C++ Jobs in the North West

C++
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring C++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited C++ over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 172 228 167
Rank change year-on-year +56 -61 -57
Permanent jobs citing C++ 145 62 196
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.27% 0.85% 1.98%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.54% 2.24% 4.99%
Number of salaries quoted 122 54 124
10th Percentile £42,750 £46,250 £34,647
25th Percentile £52,625 £50,000 £41,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.40% +14.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £69,688 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £79,500 - £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++ 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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,196 2,762 3,926
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 28.02% 38.05% 39.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,521 1,716 2,553
10th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,800 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.24%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £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 13 June 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 13 June 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 +65 94 £62,500 +3.31% 27
Cheshire +18 38 £62,500 +1.63% 11
Lancashire -9 10 £79,932 -5.96% 6
Merseyside -3 3 £45,000 -45.45% 3
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 (11.03%) Apache
2 2 (1.38%) CMS
3 1 (0.69%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (1.38%) Fusion 360
2 1 (0.69%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 10 (6.90%) Azure
2 4 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (2.07%) AWS
4 2 (1.38%) GCP
4 2 (1.38%) GitHub
5 1 (0.69%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.69%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.45%) MQTT
2 3 (2.07%) Network Security
3 2 (1.38%) RS-232
3 2 (1.38%) RS-485
3 2 (1.38%) Wireless
4 1 (0.69%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.69%) Firewall
4 1 (0.69%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.69%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (8.97%) Git
2 6 (4.14%) Jenkins
3 5 (3.45%) GDB
4 4 (2.76%) CMake
4 4 (2.76%) GCC
4 4 (2.76%) JIRA
4 4 (2.76%) Subversion
4 4 (2.76%) Visual Studio
5 2 (1.38%) Eclipse
5 2 (1.38%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.69%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.69%) GitLab
6 1 (0.69%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 17 (11.72%) Manufacturing
2 8 (5.52%) Automotive
3 7 (4.83%) Electronics
3 7 (4.83%) Social Skills
4 6 (4.14%) Finance
5 5 (3.45%) Public Sector
6 4 (2.76%) Games
6 4 (2.76%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (2.07%) Aerospace
7 3 (2.07%) Marketing
7 3 (2.07%) Telecoms
8 2 (1.38%) Legal
9 1 (0.69%) Advertising
9 1 (0.69%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (0.69%) Banking
9 1 (0.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 61 (42.07%) Developer
2 59 (40.69%) C++ Developer
3 57 (39.31%) Software Engineer
4 30 (20.69%) Senior
5 29 (20.00%) Lead
6 22 (15.17%) C++ Software Engineer
7 21 (14.48%) Embedded Engineer
8 18 (12.41%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 17 (11.72%) Lead Developer
10 15 (10.34%) Senior Software Engineer
11 12 (8.28%) C++ Software Developer
11 12 (8.28%) Software Developer
12 10 (6.90%) Technical Leader
13 9 (6.21%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
13 9 (6.21%) Senior Embedded Engineer
14 8 (5.52%) Senior C++ Developer
14 8 (5.52%) Senior Developer
15 7 (4.83%) Embedded C++ Engineer
15 7 (4.83%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
15 7 (4.83%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (11.03%) Apache NiFi
1 16 (11.03%) STL
2 13 (8.97%) .NET
3 9 (6.21%) REST
4 8 (5.52%) OpenGL
5 5 (3.45%) Apache Thrift
5 5 (3.45%) Qt
5 5 (3.45%) React
6 4 (2.76%) .NET Core
6 4 (2.76%) .NET Framework
6 4 (2.76%) Node.js
6 4 (2.76%) SOAP
7 3 (2.07%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 2 (1.38%) ASP.NET
8 2 (1.38%) HTML
8 2 (1.38%) Middleware
8 2 (1.38%) POSIX
8 2 (1.38%) Web Services
9 1 (0.69%) CSS
9 1 (0.69%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.59%) Embedded Systems
2 9 (6.21%) IoT
3 5 (3.45%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.07%) FPGA
5 2 (1.38%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (1.38%) ARM Cortex
5 2 (1.38%) Blog
5 2 (1.38%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.69%) Device Driver
6 1 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.69%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.69%) PKI
6 1 (0.69%) Robotics
6 1 (0.69%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.69%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 41 (28.28%) Linux
2 28 (19.31%) Windows
3 8 (5.52%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (2.07%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.38%) FreeBSD
5 2 (1.38%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (1.38%) Mac OS X
5 2 (1.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.69%) Android
6 1 (0.69%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (53.79%) Software Engineering
2 24 (16.55%) Agile
3 22 (15.17%) Mentoring
4 18 (12.41%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (11.03%) Computer Science
6 15 (10.34%) Coaching
7 14 (9.66%) Roadmaps
8 13 (8.97%) Open Source
8 13 (8.97%) Product Roadmap
9 11 (7.59%) CAD
9 11 (7.59%) Multithreading
9 11 (7.59%) SDLC
10 10 (6.90%) Architectural Design
10 10 (6.90%) Feasibility Study
10 10 (6.90%) Re-Platforming
10 10 (6.90%) Strategic Thinking
10 10 (6.90%) TDD
11 8 (5.52%) Unit Testing
12 7 (4.83%) OO
12 7 (4.83%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 48 (33.10%) C
2 34 (23.45%) Python
3 32 (22.07%) C#
4 17 (11.72%) Java
5 14 (9.66%) JavaScript
6 10 (6.90%) COBOL
6 10 (6.90%) Micro Focus COBOL
7 5 (3.45%) SQL
8 4 (2.76%) Embedded C
8 4 (2.76%) SystemVerilog
9 3 (2.07%) Rust
10 2 (1.38%) Embedded C++
10 2 (1.38%) MATLAB
10 2 (1.38%) Perl
10 2 (1.38%) PowerShell
10 2 (1.38%) R
11 1 (0.69%) Assembly Language
11 1 (0.69%) Bash
Qualifications
1 23 (15.86%) Degree
2 13 (8.97%) Security Cleared
3 11 (7.59%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.45%) HND
5 4 (2.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.07%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.69%) CEH
7 1 (0.69%) CISSP
7 1 (0.69%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.69%) GIAC
7 1 (0.69%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.69%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.69%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.83%) ISO 9000
2 2 (1.38%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.69%) IEC 62304
3 1 (0.69%) NIST
3 1 (0.69%) NIST 800
3 1 (0.69%) QA
System Software
1 7 (4.83%) Embedded Firmware
1 7 (4.83%) Firmware
2 3 (2.07%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.07%) Ansible
1 3 (2.07%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.69%) Podman
2 1 (0.69%) Progress Chef
2 1 (0.69%) Puppet
2 1 (0.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (6.90%) Micro Focus
2 4 (2.76%) Cadence
2 4 (2.76%) Synopsys
3 3 (2.07%) Google
3 3 (2.07%) SAP
4 2 (1.38%) EMC
4 2 (1.38%) Red Hat
5 1 (0.69%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.69%) Oracle
5 1 (0.69%) YouTube