Cantonese Language Job Trends

Cantonese Language
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cantonese Language in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cantonese Language over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 641 714 697
Rank change year-on-year +73 -17 -
Permanent jobs citing Cantonese Language 3 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.005% 0.004% 0.008%
As % of the General category 0.008% 0.005% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - - £30,450
25th Percentile - £51,250 £40,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.00% -
75th Percentile - £63,750 £69,375
90th Percentile - - £69,750
UK excluding London median annual salary - £57,500 £24,000
% change year-on-year - +139.58% -

All General Skills
UK

Cantonese 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 35,423 36,492 32,430
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.88% 65.80% 63.43%
Number of salaries quoted 19,136 17,003 23,792
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.36%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%

Cantonese Language
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cantonese Language relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Cantonese Language job vacancy trend in the UK

Cantonese Language
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cantonese Language.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cantonese Language

Cantonese Language
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cantonese Language within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +69 3 - -
London +61 3 - -

Cantonese Language
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Mandarin Language
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft