The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mandarin Language in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mandarin Language over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Mandarin Language falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
6,327
7,624
12,438
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
63.42%
58.88%
58.56%
Number of daily rates quoted
4,126
4,911
8,680
10th Percentile
£325
£319
£350
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£513
£533
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-3.85%
-3.09%
-
75th Percentile
£638
£650
£675
90th Percentile
£788
£800
£775
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-4.55%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
231
273
297
10th Percentile
£14.00
£17.16
£18.20
25th Percentile
£18.86
£27.84
£25.71
Median hourly rate
£34.65
£43.00
£45.00
Median % change year-on-year
-19.42%
-4.44%
+12.50%
75th Percentile
£63.58
£58.00
£64.63
90th Percentile
£68.75
£72.50
£75.00
UK median hourly rate
£25.15
£35.36
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-28.87%
+28.58%
+14.58%
Mandarin Language Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Mandarin Language as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Mandarin Language Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Mandarin Language.
Mandarin Language Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Mandarin Language also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for Mandarin Language.
Mandarin Language Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
