (17.65%) Legacy Applications
2 3 (17.65%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (5.88%) Algorithms
3 1 (5.88%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (23.53%) Cryptography
2 4 (23.53%) Key Management
2 4 (23.53%) Personalization
2 4 (23.53%) Root Cause Analysis
2 4 (23.53%) Software Engineering
2 4 (23.53%) Validation
3 3 (17.65%) CI/CD
3 3 (17.65%) Coaching
3 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Culture
3 3 (17.65%) Deadline-Driven
3 3 (17.65%) DevOps
3 3 (17.65%) Full-Stack Development
3 3 (17.65%) Mentoring
3 3 (17.65%) Problem Management
3 3 (17.65%) Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (17.65%) Project Management
3 3 (17.65%) Refactoring
4 1 (5.88%) Project Delivery
4 1 (5.88%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 10 (58.82%) C#
1 10 (58.82%) Python
2 8 (47.06%) Java
3 6 (35.29%) JavaScript
3 6 (35.29%) TypeScript
4 3 (17.65%) SQL
5 1 (5.88%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (23.53%) ISO/IEC 14443
1 4 (23.53%) ISO/IEC 7816