French Language
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term French Language in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries 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 642 751 819
Rank change year-on-year +109 +68 -118
Permanent jobs citing French Language 255 220 436
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.26% 0.21% 0.28%
As % of the General category 0.43% 0.31% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 179 119 148
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,900 £26,850
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -4.44% -3.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £74,350 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £30,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -18.92% -12.94%

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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 58,670 71,907 98,006
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.84% 68.71% 63.59%
Number of salaries quoted 39,462 38,624 51,085
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

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
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for French Language in the UK

French Language
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for French Language in the UK

French Language
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +132 222 £40,000 -6.98% 215
UK excluding London +100 147 £35,000 +16.67% 134
Work from Home +96 97 £45,000 +5.88% 105
London +76 82 £40,250 -26.82% 96
South West +30 36 £40,000 -8.57% 24
South East +48 35 £35,000 +16.67% 39
East of England +33 24 £42,500 +46.55% 19
North of England +57 20 £33,750 -59.70% 30
Midlands +11 19 £61,500 +146.00% 16
West Midlands +38 13 £65,000 +30.00% 16
Yorkshire +95 12 £30,000 -64.71% 7
Scotland -55 12 £31,000 - 12
North West +16 8 £38,750 -53.03% 21
East Midlands -23 6 £27,500 +10.00%
Wales - 2 £60,000 - 1
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 (6.67%) Confluence
2 10 (3.92%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (2.35%) Drupal
4 6 (2.35%) WordPress
5 4 (1.57%) IIS
6 2 (0.78%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.78%) CMS
6 2 (0.78%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.39%) SAS
Applications
1 38 (14.90%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (7.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.75%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (2.75%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.57%) Simulink
5 4 (1.57%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.39%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.96%) SAP CX
1 5 (1.96%) SAP ERP
1 5 (1.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.39%) SAP EWM
2 1 (0.39%) SAP GTS
2 1 (0.39%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.39%) SAP SD
2 1 (0.39%) SAP WM
2 1 (0.39%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 25 (9.80%) Azure
2 22 (8.63%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (5.49%) Power Platform
4 12 (4.71%) AWS
4 12 (4.71%) GCP
4 12 (4.71%) SaaS
5 10 (3.92%) Power Automate
6 6 (2.35%) PowerApps
6 6 (2.35%) WhatsApp
7 5 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (1.96%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.96%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 2 (0.78%) Canva
8 2 (0.78%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.39%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.39%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.39%) IaaS
9 1 (0.39%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.39%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.53%) LAN
1 9 (3.53%) WAN
2 8 (3.14%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (2.75%) DNS
4 6 (2.35%) DHCP
4 6 (2.35%) VoIP
4 6 (2.35%) VPN
5 5 (1.96%) VSAT
6 2 (0.78%) 4G
6 2 (0.78%) Internet
6 2 (0.78%) Network Security
6 2 (0.78%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.78%) VLAN
6 2 (0.78%) Wireless
6 2 (0.78%) xDSL
7 1 (0.39%) Firewall
7 1 (0.39%) MPLS
7 1 (0.39%) NAS
7 1 (0.39%) SAN
7 1 (0.39%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.10%) Power BI
1 13 (5.10%) Relational Database
2 10 (3.92%) SQL Server
3 7 (2.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 7 (2.75%) Tableau
4 6 (2.35%) MySQL
5 3 (1.18%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 9 (3.53%) JIRA
2 8 (3.14%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (2.35%) Git
3 6 (2.35%) Team Foundation Server
4 4 (1.57%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 114 (44.71%) Social Skills
2 90 (35.29%) German Language
3 87 (34.12%) Spanish Language
4 68 (26.67%) Finance
5 44 (17.25%) Italian Language
6 43 (16.86%) Marketing
7 35 (13.73%) Retail
8 32 (12.55%) Analytical Skills
8 32 (12.55%) Presentation Skills
9 31 (12.16%) Banking
9 31 (12.16%) Portuguese Language
