French Language Contracts

French Language
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term French Language in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited French Language over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 471 548 621
Rank change year-on-year +77 +73 -96
Contract jobs citing French Language 127 172 232
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.29% 0.29% 0.26%
As % of the General category 0.50% 0.49% 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 62 92
10th Percentile £202 £208 £245
25th Percentile £280 £322 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £473 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -10.00% +23.53%
75th Percentile £650 £547 £600
90th Percentile £750 £600 £663
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% +23.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 20
10th Percentile £17.08 £22.80 £11.64
25th Percentile £24.90 £27.00 £12.50
Median hourly rate £32.75 £46.00 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.80% +253.85% -10.34%
75th Percentile £35.00 £53.38 £18.03
90th Percentile - £60.40 £31.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 - £13.00
% change year-on-year - - -13.33%

All General Skills
UK

French Language is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 25,217 34,983 49,764
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 58.24% 58.49% 56.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,921 24,245 34,457
10th Percentile £270 £313 £319
25th Percentile £413 £440 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +7.58%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £763 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £496 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -0.90% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,927 1,077 1,444
10th Percentile £12.78 £13.46 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.48 £18.13 £14.75
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.14% +62.79% -4.44%
75th Percentile £51.75 £61.25 £46.13
90th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £58.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.51 £30.54 £18.50
% change year-on-year -9.93% +65.08% -7.50%

French Language
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for French Language in the UK

French Language
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing French Language.

Daily rate trend for French Language in the UK

French Language
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing French Language over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for French Language in the UK

French Language
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing French Language.

Hourly rate trend for French Language in the UK

French Language
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing French Language over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for French Language in the UK

French Language
Top 10 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
England +134 103 £450 -10.00% 215
London +100 64 £358 -28.50% 96
Work from Home +80 53 £550 +22.22% 105
UK excluding London +78 29 £500 -13.04% 134
South East +36 15 £425 -26.09% 39
East of England +21 8 £700 +40.00% 19
North of England +36 4 £500 -13.04% 30
North West - 4 £500 - 21
Scotland - 1 - - 12
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

