French Language Contracts in England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term French Language in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited French Language over the 3 months to 26 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

French Language UK / England
Location	3 months to 26 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	481	497	509
Rank change year-on-year	+16	+12
Contract jobs citing French Language	108	126	127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England	0.25%	0.26%	0.25%
As % of the General category	0.64%	0.71%	0.64%
Number of daily rates quoted	54	62	44
Median daily rate	£425	£400	£400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+6.25%	-
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£217	£166	£208
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£621	£584	£568
UK excluding London median daily rate	£375	£323	£345
% change year-on-year	+16.09%	-6.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted	13	14	14
Median hourly rate	£22.00	£12.75	£17.99
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+72.54%	-29.11%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£14.00	£9.30	£14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£28.23	£23.60	£40.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£14.00	£13.00	£14.50
% change year-on-year	+7.69%	-10.34%

French Language is in the common skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

General Skills England
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills	16917	17736	19911
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England	39.19%	36.39%	39.12%
Number of daily rates quoted	11185	12078	13098
Median daily rate	£475	£450	£450
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+5.55%	-
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£300	£288	£285
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£650	£650	£625
UK excluding London median daily rate	£415	£400	£400
% change year-on-year	+3.75%	-
Number of hourly rates quoted	377	431	495
Median hourly rate	£25.00	£22.50	£22.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+11.11%	-
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£13.50	£11.00	£11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£50.00	£47.50	£47.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£30.00	£25.00	£22.50
% change year-on-year	+20.00%	+11.11%

French Language
Job Vacancy Trend in England

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in England citing French Language as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the General category.

Job vacancy trend for French Language in England

French Language
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing French Language in England.

Contractor daily rate trend for French Language in England

French Language
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in England

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing French Language in England over the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for French Language in England

French Language
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing French Language in England.

Contractor hourly rate trend for French Language in England

French Language
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram in England

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing French Language in England over the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

Contractor 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 3 months to 26 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
London	-2	70	£425	-3.40%	35
South East	+18	9	-	-	12
East of England	-6	6	£309	+168.47%	5
West Midlands	+26	4	£413	-	3
North West	+15	3	-	-	5
Yorkshire	+24	1	-	-	3
East Midlands	-	1	£83	-
South Coast	-	1	-	-
French Language UK

French Language
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in England

For the 6 months to 26 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing French Language also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads across the England region with a requirement for French Language.

1	52 (22.51%)	Finance
2	44 (19.05%)	German Language
3	41 (17.75%)	Project Management
4	36 (15.58%)	Analytical Skills
5	35 (15.15%)	Microsoft
6	31 (13.42%)	Degree
7	29 (12.55%)	Spanish Language
7	29 (12.55%)	Marketing
8	28 (12.12%)	Telecoms
9	27 (11.69%)	Dutch Language
10	25 (10.82%)	SAP
11	24 (10.39%)	SQL
12	23 (9.96%)	Microsoft Excel
13	22 (9.52%)	Banking
14	21 (9.09%)	Microsoft Office

15	19 (8.23%)	Agile Software Development
16	18 (7.79%)	Java
16	18 (7.79%)	CRM
17	17 (7.36%)	Active Directory
17	17 (7.36%)	Italian Language
18	15 (6.49%)	E-Commerce
18	15 (6.49%)	JavaScript
18	15 (6.49%)	Windows
19	14 (6.06%)	Linux
19	14 (6.06%)	Stakeholder Management
19	14 (6.06%)	Office 365
20	13 (5.63%)	Migration
20	13 (5.63%)	Oracle
20	13 (5.63%)	ERP
20	13 (5.63%)	Unix

French Language
Co-occurring IT Skills in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	9 (3.90%)	SharePoint
2	5 (2.16%)	IIS
3	3 (1.30%)	CMS
3	3 (1.30%)	Skype for Business
4	1 (0.43%)	Adobe Experience Manager
4	1 (0.43%)	Apache Spark
4	1 (0.43%)	Confluence
4	1 (0.43%)	JBoss
4	1 (0.43%)	NetWeaver
4	1 (0.43%)	SAP Portal
4	1 (0.43%)	WebLogic
4	1 (0.43%)	WebSphere
4	1 (0.43%)	WordPress

Applications
1	23 (9.96%)	Microsoft Excel
2	21 (9.09%)	Microsoft Office
3	5 (2.16%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
3	5 (2.16%)	Photoshop
4	4 (1.73%)	MS Visio
5	3 (1.30%)	Adobe Illustrator
5	3 (1.30%)	ImageReady
6	2 (0.87%)	Adobe Creative Suite
6	2 (0.87%)	InDesign
6	2 (0.87%)	Microsoft Project
7	1 (0.43%)	HipChat
7	1 (0.43%)	Spreadsheet

Business Applications
1	6 (2.60%)	Dynamics AX
2	3 (1.30%)	Dynamics CRM
2	3 (1.30%)	Dynamics NAV
2	3 (1.30%)	SAP SD
2	3 (1.30%)	Unit4 Business World
3	2 (0.87%)	SAP IS-U
3	2 (0.87%)	SAP Oil and Gas
4	1 (0.43%)	Minerva
4	1 (0.43%)	Oracle EBS R12
4	1 (0.43%)	Oracle Financials
4	1 (0.43%)	Oracle General Ledger
4	1 (0.43%)	Remedy ITSM
4	1 (0.43%)	RMDS
4	1 (0.43%)	SAP FI
4	1 (0.43%)	SAP HR
4	1 (0.43%)	SAP MM
4	1 (0.43%)	SAP PP
4	1 (0.43%)	SAP WM
4	1 (0.43%)	SimCorp Dimension
4	1 (0.43%)	Summit

Cloud Services
1	14 (6.06%)	Office 365
2	7 (3.03%)	Google Cloud Platform
3	6 (2.60%)	G Suite
4	5 (2.16%)	Yammer
5	3 (1.30%)	Cloud Computing
5	3 (1.30%)	Dynamics 365
5	3 (1.30%)	SaaS
6	2 (0.87%)	IaaS

Communications & Networking
1	9 (3.90%)	LAN
2	8 (3.46%)	WAN
3	5 (2.16%)	2G
3	5 (2.16%)	3G
3	5 (2.16%)	4G
3	5 (2.16%)	Firewall
3	5 (2.16%)	NAS
3	5 (2.16%)	SAN
3	5 (2.16%)	VoIP
4	4 (1.73%)	Internet
4	4 (1.73%)	Wireless
5	3 (1.30%)	DNS
5	3 (1.30%)	Intranet
5	3 (1.30%)	LTE
5	3 (1.30%)	Skype
6	2 (0.87%)	BGP
6	2 (0.87%)	Diameter Protocol
6	2 (0.87%)	RTP
6	2 (0.87%)	Unified Communications
6	2 (0.87%)	VoLTE

Database & Business Intelligence
1	11 (4.76%)	SQL Server
2	9 (3.90%)	MySQL
3	4 (1.73%)	Informix
4	3 (1.30%)	Big Data
4	3 (1.30%)	DB2
5	2 (0.87%)	GIS
5	2 (0.87%)	QlikView
5	2 (0.87%)	Relational Database
6	1 (0.43%)	BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6	1 (0.43%)	Couchbase
6	1 (0.43%)	Hadoop
6	1 (0.43%)	NoSQL
6	1 (0.43%)	Oracle Database
6	1 (0.43%)	Qlik Sense
6	1 (0.43%)	SAP Data Services
6	1 (0.43%)	SAP HANA
6	1 (0.43%)	SQL Anywhere

Development Applications
1	6 (2.60%)	JIRA
2	3 (1.30%)	Dreamweaver
3	2 (0.87%)	Cucumber
3	2 (0.87%)	Maven
4	1 (0.43%)	Eclipse
4	1 (0.43%)	LSMW
4	1 (0.43%)	Selenium

