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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 176 230 167
Rank change year-on-year +54 -63 -66
Permanent jobs citing C++ 132 61 189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.23% 0.83% 1.97%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.30% 2.16% 4.87%
Number of salaries quoted 114 53 119
10th Percentile £43,250 £46,750 £34,892
25th Percentile £52,625 £50,000 £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +22.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £83,474 - £89,500
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 3,068 2,826 3,881
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 28.65% 38.34% 40.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,458 1,735 2,541
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 £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 2 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 2 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 +61 88 £62,500 +4.17% 35
Cheshire +13 33 £60,000 -2.44% 9
Lancashire -9 9 £79,932 -5.96% 6
Merseyside -3 2 £50,000 -39.39% 2
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 (12.12%) Apache
2 2 (1.52%) CMS
3 1 (0.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (1.52%) Fusion 360
2 1 (0.76%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 9 (6.82%) Azure
2 4 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.52%) AWS
4 1 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.76%) GCP
4 1 (0.76%) GitHub
4 1 (0.76%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.79%) MQTT
2 3 (2.27%) Network Security
2 3 (2.27%) Wireless
3 1 (0.76%) Firewall
3 1 (0.76%) RS-232
3 1 (0.76%) RS-485
3 1 (0.76%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.76%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (9.09%) Git
2 6 (4.55%) GDB
2 6 (4.55%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.03%) CMake
3 4 (3.03%) GCC
3 4 (3.03%) JIRA
3 4 (3.03%) Visual Studio
4 3 (2.27%) Subversion
5 2 (1.52%) Eclipse
5 2 (1.52%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.76%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.76%) GitLab
6 1 (0.76%) Rational DOORS
General
1 14 (10.61%) Manufacturing
2 7 (5.30%) Automotive
2 7 (5.30%) Social Skills
3 6 (4.55%) Finance
4 5 (3.79%) Electronics
4 5 (3.79%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.03%) Games
5 4 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (2.27%) Aerospace
6 3 (2.27%) Marketing
6 3 (2.27%) Telecoms
7 2 (1.52%) Legal
8 1 (0.76%) Advertising
8 1 (0.76%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (0.76%) Banking
8 1 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 58 (43.94%) Developer
2 56 (42.42%) C++ Developer
3 50 (37.88%) Software Engineer
4 29 (21.97%) Lead
5 25 (18.94%) Senior
6 21 (15.91%) C++ Software Engineer
7 17 (12.88%) Embedded Engineer
7 17 (12.88%) Lead Developer
8 15 (11.36%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 15 (11.36%) Senior Software Engineer
9 12 (9.09%) C++ Software Developer
9 12 (9.09%) Software Developer
10 10 (7.58%) Technical Leader
11 9 (6.82%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
11 9 (6.82%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 7 (5.30%) GUI Software Engineer
12 7 (5.30%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 6 (4.55%) Embedded C++ Engineer
13 6 (4.55%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
14 5 (3.79%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (12.12%) Apache NiFi
1 16 (12.12%) STL
2 13 (9.85%) .NET
3 9 (6.82%) REST
4 8 (6.06%) OpenGL
5 6 (4.55%) React
6 5 (3.79%) Apache Thrift
7 4 (3.03%) .NET Core
7 4 (3.03%) .NET Framework
7 4 (3.03%) Node.js
7 4 (3.03%) SOAP
8 3 (2.27%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (2.27%) HTML
8 3 (2.27%) Qt
9 2 (1.52%) ASP.NET
9 2 (1.52%) HTML5
9 2 (1.52%) Middleware
9 2 (1.52%) POSIX
9 2 (1.52%) Redux
9 2 (1.52%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
2 9 (6.82%) IoT
3 5 (3.79%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.27%) FPGA
5 2 (1.52%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (1.52%) Blog
5 2 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.76%) ARM Cortex
6 1 (0.76%) Device Driver
6 1 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.76%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.76%) PKI
6 1 (0.76%) Robotics
6 1 (0.76%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.76%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 40 (30.30%) Linux
2 28 (21.21%) Windows
3 8 (6.06%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (2.27%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.52%) FreeBSD
5 2 (1.52%) Mac OS X
5 2 (1.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.76%) Android
6 1 (0.76%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.76%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (53.03%) Software Engineering
2 25 (18.94%) Agile
3 23 (17.42%) Mentoring
4 17 (12.88%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (12.12%) Coaching
6 15 (11.36%) Computer Science
7 14 (10.61%) Roadmaps
8 13 (9.85%) Product Roadmap
9 12 (9.09%) Open Source
10 11 (8.33%) CAD
10 11 (8.33%) Multithreading
10 11 (8.33%) SDLC
10 11 (8.33%) TDD
11 10 (7.58%) Architectural Design
11 10 (7.58%) Feasibility Study
11 10 (7.58%) Re-Platforming
11 10 (7.58%) Strategic Thinking
12 7 (5.30%) DevOps
12 7 (5.30%) OO
12 7 (5.30%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 43 (32.58%) C
2 31 (23.48%) Python
3 29 (21.97%) C#
4 16 (12.12%) Java
5 14 (10.61%) JavaScript
6 10 (7.58%) COBOL
6 10 (7.58%) Micro Focus COBOL
7 5 (3.79%) SQL
8 4 (3.03%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (1.52%) Embedded C
9 2 (1.52%) MATLAB
9 2 (1.52%) Perl
9 2 (1.52%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.52%) Rust
10 1 (0.76%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.76%) Bash
10 1 (0.76%) Embedded C++
10 1 (0.76%) R
Qualifications
1 22 (16.67%) Degree
2 14 (10.61%) Security Cleared
3 12 (9.09%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.79%) HND
5 4 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.27%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.76%) CEH
7 1 (0.76%) CISSP
7 1 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.76%) GIAC
7 1 (0.76%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.76%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.76%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.30%) ISO 9000
2 2 (1.52%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.76%) NIST
3 1 (0.76%) NIST 800
3 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 5 (3.79%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (3.79%) Firmware
2 3 (2.27%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.27%) Ansible
1 3 (2.27%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.76%) Podman
2 1 (0.76%) Progress Chef
2 1 (0.76%) Puppet
2 1 (0.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (7.58%) Micro Focus
2 4 (3.03%) Cadence
2 4 (3.03%) Synopsys
3 3 (2.27%) SAP
4 2 (1.52%) EMC
4 2 (1.52%) Google
4 2 (1.52%) Red Hat
5 1 (0.76%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.76%) Oracle
5 1 (0.76%) YouTube