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 25 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
25 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
183 |
115 |
104 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-68 |
-11 |
+6 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ |
15 |
21 |
27 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands |
0.32% |
0.83% |
1.00% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
1.58% |
3.17% |
4.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
2 |
21 |
| 10th Percentile |
£259 |
£383 |
£440 |
| 25th Percentile |
£350 |
£422 |
£486 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£401 |
£492 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-18.41% |
-6.38% |
-2.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£436 |
£568 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£497 |
£610 |
£648 |
| England median daily rate |
£600 |
£625 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
+13.64% |
-12.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
18 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30.88 |
£33.91 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£37.81 |
£37.93 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£51.25 |
£50.00 |
£40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.50% |
+23.46% |
-23.58% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.31 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£72.63 |
- |
- |
| England median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
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 |
951 |
662 |
610 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands |
20.07% |
26.30% |
22.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
672 |
450 |
426 |
| 10th Percentile |
£358 |
£275 |
£319 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£368 |
£375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£470 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.44% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£523 |
£570 |
| 90th Percentile |
£627 |
£612 |
£635 |
| England median daily rate |
£525 |
£515 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.94% |
-6.36% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
16 |
26 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
£21.25 |
£20.87 |
£23.29 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.00 |
£30.48 |
£33.04 |
| Median hourly rate |
£48.75 |
£43.00 |
£44.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.37% |
-3.44% |
-15.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67.84 |
£50.00 |
£56.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£72.67 |
- |
£58.50 |
| England median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
£55.00 |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.18% |
-15.38% |
+3.59% |
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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 25 August 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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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in the Midlands over the 6 months to 25 August 2026.
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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 25 August 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 |
-56 |
8 |
£304 |
-51.32% |
31 |
| East Midlands |
-13 |
7 |
£464 |
+29.47% |
35 |
C++
England |
C++
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:
