French Language Contract Job Trends in London

French Language
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term French Language in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited French Language over the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	418	317	332
Rank change year-on-year	-101	+15	+29
Contract jobs citing French Language	39	43	50
As % of all contract jobs in London	0.19%	0.32%	0.31%
As % of the General category	0.31%	0.47%	0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted	9	23	28
10^th Percentile	£318	£253	£322
25^th Percentile	£406	£304	£400
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£550	£465	£475
Median % change year-on-year	+18.28%	-2.11%	-13.64%
75^th Percentile	£638	£581	£546
90^th Percentile	-	£620	£577
England median daily rate	£500	£513	£440
% change year-on-year	-2.44%	+16.48%	-20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted	6	4	3
10^th Percentile	£14.85	£35.45	£25.65
25^th Percentile	£15.10	£47.38	£27.38
Median hourly rate	£27.42	£54.00	£31.50
Median % change year-on-year	-49.22%	+71.43%	-
75^th Percentile	£40.00	-	£35.75
90^th Percentile	£42.63	-	£37.55
England median hourly rate	£15.84	£15.50	£28.00
% change year-on-year	+2.19%	-44.64%	+63.36%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills	12,673	9,092	9,996
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London	62.25%	68.40%	62.62%
Number of daily rates quoted	8,098	5,957	6,417
10^th Percentile	£350	£331	£331
25^th Percentile	£450	£425	£450
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£550	£550	£575
Median % change year-on-year	-	-4.35%	-2.54%
75^th Percentile	£675	£675	£700
90^th Percentile	£775	£788	£825
England median daily rate	£525	£500	£525
% change year-on-year	+5.00%	-4.76%	-4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted	308	178	117
10^th Percentile	£15.18	£17.50	£17.80
25^th Percentile	£19.50	£23.36	£26.00
Median hourly rate	£27.75	£30.75	£37.50
Median % change year-on-year	-9.74%	-18.01%	+10.29%
75^th Percentile	£47.50	£47.38	£53.75
90^th Percentile	£66.10	£70.60	£72.75
England median hourly rate	£28.00	£25.00	£33.65
% change year-on-year	+12.00%	-25.69%	+12.15%

French Language Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

French Language Daily Rate Trend in London

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

French Language Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing French Language in London over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for French Language in London

French Language Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

French Language Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing French Language in London over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for French Language in London

French Language Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, contractor job vacancies citing French Language also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region with a requirement for French Language.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Stakeholder Management	41.0%	16
2	B2B	28.2%	11
3	Analytics	25.6%	10
4	CRM	23.1%	9
5	Agile	20.5%	8
5	AI	20.5%	8
5	Customer Experience	20.5%	8
5	Microsoft Excel	20.5%	8
5	SaaS	20.5%	8
5	Salesforce	20.5%	8
11	Continuous Improvement	17.9%	7
12	B2B Marketing	15.4%	6
12	Business Analysis	15.4%	6
12	Customer Engagement	15.4%	6
12	Demand Generation	15.4%	6
12	Marketing Automation	15.4%	6
12	Marketing Strategy	15.4%	6
12	Microsoft PowerPoint	15.4%	6
12	Migration	15.4%	6
12	Roadmaps	15.4%	6
12	Use Case	15.4%	6
22	B2C	12.8%	5
22	Cybersecurity	12.8%	5
22	GDPR	12.8%	5
22	Microsoft	12.8%	5
22	Requirements Gathering	12.8%	5
22	Translating Business Requirements	12.8%	5
22	User Acceptance Testing	12.8%	5
29	Adobe	10.3%	4
29	Adobe Experience Manager	10.3%	4

French Language Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Social Skills	48.7%	19
2	German Language	41.0%	16
3	Italian Language	35.9%	14
4	Spanish Language	28.2%	11
5	Marketing	23.1%	9
6	Analytical Skills	20.5%	8
7	Dutch Language	17.9%	7
7	Finance	17.9%	7
9	Front Office	10.3%	4
10	Documentation Skills	7.7%	3
10	Inclusion and Diversity	7.7%	3
10	Legal	7.7%	3
13	Automotive	5.1%	2
13	Games	5.1%	2
13	Retail	5.1%	2
16	Advertising	2.6%	1
16	Banking	2.6%	1
16	Investment Banking	2.6%	1
16	Law	2.6%	1
16	Pharmaceutical	2.6%	1