C++ Jobs in the North West

C++
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 179 225 161
Rank change year-on-year +46 -64 -55
Permanent jobs citing C++ 119 76 195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.20% 0.98% 2.07%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.06% 2.45% 5.02%
Number of salaries quoted 107 68 126
10th Percentile £43,250 £30,000 £34,745
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,750 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £84,964 - £86,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £69,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% -1.43% +21.74%

All Programming Languages
North West

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 North West with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 2,928 3,105 3,886
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 29.62% 40.10% 41.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2,380 1,743 2,601
10th Percentile £34,975 £36,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.79%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
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 North West

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

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the North West

C++
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for C++ in the North West

C++
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the North West over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ in the North West

C++
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 May 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
Manchester +55 84 £62,500 +8.70% 25
Cheshire +10 25 £60,000 - 8
Lancashire -8 8 £79,932 -5.96% 7
Merseyside -1 2 £50,000 -39.39% 1
C++
England

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 16 (13.45%) Apache
2 2 (1.68%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (1.68%) Fusion 360
2 1 (0.84%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 13 (10.92%) Azure
2 6 (5.04%) AWS
3 4 (3.36%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (3.36%) OpenShift
4 1 (0.84%) AWS Lambda
4 1 (0.84%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.84%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.20%) MQTT
2 3 (2.52%) Network Security
2 3 (2.52%) Wireless
3 1 (0.84%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.36%) Elasticsearch
1 4 (3.36%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.84%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (9.24%) Git
2 10 (8.40%) Jenkins
3 6 (5.04%) GDB
4 4 (3.36%) CMake
4 4 (3.36%) Cucumber
4 4 (3.36%) Cypress.io
4 4 (3.36%) GCC
4 4 (3.36%) Selenium
4 4 (3.36%) Visual Studio
5 3 (2.52%) JIRA
6 2 (1.68%) Eclipse
6 2 (1.68%) LabVIEW
6 2 (1.68%) Subversion
7 1 (0.84%) Rational DOORS
General
1 12 (10.08%) Manufacturing
2 7 (5.88%) Social Skills
3 6 (5.04%) Automotive
3 6 (5.04%) Public Sector
4 5 (4.20%) Electronics
4 5 (4.20%) Finance
5 4 (3.36%) Games
5 4 (3.36%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (2.52%) Marketing
6 3 (2.52%) Telecoms
7 2 (1.68%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.68%) Legal
8 1 (0.84%) Advertising
8 1 (0.84%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (0.84%) Banking
8 1 (0.84%) Retail
Job Titles
1 51 (42.86%) Developer
2 49 (41.18%) C++ Developer
3 48 (40.34%) Software Engineer
4 31 (26.05%) Lead
5 21 (17.65%) C++ Software Engineer
6 18 (15.13%) Senior
7 17 (14.29%) Lead Developer
8 16 (13.45%) Embedded Engineer
8 16 (13.45%) Senior Software Engineer
9 14 (11.76%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) C++ Software Developer
10 11 (9.24%) Software Developer
11 10 (8.40%) Technical Leader
12 9 (7.56%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
12 9 (7.56%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 7 (5.88%) GUI Software Engineer
13 7 (5.88%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 6 (5.04%) Embedded C++ Engineer
14 6 (5.04%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
15 5 (4.20%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (13.45%) Apache NiFi
1 16 (13.45%) STL
2 12 (10.08%) .NET
3 9 (7.56%) REST
4 8 (6.72%) OpenGL
5 6 (5.04%) React
6 5 (4.20%) Apache Thrift
7 4 (3.36%) Node.js
7 4 (3.36%) SOAP
8 3 (2.52%) .NET Core
8 3 (2.52%) .NET Framework
8 3 (2.52%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (2.52%) HTML
9 2 (1.68%) HTML5
9 2 (1.68%) Middleware
9 2 (1.68%) POSIX
9 2 (1.68%) Redux
9 2 (1.68%) Spring
9 2 (1.68%) Spring Boot
9 2 (1.68%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.40%) Embedded Systems
2 9 (7.56%) IoT
3 4 (3.36%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.52%) FPGA
5 2 (1.68%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (1.68%) Blog
5 2 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.84%) Device Driver
6 1 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.84%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.84%) Robotics
6 1 (0.84%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 38 (31.93%) Linux
2 28 (23.53%) Windows
3 8 (6.72%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (2.52%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.68%) FreeBSD
5 2 (1.68%) Mac OS X
5 2 (1.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.84%) Android
6 1 (0.84%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (57.14%) Software Engineering
2 29 (24.37%) Agile
3 23 (19.33%) Mentoring
4 16 (13.45%) Coaching
4 16 (13.45%) Roadmaps
5 15 (12.61%) Product Roadmap
6 14 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (10.92%) Computer Science
8 11 (9.24%) CAD
8 11 (9.24%) Multithreading
8 11 (9.24%) TDD
9 10 (8.40%) Architectural Design
9 10 (8.40%) DevOps
9 10 (8.40%) Feasibility Study
9 10 (8.40%) Open Source
9 10 (8.40%) Re-Platforming
9 10 (8.40%) SDLC
9 10 (8.40%) Strategic Thinking
10 7 (5.88%) OO
10 7 (5.88%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 39 (32.77%) C
2 32 (26.89%) Python
3 27 (22.69%) C#
4 19 (15.97%) Java
5 18 (15.13%) JavaScript
6 10 (8.40%) COBOL
6 10 (8.40%) Micro Focus COBOL
7 9 (7.56%) SQL
8 4 (3.36%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (1.68%) MATLAB
9 2 (1.68%) Perl
9 2 (1.68%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.84%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.84%) Bash
10 1 (0.84%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 20 (16.81%) Degree
2 14 (11.76%) Security Cleared
3 10 (8.40%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.20%) DV Cleared
4 5 (4.20%) HND
5 3 (2.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.84%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.84%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.84%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.88%) ISO 9000
2 2 (1.68%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.84%) QA
System Software
1 6 (5.04%) Docker
2 5 (4.20%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (4.20%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (5.04%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.52%) Ansible
3 1 (0.84%) Podman
3 1 (0.84%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (8.40%) Micro Focus
2 4 (3.36%) Cadence
2 4 (3.36%) Synopsys
3 3 (2.52%) SAP
4 2 (1.68%) EMC
4 2 (1.68%) Red Hat
5 1 (0.84%) Google
5 1 (0.84%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.84%) Oracle
5 1 (0.84%) YouTube