C++
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 150 | 107 | 102 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -43 | -5 | +49 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 13 | 17 | 32 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands | 0.40% | 0.79% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.75% | 3.24% | 5.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £424 | £408 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £440 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +13.86% | -12.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £648 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £649 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £638 | £619 | £590 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.03% | +4.87% | -12.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | - | £53.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £54.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £55.40 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
All Programming Languages
Midlands
C++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in the Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 741 | 524 | 576 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 22.81% | 24.33% | 22.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 501 | 322 | 406 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £340 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £422 | £381 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £565 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £656 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.65% | -2.27% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 12 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.78 | £16.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.03 | £17.00 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £21.37 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +101.22% | +15.51% | -36.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £30.31 | £52.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.25 | £50.75 | £54.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £61.92 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.94% | -4.74% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing C++.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing C++.
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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 January 2026. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | -39 | 9 | £550 | -12.70% | 25 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 4 | - | - | 61 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: