The table below looks at the prevalence of the term German Language in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited German Language over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
115
119
150
Rank change year-on-year
+4
+31
+37
Contract jobs citing German Language
1
5
14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
German Language falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
1,252
1,435
2,200
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
71.67%
66.34%
62.82%
Number of daily rates quoted
781
1,011
1,556
10th Percentile
£331
£338
£363
25th Percentile
£455
£450
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£575
£613
Median % change year-on-year
-
-6.12%
+6.52%
75th Percentile
£688
£700
£738
90th Percentile
£775
£825
£825
Central London median daily rate
£575
£550
£600
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
-8.33%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
8
14
10th Percentile
£22.00
£18.74
£14.25
25th Percentile
£24.00
£20.15
£15.78
Median hourly rate
£29.58
£22.41
£21.00
Median % change year-on-year
+31.99%
+6.70%
-51.72%
75th Percentile
£48.75
£27.13
£50.14
90th Percentile
£96.38
£34.33
£57.25
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£24.00
£28.00
% change year-on-year
+21.13%
-14.29%
-35.63%
German Language Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing German Language as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
German Language Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing German Language in the City of London.
German Language Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing German Language in the City of London.
German Language Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing German Language also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for German Language.
German Language Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
