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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 173 230 168
Rank change year-on-year +57 -62 -60
Permanent jobs citing C++ 125 66 187
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.21% 0.87% 1.96%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.15% 2.21% 4.81%
Number of salaries quoted 110 58 117
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,125 £34,794
25th Percentile £52,500 £49,063 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £61,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.46% +10.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £84,964 - £87,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% - +17.39%

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 3,011 2,989 3,889
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 29.10% 39.42% 40.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,421 1,741 2,567
10th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,800 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.79%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £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 29 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 29 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 +64 85 £62,500 +8.70% 30
Cheshire +11 30 £60,000 -2.04% 12
Lancashire -9 8 £79,932 -5.96% 7
Merseyside 0 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 (12.80%) Apache
2 2 (1.60%) CMS
3 1 (0.80%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (1.60%) Fusion 360
2 1 (0.80%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 9 (7.20%) Azure
2 4 (3.20%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.60%) AWS
4 1 (0.80%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.80%) GCP
4 1 (0.80%) GitHub
4 1 (0.80%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.00%) MQTT
2 3 (2.40%) Network Security
2 3 (2.40%) Wireless
3 1 (0.80%) Firewall
3 1 (0.80%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.80%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (8.80%) Git
2 6 (4.80%) GDB
2 6 (4.80%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.20%) CMake
3 4 (3.20%) GCC
3 4 (3.20%) JIRA
3 4 (3.20%) Visual Studio
4 2 (1.60%) Eclipse
4 2 (1.60%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.60%) Subversion
5 1 (0.80%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.80%) GitLab
5 1 (0.80%) Rational DOORS
General
1 13 (10.40%) Manufacturing
2 7 (5.60%) Automotive
2 7 (5.60%) Social Skills
3 6 (4.80%) Finance
4 5 (4.00%) Electronics
4 5 (4.00%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.20%) Games
5 4 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (2.40%) Marketing
6 3 (2.40%) Telecoms
7 2 (1.60%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.60%) Legal
8 1 (0.80%) Advertising
8 1 (0.80%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (0.80%) Banking
8 1 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.80%) Retail
Job Titles
1 56 (44.80%) Developer
2 54 (43.20%) C++ Developer
3 46 (36.80%) Software Engineer
4 29 (23.20%) Lead
5 22 (17.60%) Senior
6 21 (16.80%) C++ Software Engineer
7 17 (13.60%) Lead Developer
8 16 (12.80%) Embedded Engineer
9 15 (12.00%) Senior Software Engineer
10 14 (11.20%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 12 (9.60%) C++ Software Developer
11 12 (9.60%) Software Developer
12 10 (8.00%) Technical Leader
13 9 (7.20%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
13 9 (7.20%) Senior Embedded Engineer
14 7 (5.60%) GUI Software Engineer
14 7 (5.60%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
15 6 (4.80%) Embedded C++ Engineer
15 6 (4.80%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
16 5 (4.00%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (12.80%) Apache NiFi
1 16 (12.80%) STL
2 13 (10.40%) .NET
3 9 (7.20%) REST
4 8 (6.40%) OpenGL
5 6 (4.80%) React
6 5 (4.00%) Apache Thrift
7 4 (3.20%) .NET Core
7 4 (3.20%) .NET Framework
7 4 (3.20%) Node.js
7 4 (3.20%) SOAP
8 3 (2.40%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (2.40%) HTML
9 2 (1.60%) ASP.NET
9 2 (1.60%) HTML5
9 2 (1.60%) Middleware
9 2 (1.60%) POSIX
9 2 (1.60%) Qt
9 2 (1.60%) Redux
9 2 (1.60%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.00%) Embedded Systems
2 9 (7.20%) IoT
3 5 (4.00%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.40%) FPGA
5 2 (1.60%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (1.60%) Blog
5 2 (1.60%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.80%) Device Driver
6 1 (0.80%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.80%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.80%) PKI
6 1 (0.80%) Robotics
6 1 (0.80%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.80%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 39 (31.20%) Linux
2 28 (22.40%) Windows
3 8 (6.40%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (2.40%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.60%) FreeBSD
5 2 (1.60%) Mac OS X
5 2 (1.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.80%) Android
6 1 (0.80%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (52.80%) Software Engineering
2 25 (20.00%) Agile
3 23 (18.40%) Mentoring
4 16 (12.80%) Coaching
4 16 (12.80%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (12.00%) Computer Science
6 14 (11.20%) Roadmaps
7 13 (10.40%) Product Roadmap
8 11 (8.80%) CAD
8 11 (8.80%) Multithreading
8 11 (8.80%) Open Source
8 11 (8.80%) TDD
9 10 (8.00%) Architectural Design
9 10 (8.00%) Feasibility Study
9 10 (8.00%) Re-Platforming
9 10 (8.00%) SDLC
9 10 (8.00%) Strategic Thinking
10 7 (5.60%) DevOps
10 7 (5.60%) OO
10 7 (5.60%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 41 (32.80%) C
2 29 (23.20%) Python
3 28 (22.40%) C#
4 15 (12.00%) Java
5 14 (11.20%) JavaScript
6 10 (8.00%) COBOL
6 10 (8.00%) Micro Focus COBOL
7 5 (4.00%) SQL
8 4 (3.20%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (1.60%) MATLAB
9 2 (1.60%) Perl
9 2 (1.60%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.80%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.80%) Bash
10 1 (0.80%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.80%) Rust
Qualifications
1 22 (17.60%) Degree
2 13 (10.40%) Security Cleared
3 11 (8.80%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.00%) HND
5 4 (3.20%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.40%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.80%) CEH
7 1 (0.80%) CISSP
7 1 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.80%) GIAC
7 1 (0.80%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.80%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.80%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.60%) ISO 9000
2 2 (1.60%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.80%) NIST
3 1 (0.80%) NIST 800
3 1 (0.80%) QA
System Software
1 5 (4.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (4.00%) Firmware
2 3 (2.40%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.40%) Ansible
1 3 (2.40%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.80%) Podman
2 1 (0.80%) Progress Chef
2 1 (0.80%) Puppet
2 1 (0.80%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (8.00%) Micro Focus
2 4 (3.20%) Cadence
2 4 (3.20%) Synopsys
3 3 (2.40%) SAP
4 2 (1.60%) EMC
4 2 (1.60%) Google
4 2 (1.60%) Red Hat
5 1 (0.80%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.80%) Oracle
5 1 (0.80%) YouTube