General
1	52 (22.51%)	Finance
2	44 (19.05%)	German Language
3	29 (12.55%)	Marketing
3	29 (12.55%)	Spanish Language
4	28 (12.12%)	Telecoms
5	27 (11.69%)	Dutch Language
6	22 (9.52%)	Banking
7	17 (7.36%)	Italian Language
8	10 (4.33%)	Manufacturing
9	7 (3.03%)	Advertising
9	7 (3.03%)	Front Office
9	7 (3.03%)	Investment Banking
10	6 (2.60%)	Portuguese Language
11	4 (1.73%)	Automotive
11	4 (1.73%)	Legal
11	4 (1.73%)	Pharmaceutical
11	4 (1.73%)	Polish Language
12	3 (1.30%)	Billing
12	3 (1.30%)	Retail
13	2 (0.87%)	Russian Language

Job Titles
1	57 (24.68%)	Analyst
2	31 (13.42%)	Project Manager
3	20 (8.66%)	Business Analyst
4	19 (8.23%)	Developer
5	17 (7.36%)	Consultant
6	12 (5.19%)	Service Analyst
7	11 (4.76%)	Service Desk Analyst
8	10 (4.33%)	Junior
9	8 (3.46%)	Change Manager
9	8 (3.46%)	Data Analyst
10	7 (3.03%)	IT Analyst
10	7 (3.03%)	IT Business Analyst
10	7 (3.03%)	Support Analyst
10	7 (3.03%)	Technical Specialist
11	6 (2.60%)	Java Developer
11	6 (2.60%)	SAP Consultant
12	5 (2.16%)	Business Change Manager
12	5 (2.16%)	Business IT Analyst
12	5 (2.16%)	IT Manager
12	5 (2.16%)	IT Project Manager

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	9 (3.90%)	Node.js
2	8 (3.46%)	CSS
3	7 (3.03%)	HTML
4	6 (2.60%)	SOAP
4	6 (2.60%)	Web Services
5	5 (2.16%)	J2EE
5	5 (2.16%)	Middleware
5	5 (2.16%)	REST
6	4 (1.73%)	jQuery
7	3 (1.30%)	EDI
7	3 (1.30%)	Flash
7	3 (1.30%)	SAML
7	3 (1.30%)	Velocity
8	2 (0.87%)	.NET
8	2 (0.87%)	CSS3
8	2 (0.87%)	Gherkin
8	2 (0.87%)	JSF
8	2 (0.87%)	JSON
8	2 (0.87%)	JSP
8	2 (0.87%)	Spring

Miscellaneous
1	36 (15.58%)	Analytical Skills
2	9 (3.90%)	Computer Science
3	8 (3.46%)	Data Centre
4	7 (3.03%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
5	6 (2.60%)	Market Risk
5	6 (2.60%)	Social Media
6	5 (2.16%)	Clustering
6	5 (2.16%)	Derivative
6	5 (2.16%)	Mobile App
6	5 (2.16%)	PMI
6	5 (2.16%)	User Experience
7	4 (1.73%)	Equities
7	4 (1.73%)	Virtual Team
8	3 (1.30%)	Fixed Income
8	3 (1.30%)	Management Information System
8	3 (1.30%)	Taxonomies
9	2 (0.87%)	Fintech
9	2 (0.87%)	Private Cloud
10	1 (0.43%)	Algorithms
10	1 (0.43%)	Data Structures

Operating Systems
1	15 (6.49%)	Windows
2	14 (6.06%)	Linux
3	13 (5.63%)	Unix
4	7 (3.03%)	Windows Server
5	2 (0.87%)	Android
5	2 (0.87%)	Windows 7
5	2 (0.87%)	Windows Server 2012
6	1 (0.43%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6	1 (0.43%)	Windows 10
6	1 (0.43%)	Windows 8

