French Language Contract Job Trends in England

French Language
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term French Language in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited French Language over the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 423 435 493
Rank change year-on-year +12 +58 +160
Contract jobs citing French Language 86 91 99
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.31% 0.28% 0.23%
As % of the General category 0.49% 0.48% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 49 52
10th Percentile £264 £312 £244
25th Percentile £386 £341 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £440 £550
Median % change year-on-year +17.90% -20.00% +83.33%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £675
90th Percentile £623 £575 £750
UK median daily rate £491 £440 £525
% change year-on-year +11.65% -16.19% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 8 4
10th Percentile £14.75 - £17.17
25th Percentile £15.00 £13.00 £17.22
Median hourly rate £15.50 £20.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.39% +17.14% +20.69%
75th Percentile £24.38 £35.00 £19.06
90th Percentile £50.70 £36.13 £21.43
UK median hourly rate £15.50 £20.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -24.39% +17.14% +20.69%

All General Skills
England

French 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 17,637 18,943 25,401
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 64.46% 58.11% 59.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,153 11,617 17,563
10th Percentile £275 £300 £313
25th Percentile £400 £415 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £785
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,003 989 992
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.17 £17.50 £16.63
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.85 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.26% +41.27% +10.93%
75th Percentile £47.31 £61.30 £58.63
90th Percentile £70.13 £71.50 £71.27
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.28 £27.50
% change year-on-year -32.54% +35.56% +12.43%

French Language
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing French Language as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for French Language in England

French Language
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing French Language.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing French Language

French Language
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing French Language in England over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for French Language in England

French Language
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing French Language.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing French Language

French Language
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing French Language in England over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for French Language in England

French Language
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing French Language within the England region over the 6 months to 15 September 2025. 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
London +13 43 £465 -2.11% 104
North of England -8 13 £513 +20.59% 33
South West +37 11 - - 23
South East +23 10 £525 +53.96% 77
Yorkshire - 8 - - 19
North West -12 5 £513 +20.59% 13
East of England +2 3 - - 31
French Language
UK

