C++ Contract Job Trends in the Midlands
C++
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands citing C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 183 | 142 | 115 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | -27 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ | 14 | 19 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands | 0.28% | 0.65% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.28% | 2.57% | 3.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £433 | - | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £480 | £613 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £564 | £625 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.84% | +19.05% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £654 | £638 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £704 | - | £648 |
| England median daily rate | £608 | £625 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.72% | +13.64% | -8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | - |
| 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 citing coding skills in the Midlands.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing coding skills | 1,094 | 739 | 628 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands | 21.92% | 25.40% | 23.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 750 | 508 | 394 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £314 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £476 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.16% | +1.33% | +4.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £545 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £625 | £627 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -5.09% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 19 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.85 | £32.99 | £26.32 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £43.00 | £33.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.80 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.40% | +42.86% | +57.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.50 | - | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.47 | - | £69.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +4.00% |
C++ 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.
C++ Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing C++.
C++ Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in the Midlands over the 6 months to 4 November 2026.
C++ Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing C++.
C++ 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 4 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | -6 | 10 | £402 | - | 36 |
| West Midlands | -56 | 4 | £725 | +16.00% | 23 |
| C++ England |
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C++ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 21.4% | 3 |
| 2 | Bash | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Java | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | PowerShell | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Python | 7.1% | 1 |