Processes & Methodologies
1	41 (17.75%)	Project Management
2	19 (8.23%)	Agile Software Development
3	18 (7.79%)	CRM
4	15 (6.49%)	E-Commerce
5	14 (6.06%)	Stakeholder Management
6	13 (5.63%)	ERP
6	13 (5.63%)	Migration
7	12 (5.19%)	Business Development
7	12 (5.19%)	Data Analysis
8	11 (4.76%)	Change Management
9	10 (4.33%)	ITIL
9	10 (4.33%)	Product Management
10	9 (3.90%)	Line Management
11	8 (3.46%)	Analytics
11	8 (3.46%)	Business Analysis
11	8 (3.46%)	Business Intelligence
11	8 (3.46%)	Business Transformation
11	8 (3.46%)	Coaching
11	8 (3.46%)	Service Delivery
11	8 (3.46%)	User Acceptance Testing

Programming Languages
1	24 (10.39%)	SQL
2	18 (7.79%)	Java
3	15 (6.49%)	JavaScript
4	12 (5.19%)	Python
5	9 (3.90%)	C#
6	6 (2.60%)	C
7	5 (2.16%)	PowerShell
7	5 (2.16%)	VBA
8	2 (0.87%)	R
8	2 (0.87%)	Shell Script
9	1 (0.43%)	Bash Shell
9	1 (0.43%)	C++
9	1 (0.43%)	Ruby
9	1 (0.43%)	Scala

Qualifications
1	31 (13.42%)	Degree
2	8 (3.46%)	PMI Certification
3	6 (2.60%)	Master's Degree
4	4 (1.73%)	Cisco Certification
4	4 (1.73%)	PMP
5	3 (1.30%)	CCNA
5	3 (1.30%)	Computer Science Degree
6	2 (0.87%)	CCNP
6	2 (0.87%)	ITIL Certification
6	2 (0.87%)	MCSE
6	2 (0.87%)	Microsoft Certification
6	2 (0.87%)	PgMP
6	2 (0.87%)	PRINCE2 Certification
6	2 (0.87%)	PRINCE2 Practitioner
7	1 (0.43%)	CCIE
7	1 (0.43%)	CISA
7	1 (0.43%)	CISM
7	1 (0.43%)	CISSP
7	1 (0.43%)	ISEB
7	1 (0.43%)	Security Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	9 (3.90%)	PMO
2	8 (3.46%)	SLA
3	7 (3.03%)	QA
4	4 (1.73%)	Data Quality
4	4 (1.73%)	MiFID
5	1 (0.43%)	Dodd-Frank
5	1 (0.43%)	EMIR
5	1 (0.43%)	FATCA
5	1 (0.43%)	GDPR
5	1 (0.43%)	IFRS

System Software
1	17 (7.36%)	Active Directory
2	5 (2.16%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	2 (0.87%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
3	2 (0.87%)	Virtual Servers
4	1 (0.43%)	Apache Flume
4	1 (0.43%)	HDFS
4	1 (0.43%)	Hyper-V

Systems Management
1	5 (2.16%)	Microsoft Clustering
2	2 (0.87%)	vCenter Server
3	1 (0.43%)	Cisco CUCM
3	1 (0.43%)	Cisco Prime
3	1 (0.43%)	IBM BigFix
3	1 (0.43%)	Microsoft Intune
3	1 (0.43%)	NSN NetAct
3	1 (0.43%)	OfficeScan
3	1 (0.43%)	Tivoli
3	1 (0.43%)	Tivoli Identity Manager

Vendors
1	35 (15.15%)	Microsoft
2	25 (10.82%)	SAP
3	13 (5.63%)	Oracle
4	10 (4.33%)	Cisco
5	7 (3.03%)	Google
5	7 (3.03%)	Sybase
6	6 (2.60%)	Citrix
6	6 (2.60%)	VMware
7	5 (2.16%)	Huawei
7	5 (2.16%)	IBM
7	5 (2.16%)	JD Edwards
8	4 (1.73%)	Adobe
9	3 (1.30%)	Nokia
9	3 (1.30%)	Salesforce.com
9	3 (1.30%)	ServiceNow
9	3 (1.30%)	Siebel
10	2 (0.87%)	Avaya
10	2 (0.87%)	Ericsson
10	2 (0.87%)	LANDesk
10	2 (0.87%)	Reuters