French Language
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (2.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.16%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (5.81%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (5.81%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.16%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (1.16%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (1.16%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.16%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.16%) SPSS
3 1 (1.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (4.65%) SAP PP
1 4 (4.65%) SAP SD
2 2 (2.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.16%) SAP ERP
3 1 (1.16%) SAP HR
3 1 (1.16%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 13 (15.12%) Azure
2 8 (9.30%) SaaS
3 5 (5.81%) Entra ID
3 5 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (3.49%) GCP
5 2 (2.33%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 2 (2.33%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.33%) SuccessFactors
6 1 (1.16%) AWS
6 1 (1.16%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (1.16%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.16%) Figma
6 1 (1.16%) Google Ads
6 1 (1.16%) IaaS
6 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.16%) OCI
6 1 (1.16%) PaaS
6 1 (1.16%) SAP Fieldglass
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.98%) DNS
2 5 (5.81%) VPN
3 4 (4.65%) DHCP
3 4 (4.65%) TCP/IP
4 3 (3.49%) Network Security
5 2 (2.33%) HTTP
5 2 (2.33%) VSAN
5 2 (2.33%) WAN
6 1 (1.16%) 4G
6 1 (1.16%) 5G
6 1 (1.16%) Firewall
6 1 (1.16%) LTE
6 1 (1.16%) PPP
6 1 (1.16%) TETRA
6 1 (1.16%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (2.33%) Oracle Database
1 2 (2.33%) Tableau
2 1 (1.16%) DB2
2 1 (1.16%) EDRMS
2 1 (1.16%) Informix
2 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Analysis Services
2 1 (1.16%) Oracle Database 11g
2 1 (1.16%) Power BI
2 1 (1.16%) Power Query
2 1 (1.16%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.16%) Sisense
2 1 (1.16%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.16%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (2.33%) Postman
1 2 (2.33%) SoapUI
2 1 (1.16%) JIRA
General
1 27 (31.40%) Social Skills
2 13 (15.12%) Spanish Language
3 11 (12.79%) German Language
3 11 (12.79%) Retail
4 10 (11.63%) Italian Language
5 9 (10.47%) Finance
6 8 (9.30%) Legal
6 8 (9.30%) Marketing
6 8 (9.30%) Telecoms
7 6 (6.98%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (4.65%) Advertising
8 4 (4.65%) Banking
8 4 (4.65%) Japanese Language
9 3 (3.49%) Dutch Language
9 3 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (3.49%) Investment Banking
9 3 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (2.33%) Arabic Language
10 2 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (12.79%) Administrator
2 10 (11.63%) Consultant
3 9 (10.47%) SAP Consultant
4 8 (9.30%) Project Manager
4 8 (9.30%) Support Engineer
5 6 (6.98%) Customer Service Advisor
6 5 (5.81%) Analyst
6 5 (5.81%) Business Analyst
7 4 (4.65%) SAP MM Consultant
7 4 (4.65%) SAP PP Consultant
7 4 (4.65%) SAP QM Consultant
7 4 (4.65%) SAP SD Consultant
7 4 (4.65%) SAP SD/MM Consultant
7 4 (4.65%) Technical Engineer
7 4 (4.65%) Technical Support
7 4 (4.65%) Technical Support Engineer
7 4 (4.65%) Trainer
8 3 (3.49%) Architect
8 3 (3.49%) IT Support
8 3 (3.49%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.65%) FIDO
2 2 (2.33%) OAuth
2 2 (2.33%) OpenID
2 2 (2.33%) SAML
2 2 (2.33%) SOAP
3 1 (1.16%) .NET
3 1 (1.16%) .NET Framework
3 1 (1.16%) MDX
3 1 (1.16%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 14 (16.28%) Management Information System
2 3 (3.49%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (3.49%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (2.33%) Mobile App
3 2 (2.33%) Public Cloud
3 2 (2.33%) Security Posture
3 2 (2.33%) Social Media
3 2 (2.33%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.16%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.16%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.16%) Clustering
4 1 (1.16%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.16%) FMCG
4 1 (1.16%) Graphic Design
4 1 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (1.16%) New Media
4 1 (1.16%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.16%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.16%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.47%) Windows
2 4 (4.65%) Linux
3 2 (2.33%) Windows 10
3 2 (2.33%) Windows 7
4 1 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (1.16%) Unix
4 1 (1.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (22.09%) Migration
2 17 (19.77%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (18.60%) Change Management
4 14 (16.28%) Project Management
5 13 (15.12%) E-Commerce
6 12 (13.95%) Customer Service
7 9 (10.47%) ERP
7 9 (10.47%) Use Case
8 8 (9.30%) Computer Science
8 8 (9.30%) CRM
8 8 (9.30%) Data Migration
8 8 (9.30%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 7 (8.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 7 (8.14%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (6.98%) Agile
10 6 (6.98%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (6.98%) Identity Access Management
10 6 (6.98%) ITIL
10 6 (6.98%) Service Delivery
11 5 (5.81%) Service Migration
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.65%) SQL
2 2 (2.33%) PL/SQL
2 2 (2.33%) Python
3 1 (1.16%) Bash
3 1 (1.16%) Java
3 1 (1.16%) Jython
3 1 (1.16%) Korn
3 1 (1.16%) Perl
Qualifications
1 12 (13.95%) Degree
2 4 (4.65%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (4.65%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (3.49%) A+ Certification
3 3 (3.49%) CISSP
3 3 (3.49%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (2.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 2 (2.33%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.33%) CCNP
4 2 (2.33%) CCSP
4 2 (2.33%) GCIH
4 2 (2.33%) Master's Degree
4 2 (2.33%) PMI Certification
4 2 (2.33%) PMP
4 2 (2.33%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.16%) CCDP
5 1 (1.16%) Postgraduate
5 1 (1.16%) VCDX
5 1 (1.16%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (3.49%) NIST
2 2 (2.33%) SLA
3 1 (1.16%) GDPR
3 1 (1.16%) HIPAA
3 1 (1.16%) ISO 19650
3 1 (1.16%) QA
System Software
1 5 (5.81%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.49%) OpenAM
3 2 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (2.33%) VMware NSX
3 2 (2.33%) vSphere
4 1 (1.16%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (1.16%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 4 (4.65%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 2 (2.33%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.16%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (1.16%) TADDM
3 1 (1.16%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 21 (24.42%) SAP
2 18 (20.93%) Microsoft
3 7 (8.14%) Salesforce
4 4 (4.65%) Google
5 3 (3.49%) Oracle
6 2 (2.33%) Intapp
6 2 (2.33%) NetApp
6 2 (2.33%) VMware
7 1 (1.16%) Ariba
7 1 (1.16%) Citrix
7 1 (1.16%) IBM
7 1 (1.16%) Instagram
7 1 (1.16%) MicroStrategy
7 1 (1.16%) Qualtrics
7 1 (1.16%) Red Hat
7 1 (1.16%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.16%) TikTok
7 1 (1.16%) Workday
7 1 (1.16%) YouTube