German Language Contracts in the UK excluding London

German Language
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term German Language in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited German Language over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 312 334 394
Rank change year-on-year +22 +60 +43
Contract jobs citing German Language 23 50 57
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.18% 0.25% 0.24%
As % of the General category 0.29% 0.45% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 14 23
10th Percentile £123 £213 £130
25th Percentile £128 £278 £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £170 £343 £475
Median % change year-on-year -50.51% -27.89% +5.56%
75th Percentile £286 £588 £774
90th Percentile £426 £600 £811
UK median daily rate £300 £600 £500
% change year-on-year -50.00% +20.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 22 15
10th Percentile £15.62 - £12.00
25th Percentile £16.06 - £13.63
Median hourly rate £18.30 £15.00 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.00% +3.45% +11.54%
75th Percentile £18.87 £26.98 £14.75
90th Percentile £19.92 £34.40 £15.50
UK median hourly rate £18.85 £15.00 £14.50
% change year-on-year +25.67% +3.45% +11.54%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

German 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,001 11,061 13,264
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 62.60% 54.32% 56.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,904 6,303 9,046
10th Percentile £210 £205 £230
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £651 £688 £691
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 577 1,647 761
10th Percentile £13.31 £12.50 £13.31
25th Percentile £16.02 £15.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £24.50 £28.50 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.04% -1.72% +52.63%
75th Percentile £55.25 £54.00 £61.06
90th Percentile £75.00 £66.74 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £27.25 £30.16 £33.82
% change year-on-year -9.65% -10.82% +53.73%

German Language
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing German Language as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for German Language in the UK excluding London

German Language
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing German Language in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for German Language in the UK excluding London

German Language
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing German Language in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for German Language in the UK excluding London

German Language
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing German Language in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for German Language in the UK excluding London

German Language
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing German Language within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 May 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
East of England +23 11 - - 19
Scotland +11 5 £130 - 7
South East +39 4 £167 -25.78% 87
North of England +17 3 £513 -10.87% 36
North West +10 3 £513 -10.87% 28
German Language
UK

German Language
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Applications
1 11 (47.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (43.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.35%) SaaS
General
1 15 (65.22%) Social Skills
2 2 (8.70%) Finance
2 2 (8.70%) French Language
2 2 (8.70%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (8.70%) Telecoms
3 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.35%) Automotive
3 1 (4.35%) Dutch Language
3 1 (4.35%) Italian Language
3 1 (4.35%) Law
3 1 (4.35%) Marketing
3 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (26.09%) Analyst
2 4 (17.39%) Service Analyst
2 4 (17.39%) Service Desk Analyst
3 1 (4.35%) Consultant
3 1 (4.35%) Help Desk Support
3 1 (4.35%) Project Controller
3 1 (4.35%) Sales Representative
3 1 (4.35%) SAP Trainer
3 1 (4.35%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
1 1 (4.35%) Pharmacovigilance
Operating Systems
1 4 (17.39%) Android
1 4 (17.39%) Windows
2 3 (13.04%) Windows 10
2 3 (13.04%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (69.57%) Customer Service
2 13 (56.52%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (43.48%) Incident Management
3 10 (43.48%) Mathematics
3 10 (43.48%) Service Delivery
4 6 (26.09%) Time Management
5 1 (4.35%) B2C
5 1 (4.35%) Cost Control
5 1 (4.35%) Critical Thinking
5 1 (4.35%) CRM
5 1 (4.35%) Data Protection
5 1 (4.35%) ITIL
5 1 (4.35%) Logistics
5 1 (4.35%) Outbound Marketing
5 1 (4.35%) Process Improvement
5 1 (4.35%) Service Management
5 1 (4.35%) Telesales
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.35%) CTC Cleared
2 1 (4.35%) Degree
Vendors
1 10 (43.48%) Microsoft
2 3 (13.04%) Apple
2 3 (13.04%) SAP
3 1 (4.35%) Avaloq
3 1 (4.35%) ServiceNow