German Language Contract Job Trends in England

German Language
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term German Language in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited German Language over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 551 461 424
Rank change year-on-year -90 -37 +49
Contract jobs citing German Language 62 47 110
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.14% 0.17% 0.33%
As % of the General category 0.25% 0.26% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 23 43
10th Percentile £275 £209 £200
25th Percentile £463 £350 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £530 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% +17.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £550
90th Percentile £788 £688 £575
UK median daily rate £550 £538 £475
% change year-on-year +2.33% +13.16% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 9 28
10th Percentile £14.06 £15.62 -
25th Percentile £15.44 - £15.00
Median hourly rate £21.00 £18.85 £15.62
Median % change year-on-year +11.41% +20.72% +7.69%
75th Percentile £40.00 £36.00 £19.56
90th Percentile £41.58 £37.50 £30.80
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £18.85 £15.62
% change year-on-year +11.41% +20.72% +7.69%

All General Skills
England

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 general skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 25,251 17,773 19,193
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.39% 64.21% 57.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,063 11,333 12,324
10th Percentile £313 £278 £300
25th Percentile £419 £400 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £660
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,999 958 1,231
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.25 £14.44
25th Percentile £18.00 £16.50 £18.02
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +29.22% -34.02% +38.62%
75th Percentile £63.00 £50.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £74.13 £70.39
UK median hourly rate £32.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +27.24% -34.02% +31.45%

German Language
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

German Language job vacancy trend in England

German Language
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

German Language
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing German Language in England over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for German Language in England

German Language
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

German Language
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing German Language in England over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for German Language in England

German 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 German Language within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
London -47 41 £550 +22.22% 241
North West -42 8 £150 -77.78% 19
North of England -68 8 £150 -77.78% 29
East of England -24 5 £596 - 3
South East -71 2 £195 -6.94% 39
South West - 1 - - 1
German Language
UK

German 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 5 (8.06%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (8.06%) SharePoint
2 3 (4.84%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (1.61%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (8.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.61%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (8.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (4.84%) Workfront
3 2 (3.23%) SAP FS
4 1 (1.61%) SAP FI
4 1 (1.61%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 10 (16.13%) Azure
2 6 (9.68%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (8.06%) OneDrive
4 4 (6.45%) AWS
4 4 (6.45%) GCP
5 2 (3.23%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.23%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.61%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.61%) SaaS
6 1 (1.61%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.06%) Firewall
2 3 (4.84%) BGP
2 3 (4.84%) IPsec
3 2 (3.23%) DNS
4 1 (1.61%) LAN
4 1 (1.61%) Unified Communications
4 1 (1.61%) WAN
4 1 (1.61%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.23%) Power BI
2 1 (1.61%) Db2
2 1 (1.61%) SAP BW
2 1 (1.61%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.23%) JIRA
1 2 (3.23%) MSI
2 1 (1.61%) Robot Framework
General
1 22 (35.48%) French Language
2 21 (33.87%) Italian Language
2 21 (33.87%) Social Skills
3 18 (29.03%) Spanish Language
4 12 (19.35%) Finance
5 9 (14.52%) Dutch Language
6 8 (12.90%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (11.29%) Retail
8 5 (8.06%) Marketing
9 4 (6.45%) Manufacturing
9 4 (6.45%) Portuguese Language
10 3 (4.84%) Law
10 3 (4.84%) Legal
10 3 (4.84%) Public Sector
11 2 (3.23%) Automotive
11 2 (3.23%) Games
11 2 (3.23%) Japanese Language
11 2 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (1.61%) Banking
12 1 (1.61%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 9 (14.52%) Analyst
2 8 (12.90%) Consultant
2 8 (12.90%) Senior
3 6 (9.68%) Project Manager
4 5 (8.06%) Business Analyst
5 4 (6.45%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 3 (4.84%) Business Development Manager
6 3 (4.84%) Business Manager
6 3 (4.84%) Development Manager
6 3 (4.84%) Field Engineer
6 3 (4.84%) SAP Manager
7 2 (3.23%) Architect
7 2 (3.23%) Environment Manager
7 2 (3.23%) IT Manager
7 2 (3.23%) Junior
7 2 (3.23%) Migration Project Manager
7 2 (3.23%) Security Consultant
7 2 (3.23%) Senior Manager
7 2 (3.23%) Service Analyst
7 2 (3.23%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.23%) JSON
1 2 (3.23%) REST
2 1 (1.61%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.68%) PMI
2 5 (8.06%) Web Conferencing
3 3 (4.84%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (4.84%) Cloud Native
3 3 (4.84%) Operational Technology
3 3 (4.84%) Reinsurance
4 2 (3.23%) CMDB
4 2 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (3.23%) Product Ownership
4 2 (3.23%) Social Media
5 1 (1.61%) AI Agents
5 1 (1.61%) Blog
5 1 (1.61%) Distributed Architecture
5 1 (1.61%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.61%) Infotainment
5 1 (1.61%) Legacy Applications
5 1 (1.61%) Mainframe
5 1 (1.61%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.61%) Photovoltaics
5 1 (1.61%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.23%) Linux
1 2 (3.23%) Windows
2 1 (1.61%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (25.81%) Stakeholder Management
2 11 (17.74%) Migration
3 10 (16.13%) Customer Service
4 8 (12.90%) AI
4 8 (12.90%) Customer Engagement
5 7 (11.29%) B2B
5 7 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (9.68%) Agile
6 6 (9.68%) Customer Experience
6 6 (9.68%) Roadmaps
7 5 (8.06%) Generative AI
7 5 (8.06%) Project Management
7 5 (8.06%) Validation
8 4 (6.45%) B2C
8 4 (6.45%) CRM
8 4 (6.45%) PRINCE2
8 4 (6.45%) Requirements Gathering
8 4 (6.45%) Strategic Roadmap
8 4 (6.45%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (6.45%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.23%) PowerShell
1 2 (3.23%) Python
2 1 (1.61%) ABAP
2 1 (1.61%) COBOL
2 1 (1.61%) JCL
2 1 (1.61%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (9.68%) PMI Certification
2 5 (8.06%) Degree
3 2 (3.23%) CIPD
3 2 (3.23%) Master's Degree
3 2 (3.23%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.23%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.61%) CBAP
4 1 (1.61%) CFA
4 1 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.61%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.61%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.84%) GDPR
2 2 (3.23%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.23%) NIST
2 2 (3.23%) PMO
2 2 (3.23%) QA
3 1 (1.61%) EMIR
3 1 (1.61%) MiFID
System Software
1 2 (3.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (3.23%) SCCM
Vendors
1 14 (22.58%) Microsoft
2 10 (16.13%) SAP
3 9 (14.52%) ServiceNow
4 5 (8.06%) Salesforce
5 3 (4.84%) Adobe
5 3 (4.84%) Palo Alto
6 2 (3.23%) Tanium
6 2 (3.23%) Workday
7 1 (1.61%) Bloomberg
7 1 (1.61%) Google
7 1 (1.61%) Guidewire