10 30 (11.76%) Law
11 28 (10.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (7.84%) Organisational Skills
13 18 (7.06%) Public Sector
13 18 (7.06%) Telecoms
14 17 (6.67%) Corporate Banking
14 17 (6.67%) Investment Banking
15 12 (4.71%) Pharmaceutical
15 12 (4.71%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 54 (21.18%) Analyst
2 37 (14.51%) Technical Support
3 25 (9.80%) Service Analyst
4 20 (7.84%) Senior
5 19 (7.45%) Developer
5 19 (7.45%) Project Manager
6 12 (4.71%) Architect
6 12 (4.71%) Full Stack Developer
6 12 (4.71%) Lead
6 12 (4.71%) Senior Developer
6 12 (4.71%) Senior Full Stack Developer
6 12 (4.71%) Solutions Architect
6 12 (4.71%) Technical Manager
7 10 (3.92%) Service Manager
7 10 (3.92%) Technical Project Manager
8 9 (3.53%) 1st Line Support
8 9 (3.53%) Administrator
8 9 (3.53%) Delivery Manager
8 9 (3.53%) Service Delivery Manager
8 9 (3.53%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (7.84%) CSS
2 18 (7.06%) HTML
3 12 (4.71%) Node.js
3 12 (4.71%) RESTful
3 12 (4.71%) Web Services
4 7 (2.75%) jQuery
5 6 (2.35%) CSS3
5 6 (2.35%) HTML5
6 4 (1.57%) HTML5 Canvas
6 4 (1.57%) ONNX
6 4 (1.57%) PyTorch
7 2 (0.78%) Lightning Web Components
8 1 (0.39%) .NET
8 1 (0.39%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET Web API
8 1 (0.39%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 26 (10.20%) Onboarding
2 20 (7.84%) Social Media
3 19 (7.45%) Mobile App
4 16 (6.27%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (3.92%) FMCG
6 7 (2.75%) Life Science
7 6 (2.35%) Algorithms
7 6 (2.35%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.35%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.57%) PMI
8 4 (1.57%) Taxonomies
9 3 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.18%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.18%) iPhone
9 3 (1.18%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.78%) CCTV
10 2 (0.78%) Educational Technology
10 2 (0.78%) Embedded Systems
10 2 (0.78%) Enterprise Cloud
10 2 (0.78%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 21 (8.24%) Windows
2 6 (2.35%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.96%) Linux
4 2 (0.78%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (27.45%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (25.88%) Project Management
3 35 (13.73%) Customer Service
4 27 (10.59%) Time Management
5 25 (9.80%) Business Intelligence
6 23 (9.02%) Digital Marketing
7 19 (7.45%) Business Development
7 19 (7.45%) Decision-Making
8 17 (6.67%) Business Analysis
8 17 (6.67%) Logistics
8 17 (6.67%) Project Delivery
9 16 (6.27%) CI/CD
9 16 (6.27%) Software Engineering
10 15 (5.88%) Analytics
10 15 (5.88%) Code Quality
10 15 (5.88%) DevOps
10 15 (5.88%) ITIL
11 13 (5.10%) Process Improvement
11 13 (5.10%) Service Management
12 12 (4.71%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 23 (9.02%) JavaScript
2 19 (7.45%) Python
3 17 (6.67%) C#
3 17 (6.67%) SQL
4 14 (5.49%) Java
5 12 (4.71%) Go
6 6 (2.35%) PHP
7 4 (1.57%) C
7 4 (1.57%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.78%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.78%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.39%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.39%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 70 (27.45%) Degree
2 24 (9.41%) BPSS Clearance
2 24 (9.41%) Security Cleared
3 12 (4.71%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.75%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 5 (1.96%) PMP
5 5 (1.96%) SAP Certification
6 4 (1.57%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.57%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.18%) CIPD
7 3 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.39%) PhD
8 1 (0.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.84%) Accessibility
2 13 (5.10%) SLA
3 7 (2.75%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.18%) GRC
4 3 (1.18%) PMO
5 2 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.39%) EMIR
6 1 (0.39%) MiFID
6 1 (0.39%) QA
System Software
1 13 (5.10%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.96%) Firmware
3 4 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.39%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (1.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 3 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.39%) SCCM
3 1 (0.39%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 41 (16.08%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.49%) SAP
3 13 (5.10%) Salesforce
4 9 (3.53%) Computacenter
5 6 (2.35%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.57%) NVIDIA
6 4 (1.57%) VMware
7 2 (0.78%) Apple
7 2 (0.78%) Hootsuite
7 2 (0.78%) Lotus
8 1 (0.39%) Citrix
8 1 (0.39%) Facebook
8 1 (0.39%) Google
8 1 (0.39%) Instagram
8 1 (0.39%) Okta
8 1 (0.39%) Oracle
8 1 (0.39%) Twitter
8 1 (0.39%) Workday
8 1 (0.39%) YouTube