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 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 326 348 379
Rank change year-on-year +22 +31 +163
Contract jobs citing French Language 42 50 67
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.32% 0.31% 0.30%
As % of the General category 0.45% 0.50% 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 30 43
10th Percentile £258 £300 £250
25th Percentile £328 £400 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% -13.64% +120.00%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £675
90th Percentile £650 £579 £750
England median daily rate £519 £440 £550
% change year-on-year +17.90% -20.00% +83.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 1
10th Percentile £35.45 £25.68 -
25th Percentile £47.38 £27.44 -
Median hourly rate £54.00 £32.75 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +64.89% +42.39% -
75th Percentile - £36.94 -
90th Percentile - £38.03 -
England median hourly rate £15.50 £20.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -24.39% +17.14% +20.69%

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 common skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,233 9,967 14,262
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 69.25% 62.14% 64.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,091 6,625 10,421
10th Percentile £325 £330 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.22% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £675 £700 £705
90th Percentile £788 £825 £810
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 121 178
10th Percentile £17.00 £18.00 £17.99
25th Percentile £24.65 £24.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -16.08%
75th Percentile £49.75 £53.75 £54.88
90th Percentile £65.00 £66.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £38.68 £27.50
% change year-on-year -34.97% +40.64% +10.93%

French Language
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing French Language as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for French Language 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 16 September 2025.

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 16 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for French Language in London

French Language
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Central London +4 6 £575 +52.32% 27
French Language
England

French Language
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.38%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (2.38%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.38%) MS Visio
3 1 (2.38%) Photoshop
3 1 (2.38%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (4.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.38%) SAP ERP
2 1 (2.38%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 8 (19.05%) Azure
2 3 (7.14%) Entra ID
3 2 (4.76%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 2 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.38%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (2.38%) Figma
4 1 (2.38%) Google Ads
4 1 (2.38%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.76%) Network Security
1 2 (4.76%) VPN
1 2 (4.76%) VSAN
1 2 (4.76%) WAN
2 1 (2.38%) 4G
2 1 (2.38%) 5G
2 1 (2.38%) DHCP
2 1 (2.38%) DNS
2 1 (2.38%) Firewall
2 1 (2.38%) LTE
2 1 (2.38%) PPP
2 1 (2.38%) TETRA
2 1 (2.38%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) Oracle Database
2 1 (2.38%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.38%) EDRMS
2 1 (2.38%) Oracle Database 11g
2 1 (2.38%) Relational Database
2 1 (2.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Postman
1 1 (2.38%) SoapUI
General
1 11 (26.19%) Social Skills
2 9 (21.43%) Spanish Language
3 8 (19.05%) Marketing
4 6 (14.29%) Finance
4 6 (14.29%) Italian Language
5 5 (11.90%) Legal
6 4 (9.52%) Advertising
6 4 (9.52%) Banking
6 4 (9.52%) German Language
7 3 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (7.14%) Investment Banking
8 2 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (4.76%) Japanese Language
8 2 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (4.76%) Telecoms
9 1 (2.38%) Arabic Language
9 1 (2.38%) Back Office
9 1 (2.38%) Games
9 1 (2.38%) Korean Language
Job Titles
1 6 (14.29%) Project Manager
2 4 (9.52%) Analyst
2 4 (9.52%) Business Analyst
3 3 (7.14%) Lead
4 2 (4.76%) Architect
4 2 (4.76%) Azure Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) DBA
4 2 (4.76%) Developer
4 2 (4.76%) Operational Security Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Operations Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Oracle DBA
4 2 (4.76%) SAP Manager
4 2 (4.76%) SAP Project Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Security Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Security Operations Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Service Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Support Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) Technical Support
4 2 (4.76%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.14%) FIDO
2 2 (4.76%) OAuth
2 2 (4.76%) OpenID
2 2 (4.76%) SAML
3 1 (2.38%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (4.76%) Security Posture
2 2 (4.76%) Social Media
3 1 (2.38%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.38%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.38%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.38%) FMCG
3 1 (2.38%) Graphic Design
3 1 (2.38%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (2.38%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.38%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.38%) New Media
3 1 (2.38%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.38%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.38%) Public Cloud
3 1 (2.38%) Replication
3 1 (2.38%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.14%) Windows
2 2 (4.76%) Linux
2 2 (4.76%) Windows 10
2 2 (4.76%) Windows 7
3 1 (2.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (26.19%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (23.81%) Migration
3 9 (21.43%) Project Management
4 6 (14.29%) Change Management
4 6 (14.29%) ITIL
5 5 (11.90%) Agile
5 5 (11.90%) Identity Access Management
5 5 (11.90%) Service Migration
5 5 (11.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (9.52%) Integrated Marketing
6 4 (9.52%) Product Marketing
6 4 (9.52%) Validation
6 4 (9.52%) Workflow
7 3 (7.14%) Computer Science
7 3 (7.14%) ERP
7 3 (7.14%) Open Source
7 3 (7.14%) Risk Management
7 3 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (7.14%) Time Management
7 3 (7.14%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.14%) SQL
2 2 (4.76%) PL/SQL
3 1 (2.38%) Java
3 1 (2.38%) Jython
3 1 (2.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (14.29%) Degree
2 4 (9.52%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (7.14%) CISSP
4 2 (4.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 2 (4.76%) Azure Certification
4 2 (4.76%) CCNP
4 2 (4.76%) CCSP
4 2 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (4.76%) GCIH
4 2 (4.76%) Master's Degree
4 2 (4.76%) PMI Certification
4 2 (4.76%) PMP
4 2 (4.76%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.38%) CCDP
5 1 (2.38%) Postgraduate
5 1 (2.38%) VCDX
5 1 (2.38%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (4.76%) NIST
1 2 (4.76%) SLA
2 1 (2.38%) ISO 19650
2 1 (2.38%) QA
System Software
1 3 (7.14%) Active Directory
1 3 (7.14%) OpenAM
2 2 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (4.76%) VMware NSX
2 2 (4.76%) vSphere
3 1 (2.38%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 3 (7.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 2 (4.76%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (2.38%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 10 (23.81%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.14%) SAP
3 2 (4.76%) NetApp
3 2 (4.76%) Oracle
3 2 (4.76%) VMware
4 1 (2.38%) Ariba
4 1 (2.38%) Citrix
4 1 (2.38%) Google
4 1 (2.38%) Instagram
4 1 (2.38%) Qualtrics
4 1 (2.38%) Red Hat
4 1 (2.38%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.38%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.38%) TikTok
4 1 (2.38%) YouTube