French Language Job Trends in the South West

French Language
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term French Language in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited French Language over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 192 210
Rank change year-on-year +16 +18 +71
Permanent jobs citing French Language 9 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.18% 0.023% 0.11%
As % of the General category 0.37% 0.041% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,500 £20,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +62.50% -52.94%
75th Percentile - £33,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% +5.88%

All General Skills
South West

French Language falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,405 2,443 2,343
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 47.96% 56.63% 53.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,560 1,162 1,701
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £30,750 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £84,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -4.00%

French Language
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

French Language job vacancy trend in the South West

French Language
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing French Language.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing French Language

French Language
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing French Language within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Devon +8 5 £35,000 +7.69% 1
Wiltshire - 4 £29,000 - 1
French Language
England

French Language
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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:

Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (44.44%) Google Workspace
General
1 5 (55.56%) German Language
2 4 (44.44%) Dutch Language
2 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Account Manager
2 4 (44.44%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 4 (44.44%) 2nd Line Support
2 4 (44.44%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 4 (44.44%) IT Engineer
2 4 (44.44%) IT Support
2 4 (44.44%) IT Support Engineer
2 4 (44.44%) Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Linux
1 4 (44.44%) Mac OS
1 4 (44.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) B2B
2 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
2 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 4 (44.44%) Decision-Making
2 4 (44.44%) ITIL
2 4 (44.44%) Project Delivery
2 4 (44.44%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) A+ Certification
1 4 (44.44%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
1 4 (44.44%) MCP
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft