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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 380 644 753
Rank change year-on-year +264 +109 +64
Permanent jobs citing French Language 359 269 216
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.64% 0.26% 0.23%
As % of the General category 0.92% 0.44% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 32 188 99
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £25,900
25th Percentile £32,750 £30,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +62.50% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £74,375 £57,625 £80,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £70,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £27,750
% change year-on-year -7.14% +26.13% -23.97%

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 39,196 60,628 64,948
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 70.19% 58.48% 67.81%
Number of salaries quoted 18,233 40,093 35,701
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,750 £36,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -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 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for French Language in the UK

French Language
Top 13 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 31 May 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 +249 343 £65,000 +73.33% 382
London +272 300 £72,500 +93.33% 289
UK excluding London +63 45 £32,500 -7.14% 103
East of England +54 32 £32,500 -23.53% 13
Work from Home +36 18 £37,500 -6.25% 216
Midlands +48 5 £37,500 +25.00% 10
West Midlands +44 5 £37,500 -42.31% 5
North of England +14 3 - - 12
Scotland +106 2 £24,000 -22.58% 2
South West +76 2 - - 22
North West -9 2 - - 8
South East +47 1 - - 35
North East - 1 - - 2

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 (1.39%) Kinematics
2 4 (1.11%) WordPress
3 3 (0.84%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.56%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 281 (78.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 12 (3.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.51%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.95%) Maya
5 5 (1.39%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.84%) Orchestrade
2 3 (0.84%) SAP SD
2 3 (0.84%) Shopify
3 1 (0.28%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.28%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.28%) SAP FSCM
3 1 (0.28%) SAP IBP
3 1 (0.28%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 9 (2.51%) Azure
1 9 (2.51%) Google Analytics
2 5 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
2 5 (1.39%) SaaS
3 4 (1.11%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (0.84%) Facebook Ads
5 2 (0.56%) AWS
5 2 (0.56%) GCP
5 2 (0.56%) IaaS
5 2 (0.56%) PaaS
5 2 (0.56%) Power Automate
5 2 (0.56%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.56%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.28%) Canva
6 1 (0.28%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.28%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.28%) Broadband
1 1 (0.28%) Firewall
1 1 (0.28%) Internet
1 1 (0.28%) SAN
1 1 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.84%) MySQL
1 3 (0.84%) RDBMS
1 3 (0.84%) Relational Database
1 3 (0.84%) Tableau
2 2 (0.56%) Power BI
2 2 (0.56%) Power Query
3 1 (0.28%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 1 (0.28%) JIRA
General
1 331 (92.20%) Social Skills
2 310 (86.35%) Analytical Skills
3 305 (84.96%) German Language
4 300 (83.57%) Finance
5 298 (83.01%) Banking
6 282 (78.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 281 (78.27%) Financial Institution
8 26 (7.24%) Dutch Language
9 19 (5.29%) Spanish Language
10 15 (4.18%) Law
11 14 (3.90%) Games
11 14 (3.90%) Italian Language
11 14 (3.90%) Marketing
12 12 (3.34%) Portuguese Language
13 11 (3.06%) Polish Language
13 11 (3.06%) Retail
14 10 (2.79%) Arabic Language
15 8 (2.23%) Japanese Language
15 8 (2.23%) Mandarin Language
15 8 (2.23%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 280 (77.99%) Analyst
2 279 (77.72%) Credit Analyst
2 279 (77.72%) Research Analyst
3 16 (4.46%) Architect
4 11 (3.06%) Lead
5 10 (2.79%) Senior
6 9 (2.51%) IT Architect
7 7 (1.95%) Senior Architect
7 7 (1.95%) Technical Support
8 5 (1.39%) IT Manager
8 5 (1.39%) SAP Architect
8 5 (1.39%) Support Engineer
8 5 (1.39%) Technical Engineer
8 5 (1.39%) Technical Support Engineer
9 4 (1.11%) Consultant
9 4 (1.11%) IT Services Manager
9 4 (1.11%) Lead Architect
9 4 (1.11%) Project Manager
10 3 (0.84%) Senior Consultant
10 3 (0.84%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.84%) FIX Protocol
1 3 (0.84%) Middleware
1 3 (0.84%) Web Services
1 3 (0.84%) XML
2 1 (0.28%) SAP Basis
2 1 (0.28%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 279 (77.72%) Credit Risk
1 279 (77.72%) Fixed Income
2 14 (3.90%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (1.95%) Management Information System
4 4 (1.11%) Blockchain
4 4 (1.11%) Blog
4 4 (1.11%) FMCG
5 3 (0.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 3 (0.84%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.56%) Cloud Native
6 2 (0.56%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (0.56%) Life Science
6 2 (0.56%) Social Media
7 1 (0.28%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.28%) Graphic Design
7 1 (0.28%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.28%) Podcast
7 1 (0.28%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.28%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.28%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.28%) Linux
1 1 (0.28%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 293 (81.62%) Business Strategy
2 292 (81.34%) Risk Management
3 289 (80.50%) Decision-Making
4 279 (77.72%) Asset Management
4 279 (77.72%) Credit Risk Analysis
4 279 (77.72%) Financial Modelling
4 279 (77.72%) Portfolio Management
4 279 (77.72%) Risk Assessment
5 26 (7.24%) Project Management
6 19 (5.29%) Analytics
7 18 (5.01%) Cybersecurity
7 18 (5.01%) IT Strategy
8 16 (4.46%) Agile
9 15 (4.18%) Artificial Intelligence
10 13 (3.62%) Mathematics
10 13 (3.62%) Microservices
11 11 (3.06%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (3.06%) Project Delivery
11 11 (3.06%) Technology Strategy
12 10 (2.79%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.39%) SQL
1 5 (1.39%) VB
2 3 (0.84%) C#
2 3 (0.84%) C++
2 3 (0.84%) Java
2 3 (0.84%) PHP
Qualifications
1 323 (89.97%) Degree
2 279 (77.72%) CFA
2 279 (77.72%) Master's Degree
3 5 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (0.28%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.28%) GISF
4 1 (0.28%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.28%) PMP
4 1 (0.28%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.39%) PMO
1 5 (1.39%) QA
2 1 (0.28%) GDPR
2 1 (0.28%) ISAE 3402
2 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Vendors
1 279 (77.72%) Bloomberg
2 15 (4.18%) Microsoft
3 12 (3.34%) SAP
4 10 (2.79%) Google
5 3 (0.84%) Ahrefs
5 3 (0.84%) Barracuda Networks
5 3 (0.84%) Facebook
5 3 (0.84%) HubSpot
5 3 (0.84%) Salesforce
5 3 (0.84%) Screaming Frog
6 2 (0.56%) Computacenter
7 1 (0.28%) Murex
7 1 (0.28%) Spotify
7 1 (0.28%) Twitter
7 1 (0.28%) VMware
7 1 (0.28%) YouTube