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 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 483 436 432
Rank change year-on-year -47 -4 +222
Contract jobs citing French Language 62 79 133
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.20% 0.27% 0.36%
As % of the General category 0.32% 0.45% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 45 79
10th Percentile £129 £281 £289
25th Percentile £241 £345 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £343 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year -23.89% -18.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £505 £550 £750
90th Percentile £591 £633 -
UK median daily rate £383 £450 £550
% change year-on-year -15.00% -18.18% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 4 4
10th Percentile £14.75 £24.50 £16.34
25th Percentile £14.88 £24.50 £16.86
Median hourly rate £15.50 £29.75 £17.14
Median % change year-on-year -47.90% +73.57% +3.88%
75th Percentile £31.25 £34.25 £17.29
90th Percentile £51.05 £36.95 £17.57
UK median hourly rate £15.50 £29.75 £17.14
% change year-on-year -47.90% +73.57% +3.88%

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 19,355 17,737 22,092
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 61.69% 61.59% 59.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,233 10,751 14,974
10th Percentile £278 £300 £281
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £626 £650 £663
90th Percentile £738 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,266 607 985
10th Percentile £14.03 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.73 £18.33 £17.25
Median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £34.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% -13.04% +34.19%
75th Percentile £45.46 £58.13 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £70.66
UK median hourly rate £23.54 £27.30 £33.00
% change year-on-year -13.78% -17.27% +32.00%

French Language
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing French Language relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

French Language job vacancy trend 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 21 December 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 21 December 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 21 December 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 -24 34 £325 -35.00% 27
South East -15 8 - - 18
North of England -36 8 £130 -64.86% 6
South West -7 6 £513 +36.67% 3
North West -26 6 £125 - 3
North East -6 2 £363 -2.03%
French Language
UK

French Language
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.61%) CMS
1 1 (1.61%) Drupal
1 1 (1.61%) Oracle Coherence
1 1 (1.61%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.61%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.61%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 1 (1.61%) Eloqua
1 1 (1.61%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (1.61%) SAP HR
1 1 (1.61%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 5 (8.06%) Azure
2 4 (6.45%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (6.45%) SaaS
3 2 (3.23%) Google Analytics
4 1 (1.61%) Azure ExpressRoute
4 1 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.61%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.61%) Figma
4 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (1.61%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.61%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.23%) WAN
2 1 (1.61%) BGP
2 1 (1.61%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (1.61%) DNS
2 1 (1.61%) HTTP
2 1 (1.61%) LAN
2 1 (1.61%) Network Security
2 1 (1.61%) OSPF
2 1 (1.61%) TACACS
2 1 (1.61%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.61%) VPN
2 1 (1.61%) VSAN
2 1 (1.61%) Wireless
2 1 (1.61%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.61%) DB2
2 1 (1.61%) EDRMS
2 1 (1.61%) Informix
2 1 (1.61%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.61%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.61%) JIRA
General
1 27 (43.55%) Social Skills
2 18 (29.03%) Spanish Language
3 17 (27.42%) German Language
4 14 (22.58%) Italian Language
4 14 (22.58%) Marketing
5 11 (17.74%) Japanese Language
6 9 (14.52%) Portuguese Language
7 8 (12.90%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (12.90%) Arabic Language
7 8 (12.90%) Dutch Language
8 7 (11.29%) Finance
9 6 (9.68%) Mandarin Language
9 6 (9.68%) Polish Language
10 5 (8.06%) Legal
10 5 (8.06%) Retail
11 4 (6.45%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (6.45%) Telecoms
12 3 (4.84%) Advertising
12 3 (4.84%) Banking
12 3 (4.84%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (9.68%) Administrator
1 6 (9.68%) Marketing Executive
2 5 (8.06%) Test Manager
3 4 (6.45%) Analyst
3 4 (6.45%) Compliance Manager
3 4 (6.45%) Customer Service Advisor
3 4 (6.45%) E-Commerce Manager
3 4 (6.45%) Support Engineer
4 3 (4.84%) Azure Engineer
4 3 (4.84%) Technical Engineer
4 3 (4.84%) Technical Support
4 3 (4.84%) Technical Support Engineer
4 3 (4.84%) Trainer
5 2 (3.23%) Applications Manager
5 2 (3.23%) Architect
5 2 (3.23%) Business Analyst
5 2 (3.23%) Consultant
5 2 (3.23%) Infrastructure Manager
5 2 (3.23%) Logistics Manager
5 2 (3.23%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.61%) 802.1X
1 1 (1.61%) Middleware
1 1 (1.61%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.06%) Social Media
2 3 (4.84%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (3.23%) Blog
3 2 (3.23%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.61%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.61%) Clustering
4 1 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (1.61%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.61%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.61%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.61%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.61%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.06%) Windows
2 2 (3.23%) Linux
2 2 (3.23%) Windows 10
2 2 (3.23%) Windows 7
3 1 (1.61%) Mac OS
3 1 (1.61%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (25.81%) CRM
2 12 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (17.74%) Customer Service
3 11 (17.74%) E-Commerce
4 6 (9.68%) Analytics
5 5 (8.06%) ERP
5 5 (8.06%) Project Management
5 5 (8.06%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (6.45%) Agile
6 4 (6.45%) Logistics
6 4 (6.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (4.84%) Change Management
7 3 (4.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (4.84%) Data Protection
7 3 (4.84%) Fintech
7 3 (4.84%) Migration
7 3 (4.84%) Multichannel Marketing
7 3 (4.84%) Process Improvement
8 2 (3.23%) B2B
8 2 (3.23%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.84%) Python
2 2 (3.23%) Perl
2 2 (3.23%) SQL
3 1 (1.61%) Bash
3 1 (1.61%) Java
3 1 (1.61%) Jython
3 1 (1.61%) Korn
Qualifications
1 6 (9.68%) Degree
2 2 (3.23%) Azure Certification
2 2 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.61%) CCNP
3 1 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.61%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (1.61%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.61%) VCDX
3 1 (1.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.06%) QA
2 1 (1.61%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.61%) GAAP
2 1 (1.61%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 2 (3.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.61%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
2 1 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.61%) VMware NSX
2 1 (1.61%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (1.61%) SCCM
1 1 (1.61%) TADDM
1 1 (1.61%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 10 (16.13%) Salesforce
2 8 (12.90%) SAP
3 7 (11.29%) Microsoft
4 3 (4.84%) HubSpot
4 3 (4.84%) Oracle
4 3 (4.84%) ServiceNow
5 2 (3.23%) Google
5 2 (3.23%) Intapp
5 2 (3.23%) Workday
6 1 (1.61%) Aruba
6 1 (1.61%) Cisco
6 1 (1.61%) IBM
6 1 (1.61%) LogicMonitor
6 1 (1.61%) NetApp
6 1 (1.61%) NGA Human Resources
6 1 (1.61%) Qualtrics
6 1 (1.61%) SolarWinds
6 1 (1.61%) VMware