French Language Contract Job Trends in Kent

French Language
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term French Language in contract job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited French Language over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 21 28
Rank change year-on-year -2 +7 -
Contract jobs citing French Language 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.66% 0.75% 0.52%
As % of the General category 1.12% 1.39% 1.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £440 £450
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% -2.22% -
South East median daily rate £300 £325 £450
% change year-on-year -7.69% -27.78% -21.74%

All General Skills
Kent

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 general skills in Kent.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 89 72 69
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 58.94% 54.14% 35.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 39 56
10th Percentile £179 £136 £156
25th Percentile £302 £219 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% -15.79%
75th Percentile £506 £605 £538
90th Percentile £588 £688 £588
South East median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 6
10th Percentile £18.27 £25.92 £26.12
25th Percentile £20.07 £33.30 £33.18
Median hourly rate £20.40 £38.85 £54.25
Median % change year-on-year -47.49% -28.39% +42.19%
75th Percentile £39.00 £50.25 £55.19
90th Percentile - £68.16 £58.25
South East median hourly rate £21.63 £39.93 £49.87
% change year-on-year -45.84% -19.93% +37.35%

French Language
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

French Language job vacancy trend in Kent

French Language
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

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

French Language
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

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

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

French Language
Contract Job Locations in Kent

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 Kent region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Folkestone - 1 £300 - 1
French Language
South East

French Language
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Postman
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
1 1 (100.00%) UAT Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA