French Language Contract Job Trends in the North West

French Language
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term French Language in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited French Language over the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 118 125
Rank change year-on-year -14 +7 +51
Contract jobs citing French Language 7 3 14
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.28% 0.14% 0.52%
As % of the General category 0.46% 0.24% 0.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £446
25th Percentile £123 - £477
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £125 - £548
75th Percentile £129 - £612
90th Percentile £130 - £639
England median daily rate £343 £445 £550
% change year-on-year -23.03% -19.09% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £16.34
25th Percentile £21.25 - £16.86
Median hourly rate £22.50 - £17.14
75th Percentile £23.75 - £17.29
90th Percentile - - £17.57
England median hourly rate £15.50 £29.75 £17.14
% change year-on-year -47.90% +73.57% +3.88%

All General Skills
North West

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 the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,533 1,260 1,477
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 60.45% 58.20% 55.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 991 689 959
10th Percentile £200 £250 £263
25th Percentile £352 £360 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £639 £681 £704
England median daily rate £500 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 130 97 119
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.96 £13.61
25th Percentile £18.59 £18.13 £16.42
Median hourly rate £29.60 £27.13 £22.11
Median % change year-on-year +9.12% +22.68% +10.55%
75th Percentile £45.46 £44.50 £45.88
90th Percentile £67.84 £66.00 £55.62
England median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.67% -9.09% +32.00%

French Language
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

French Language job vacancy trend in the North West

French Language
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing French Language.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing French Language

French Language
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing French Language.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing French Language

French Language
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 North West region over the 6 months to 27 December 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
Cheshire - 4 £125 - 7
Manchester - 2 - - 13
Lancashire - 1 - - 3
French Language
England

French Language
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) SuccessFactors
General
1 3 (42.86%) Italian Language
1 3 (42.86%) Portuguese Language
1 3 (42.86%) Spanish Language
2 1 (14.29%) Arabic Language
2 1 (14.29%) Dutch Language
2 1 (14.29%) German Language
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Analyst
1 2 (28.57%) Service Desk Support
2 1 (14.29%) HR Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Project Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Sales Representative
2 1 (14.29%) SAP HR Project Manager
2 1 (14.29%) SAP Manager
2 1 (14.29%) SAP Project Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Service Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Service Desk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
2 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (14.29%) Data Management
2 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) ServiceNow
2 2 (28.57%) SAP
3 1 (14.29%) NGA Human Resources
3 1 (14.29%) Oracle
3 1 (14.29%) Workday