French Language
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 17 (13.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (5.51%) CMS
2 7 (5.51%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.57%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.79%) Apache
4 1 (0.79%) IIS
4 1 (0.79%) JBoss
4 1 (0.79%) nginx
4 1 (0.79%) WildFly
Applications
1 11 (8.66%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.79%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.79%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (7.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (4.72%) SAP SD
3 5 (3.94%) SAP ERP
4 4 (3.15%) Teamcenter
5 3 (2.36%) SAP MM
6 2 (1.57%) BusinessWorks
6 2 (1.57%) SAP CO
6 2 (1.57%) SAP FI
6 2 (1.57%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.79%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.79%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.79%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.79%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.79%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.79%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (16.54%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (14.96%) Azure
3 10 (7.87%) Entra ID
4 6 (4.72%) SaaS
5 5 (3.94%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (3.94%) IaaS
6 4 (3.15%) Mimecast
7 3 (2.36%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.57%) AWS
8 2 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.79%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.79%) PaaS
9 1 (0.79%) Serverless
9 1 (0.79%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.72%) Firewall
2 5 (3.94%) DNS
3 4 (3.15%) MPLS
4 3 (2.36%) DHCP
5 2 (1.57%) LAN
5 2 (1.57%) VLAN
5 2 (1.57%) WAN
5 2 (1.57%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.79%) Broadband
6 1 (0.79%) Internet
6 1 (0.79%) Intranet
6 1 (0.79%) Multicast
6 1 (0.79%) RFID
6 1 (0.79%) SSL
6 1 (0.79%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.79%) tcpdump
6 1 (0.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.94%) MySQL
1 5 (3.94%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (3.94%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.15%) MariaDB
3 3 (2.36%) DB2
3 3 (2.36%) MongoDB
3 3 (2.36%) Power BI
4 2 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.57%) GIS
4 2 (1.57%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.79%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.79%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (3.94%) JIRA
2 3 (2.36%) Git
3 1 (0.79%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.79%) GitLab
3 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.79%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.79%) Subversion
General
1 46 (36.22%) Social Skills
2 39 (30.71%) German Language
3 26 (20.47%) Finance
4 21 (16.54%) Marketing
4 21 (16.54%) Spanish Language
5 18 (14.17%) Manufacturing
6 16 (12.60%) Italian Language
7 9 (7.09%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (6.30%) Arabic Language
9 7 (5.51%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (5.51%) Telecoms
10 5 (3.94%) Banking
10 5 (3.94%) Legal
10 5 (3.94%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (3.15%) Public Sector
11 4 (3.15%) Retail
12 3 (2.36%) Advertising
12 3 (2.36%) Electronics
12 3 (2.36%) Japanese Language
12 3 (2.36%) Korean Language
Job Titles
1 23 (18.11%) Consultant
2 11 (8.66%) Project Manager
3 10 (7.87%) Analyst
3 10 (7.87%) Architect
4 9 (7.09%) Solutions Architect
5 5 (3.94%) IT Support
5 5 (3.94%) Lead
5 5 (3.94%) Support Engineer
5 5 (3.94%) Workday Consultant
6 4 (3.15%) Delivery Manager
6 4 (3.15%) Help Desk Technician
6 4 (3.15%) IT Technician
6 4 (3.15%) SAP Architect
6 4 (3.15%) SAP Consultant
6 4 (3.15%) SAP Solutions Architect
6 4 (3.15%) Security Consultant
6 4 (3.15%) Senior
6 4 (3.15%) Senior Manager
6 4 (3.15%) Service Delivery Manager
6 4 (3.15%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.36%) React
2 2 (1.57%) CSS
2 2 (1.57%) GraphQL
2 2 (1.57%) gRPC
2 2 (1.57%) HTML
2 2 (1.57%) JSON
2 2 (1.57%) Next.js
2 2 (1.57%) Node.js
2 2 (1.57%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (1.57%) RESTful
2 2 (1.57%) SOAP
2 2 (1.57%) TIBCO EMS
2 2 (1.57%) XML
2 2 (1.57%) XSD
2 2 (1.57%) XSLT
3 1 (0.79%) .NET
3 1 (0.79%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.79%) Middleware
3 1 (0.79%) Rendezvous
3 1 (0.79%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.94%) FMCG
1 5 (3.94%) Management Information System
2 4 (3.15%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (2.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 3 (2.36%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (2.36%) Onboarding
3 3 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.57%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (1.57%) Digital Media
4 2 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (1.57%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.79%) Algorithms
5 1 (0.79%) Cloud Native
5 1 (0.79%) Clustering
5 1 (0.79%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.79%) Device Driver
5 1 (0.79%) EPoS
5 1 (0.79%) Private Cloud
5 1 (0.79%) Social Media
5 1 (0.79%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (21.26%) Windows
2 14 (11.02%) Windows 10
3 10 (7.87%) Android
4 7 (5.51%) Apple iOS
4 7 (5.51%) Windows Server
5 6 (4.72%) Linux
6 3 (2.36%) Unix
7 1 (0.79%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.79%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (18.11%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (13.39%) Project Management
3 12 (9.45%) Service Delivery
4 11 (8.66%) Agile
4 11 (8.66%) ERP
5 10 (7.87%) Critical Thinking
5 10 (7.87%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (7.09%) Migration
6 9 (7.09%) Roadmaps
7 7 (5.51%) Analytics
7 7 (5.51%) B2B
7 7 (5.51%) Customer Service
7 7 (5.51%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (5.51%) Data Loss Prevention
7 7 (5.51%) ITIL
7 7 (5.51%) Logistics
7 7 (5.51%) Process Improvement
7 7 (5.51%) SEO
7 7 (5.51%) Virtual Environments
8 6 (4.72%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.51%) SQL
2 5 (3.94%) Python
3 4 (3.15%) PowerShell
4 3 (2.36%) VB
4 3 (2.36%) VBScript
5 2 (1.57%) Perl
5 2 (1.57%) TypeScript
5 2 (1.57%) XPath
6 1 (0.79%) Bash
6 1 (0.79%) C#
6 1 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.79%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.79%) Ruby
6 1 (0.79%) X++
Qualifications
1 21 (16.54%) Degree
2 7 (5.51%) CISM
2 7 (5.51%) CISSP
3 5 (3.94%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (3.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (3.15%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (3.15%) CISA
4 4 (3.15%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (3.15%) CISMP
4 4 (3.15%) CRISC
4 4 (3.15%) Master's Degree
4 4 (3.15%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.15%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.36%) SAP Certification
6 2 (1.57%) ACCA
6 2 (1.57%) CIMA
7 1 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.79%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.79%) PMP
7 1 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.30%) SLA
2 4 (3.15%) COBIT
2 4 (3.15%) GRC
2 4 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (3.15%) NIST
3 2 (1.57%) QA
4 1 (0.79%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.79%) HIPAA
System Software
1 21 (16.54%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.15%) Docker
2 4 (3.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.57%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.79%) Firmware
4 1 (0.79%) Postfix
4 1 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (9.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (6.30%) SCCM
3 4 (3.15%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.57%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.57%) TIBCO Hawk
5 1 (0.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.79%) Ansible
5 1 (0.79%) ITRS Geneos
5 1 (0.79%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.79%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.79%) Puppet
5 1 (0.79%) SCOM
5 1 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 30 (23.62%) Microsoft
2 26 (20.47%) SAP
3 8 (6.30%) Citrix
4 7 (5.51%) ServiceNow
5 6 (4.72%) Apple
5 6 (4.72%) Oracle
5 6 (4.72%) Workday
6 5 (3.94%) VMware
7 4 (3.15%) Avaya
7 4 (3.15%) Ivanti
7 4 (3.15%) Okta
7 4 (3.15%) Siemens
7 4 (3.15%) Sun
8 3 (2.36%) IBM
8 3 (2.36%) TIBCO
9 2 (1.57%) Ariba
9 2 (1.57%) CyberArk
9 2 (1.57%) ESRI
9 2 (1.57%) Remedy
10 1 (0.79%) Meraki