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 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 421 337 341
Rank change year-on-year -84 +4 +27
Contract jobs citing French Language 36 36 49
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.18% 0.27% 0.30%
As % of the General category 0.29% 0.39% 0.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 23 30
10th Percentile £275 £265 £327
25th Percentile £313 £328 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £406 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year -12.69% -7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £581 £550
90th Percentile - £620 £579
England median daily rate £331 £513 £440
% change year-on-year -35.37% +16.48% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 3
10th Percentile £14.85 £35.45 £25.65
25th Percentile £15.35 £47.38 £27.38
Median hourly rate £22.00 £54.00 £31.50
Median % change year-on-year -59.26% +71.43% -
75th Percentile £40.00 - £35.75
90th Percentile £42.10 - £37.55
England median hourly rate £18.92 £15.50 £28.00
% change year-on-year +22.06% -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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 12,449 9,199 10,094
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 61.77% 68.61% 62.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,931 6,052 6,567
10th Percentile £350 £325 £330
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £788 £788 £825
England median daily rate £525 £500 £530
% change year-on-year +5.00% -5.66% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 287 177 120
10th Percentile £16.08 £17.05 £17.95
25th Percentile £20.26 £24.50 £25.93
Median hourly rate £28.40 £31.49 £36.15
Median % change year-on-year -9.83% -12.89% +21.51%
75th Percentile £47.50 £47.00 £53.75
90th Percentile £70.45 £65.23 £71.25
England median hourly rate £29.07 £25.08 £36.00
% change year-on-year +15.93% -30.35% +23.08%

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 job vacancy trend in London

French Language
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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 5 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.

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 5 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for French Language in London

French Language
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 4 (11.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 1 (2.78%) CMS
2 1 (2.78%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (13.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.78%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 4 (11.11%) Workfront
2 3 (8.33%) Eloqua
3 1 (2.78%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.89%) SaaS
2 3 (8.33%) Azure
2 3 (8.33%) Entra ID
3 2 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.78%) BigCommerce
4 1 (2.78%) Commercetools
4 1 (2.78%) Meta Ads
4 1 (2.78%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
4 1 (2.78%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.56%) Multicast
1 2 (5.56%) VLAN
1 2 (5.56%) WAN
2 1 (2.78%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.56%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (5.56%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (5.56%) JIRA
2 1 (2.78%) Postman
General
1 15 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 14 (38.89%) German Language
3 13 (36.11%) Italian Language
4 11 (30.56%) Spanish Language
5 8 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (22.22%) Marketing
6 7 (19.44%) Dutch Language
6 7 (19.44%) Finance
7 5 (13.89%) Front Office
8 3 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (8.33%) Legal
9 2 (5.56%) Automotive
9 2 (5.56%) Banking
9 2 (5.56%) Games
9 2 (5.56%) Investment Banking
9 2 (5.56%) Retail
10 1 (2.78%) Advertising
10 1 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (2.78%) Law
10 1 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (16.67%) Analyst
2 4 (11.11%) Business Analyst
2 4 (11.11%) Field Engineer
2 4 (11.11%) Senior
3 3 (8.33%) Lead
3 3 (8.33%) Marketing Manager
4 2 (5.56%) Azure Engineer
4 2 (5.56%) Developer
4 2 (5.56%) E-Commerce Analyst
4 2 (5.56%) E-Commerce Business Analyst
4 2 (5.56%) Junior
4 2 (5.56%) Junior Developer
4 2 (5.56%) Junior Python Developer
4 2 (5.56%) Python Developer
4 2 (5.56%) Senior Manager
4 2 (5.56%) Senior Marketing Manager
4 2 (5.56%) Senior Network Engineer
4 2 (5.56%) Support Engineer
4 2 (5.56%) Technical Support
4 2 (5.56%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.78%) SailPoint
1 1 (2.78%) SAML
1 1 (2.78%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 7 (19.44%) Web Conferencing
2 5 (13.89%) Product Ownership
3 4 (11.11%) Cloud Native
4 3 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (8.33%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (8.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 3 (8.33%) Onboarding
5 2 (5.56%) AI Agents
5 2 (5.56%) Data Centre
5 2 (5.56%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (5.56%) Data Structures
6 1 (2.78%) Algorithms
6 1 (2.78%) Fixed Income
6 1 (2.78%) Management Information System
6 1 (2.78%) Marketing Technology
6 1 (2.78%) Mobile App
6 1 (2.78%) PMI
6 1 (2.78%) Social Media
6 1 (2.78%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.11%) Windows
2 2 (5.56%) Windows 10
2 2 (5.56%) Windows 7
3 1 (2.78%) Android
3 1 (2.78%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 10 (27.78%) Analytics
2 10 (27.78%) Customer Experience
3 9 (25.00%) B2B
4 8 (22.22%) AI
5 7 (19.44%) CRM
6 6 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (16.67%) Customer Engagement
6 6 (16.67%) Migration
6 6 (16.67%) Roadmaps
6 6 (16.67%) Use Case
7 5 (13.89%) Agile
7 5 (13.89%) B2B Marketing
7 5 (13.89%) B2C
7 5 (13.89%) Demand Generation
7 5 (13.89%) Marketing Automation
7 5 (13.89%) Marketing Strategy
7 5 (13.89%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (13.89%) Translating Business Requirements
8 4 (11.11%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.56%) Java
1 2 (5.56%) Python
1 2 (5.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (11.11%) Degree
2 2 (5.56%) Azure Certification
2 2 (5.56%) CCNA
2 2 (5.56%) CCNP
2 2 (5.56%) CIPD
2 2 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.78%) ACCA
3 1 (2.78%) CBAP
3 1 (2.78%) CIMA
3 1 (2.78%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.78%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.89%) GDPR
2 4 (11.11%) QA
System Software
1 2 (5.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.78%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 7 (19.44%) Salesforce
2 6 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 4 (11.11%) Adobe
4 3 (8.33%) Marketo
4 3 (8.33%) SAP
5 2 (5.56%) Arista
5 2 (5.56%) Aruba
5 2 (5.56%) Cisco
5 2 (5.56%) Workday
6 1 (2.78%) ForgeRock
6 1 (2.78%) Okta
6 1 (2.78%) Ping Identity
6 1 (2.78%) Relativity
6 1 (2.78%) YouTube