French Language Jobs

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 cited French Language over the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 284 654 781
Rank change year-on-year +370 +127 +12
Permanent jobs citing French Language 519 247 211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.00% 0.25% 0.20%
As % of the General category 1.46% 0.42% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 40 176 121
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £26,125
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +52.94% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £78,125 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £115,250 £76,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year - +16.67% -20.00%

All General Skills
UK

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35,474 58,164 73,067
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 68.02% 59.91% 68.81%
Number of salaries quoted 18,195 39,321 39,169
10th Percentile £28,830 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £92,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +5.00%

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 21 April 2025.

Salary histogram for French Language in the UK

French Language
Top 9 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 21 April 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 +346 503 £65,000 +62.50% 500
London +318 444 £72,500 +36.79% 415
UK excluding London +129 60 £35,000 - 128
East of England +84 46 £32,500 -23.53% 13
Work from Home +94 27 £65,000 +35.42% 342
South East +84 6 £55,000 +57.14% 60
Midlands +56 6 £37,500 -39.02% 10
West Midlands +31 6 £37,500 -42.31% 2
Scotland +122 2 £24,000 -22.58% 4

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 5 (0.96%) Kinematics
2 4 (0.77%) WordPress
3 3 (0.58%) CMS
4 2 (0.39%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 436 (84.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.35%) Maya
4 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.96%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (1.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.58%) Orchestrade
2 3 (0.58%) SAP SD
2 3 (0.58%) Shopify
3 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.19%) SAP FSCM
3 1 (0.19%) SAP IBP
3 1 (0.19%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 8 (1.54%) Google Analytics
2 7 (1.35%) Azure
3 6 (1.16%) SaaS
4 5 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (0.58%) AWS
6 3 (0.58%) Facebook Ads
7 2 (0.39%) GCP
7 2 (0.39%) IaaS
7 2 (0.39%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (0.39%) PaaS
7 2 (0.39%) Veeva
8 1 (0.19%) Amazon Cognito
8 1 (0.19%) Canva
8 1 (0.19%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.19%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.19%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.19%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.19%) Broadband
1 1 (0.19%) DHCP
1 1 (0.19%) DNS
1 1 (0.19%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.58%) MySQL
1 3 (0.58%) RDBMS
1 3 (0.58%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.19%) SAP BW
General
1 486 (93.64%) Social Skills
2 465 (89.60%) Analytical Skills
3 461 (88.82%) German Language
4 454 (87.48%) Finance
5 450 (86.71%) Banking
6 438 (84.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 437 (84.20%) Financial Institution
8 22 (4.24%) Dutch Language
9 16 (3.08%) Spanish Language
10 15 (2.89%) Law
11 14 (2.70%) Games
12 12 (2.31%) Italian Language
13 11 (2.12%) Marketing
14 8 (1.54%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.54%) Portuguese Language
15 7 (1.35%) Arabic Language
15 7 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (1.35%) Polish Language
15 7 (1.35%) Retail
16 5 (0.96%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 435 (83.82%) Analyst
1 435 (83.82%) Credit Analyst
1 435 (83.82%) Research Analyst
2 17 (3.28%) Architect
3 10 (1.93%) Senior
4 9 (1.73%) IT Architect
4 9 (1.73%) Project Manager
5 8 (1.54%) Technical Support
6 7 (1.35%) Lead
6 7 (1.35%) SAP Architect
6 7 (1.35%) Senior Architect
6 7 (1.35%) Support Engineer
7 5 (0.96%) Consultant
7 5 (0.96%) Technical Engineer
7 5 (0.96%) Technical Support Engineer
8 4 (0.77%) Developer
8 4 (0.77%) IT Manager
8 4 (0.77%) IT Services Manager
9 3 (0.58%) Business Project Manager
9 3 (0.58%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.77%) Middleware
2 3 (0.58%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (0.58%) Node.js
2 3 (0.58%) SAP Fiori
2 3 (0.58%) Web Services
2 3 (0.58%) XML
3 2 (0.39%) CSS
3 2 (0.39%) DOM
3 2 (0.39%) Express.js
3 2 (0.39%) HTML
3 2 (0.39%) React
4 1 (0.19%) RESTful
4 1 (0.19%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 435 (83.82%) Credit Risk
1 435 (83.82%) Fixed Income
2 14 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (0.77%) Blockchain
3 4 (0.77%) Blog
3 4 (0.77%) Life Science
3 4 (0.77%) Management Information System
4 3 (0.58%) Digital Media
4 3 (0.58%) FMCG
4 3 (0.58%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 3 (0.58%) Marketing Technology
5 2 (0.39%) Biopharmaceutical
5 2 (0.39%) Social Media
6 1 (0.19%) Graphic Design
6 1 (0.19%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (0.19%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.19%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.19%) Podcast
6 1 (0.19%) Private Cloud
6 1 (0.19%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.39%) Apple iOS
1 2 (0.39%) Windows
2 1 (0.19%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 449 (86.51%) Business Strategy
2 444 (85.55%) Risk Management
3 443 (85.36%) Decision-Making
4 436 (84.01%) Risk Assessment
5 435 (83.82%) Asset Management
5 435 (83.82%) Credit Risk Analysis
5 435 (83.82%) Financial Modelling
5 435 (83.82%) Portfolio Management
6 29 (5.59%) Project Management
7 19 (3.66%) IT Strategy
8 18 (3.47%) Agile
9 16 (3.08%) Analytics
9 16 (3.08%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (2.89%) Artificial Intelligence
10 15 (2.89%) Cybersecurity
11 13 (2.50%) Mathematics
11 13 (2.50%) Microservices
11 13 (2.50%) Project Delivery
12 12 (2.31%) DevOps
12 12 (2.31%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 6 (1.16%) SQL
2 5 (0.96%) C#
2 5 (0.96%) VB
3 3 (0.58%) C++
3 3 (0.58%) Java
3 3 (0.58%) PHP
4 2 (0.39%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.19%) Kotlin
5 1 (0.19%) Swift
Qualifications
1 474 (91.33%) Degree
2 437 (84.20%) Master's Degree
3 435 (83.82%) CFA
4 5 (0.96%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (0.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.19%) GISF
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.35%) QA
2 5 (0.96%) PMO
3 1 (0.19%) GDPR
3 1 (0.19%) ISAE 3402
3 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (0.19%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 435 (83.82%) Bloomberg
2 14 (2.70%) Microsoft
2 14 (2.70%) SAP
3 9 (1.73%) Google
4 3 (0.58%) Ahrefs
4 3 (0.58%) Barracuda Networks
4 3 (0.58%) Facebook
4 3 (0.58%) HubSpot
4 3 (0.58%) Salesforce
4 3 (0.58%) Screaming Frog
5 1 (0.19%) Murex
5 1 (0.19%) Spotify
5 1 (0.19%) Twitter
5 1 (0.19%) YouTube