C++ Software Engineer Jobs in the North West

Software Engineer - C++
England > North West

The median Software Engineer - C++ salary in the North West is £60,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 291 286 330
Rank change year-on-year -5 +44 -82
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Engineer 22 4 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.19% 0.055% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.062% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 22 3 12
10th Percentile £55,500 £50,250 £49,125
25th Percentile £57,500 £56,250 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,500 £67,500 £83,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.37% -19.40% +91.43%
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,125 £85,000
90th Percentile - £83,750 £86,125
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +36.84%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 10,836 6,498 9,523
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 89.52% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 8,080 3,977 5,427
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,500 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,500 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured C++ Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for C++ Software Engineer in the North West

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for C++ Software Engineer in the North West

C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ Software Engineer in the North West over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ Software Engineer in the North West

C++ Software Engineer
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++ Software Engineer within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 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 +24 12 £63,000 +5.00%
Cheshire - 8 £60,000 -
Merseyside - 2 £47,500 - 1
C++ Software Engineer
England

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, C++ Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring C++ Software Engineer in the job title.

1 22 (100.00%) C++
1 22 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 10 (45.45%) Linux
3 9 (40.91%) Windows
4 8 (36.36%) OpenGL
5 6 (27.27%) Multithreading
5 6 (27.27%) Linux Kernel Development
5 6 (27.27%) SDLC
5 6 (27.27%) OOD
5 6 (27.27%) ISO 9000
5 6 (27.27%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (22.73%) C
7 4 (18.18%) Degree
8 3 (13.64%) CMake
8 3 (13.64%) DevOps
8 3 (13.64%) Network Security
8 3 (13.64%) Mac OS
8 3 (13.64%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (13.64%) Azure
8 3 (13.64%) GCC
8 3 (13.64%) GDB
8 3 (13.64%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (13.64%) Computer Science
8 3 (13.64%) C#
8 3 (13.64%) .NET
9 2 (9.09%) Web Services
9 2 (9.09%) JavaScript
9 2 (9.09%) SQL
9 2 (9.09%) Finance
9 2 (9.09%) Manufacturing

C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
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 2 (9.09%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 3 (13.64%) Azure
1 3 (13.64%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.64%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 3 (13.64%) CMake
1 3 (13.64%) GCC
1 3 (13.64%) GDB
General
1 2 (9.09%) Finance
1 2 (9.09%) Manufacturing
2 1 (4.55%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (36.36%) OpenGL
2 3 (13.64%) .NET
2 3 (13.64%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 2 (9.09%) REST
3 2 (9.09%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Blog
2 1 (4.55%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 10 (45.45%) Linux
2 9 (40.91%) Windows
3 6 (27.27%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (13.64%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (27.27%) Linux Kernel Development
2 6 (27.27%) Multithreading
2 6 (27.27%) OOD
2 6 (27.27%) SDLC
3 3 (13.64%) Computer Science
3 3 (13.64%) DevOps
4 2 (9.09%) Agile
4 2 (9.09%) Mentoring
4 2 (9.09%) Pair Programming
4 2 (9.09%) TDD
5 1 (4.55%) Logistics
5 1 (4.55%) Mathematics
5 1 (4.55%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 22 (100.00%) C++
2 5 (22.73%) C
3 3 (13.64%) C#
4 2 (9.09%) JavaScript
4 2 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (27.27%) ISO 9000