German Language Jobs

German Language
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term German Language in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited German Language over the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 270 477 669
Rank change year-on-year +207 +192 +144
Permanent jobs citing German Language 527 432 347
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.04% 0.47% 0.31%
As % of the General category 1.54% 0.78% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 43 153 126
10th Percentile £29,000 £23,500 £26,188
25th Percentile £51,250 £26,250 £26,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £35,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +107.14% -7.89% -30.91%
75th Percentile £96,125 £60,775 £72,188
90th Percentile £110,000 £79,500 £103,911
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,500 £27,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year +50.91% -8.33% -25.00%

All General Skills
UK

German 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 34,156 55,582 76,556
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 67.65% 60.20% 69.12%
Number of salaries quoted 17,609 38,495 40,860
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £44,000
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 £102,500 £92,500 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +5.00%

German Language
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing German Language as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for German Language in the UK

German Language
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for German Language in the UK

German Language
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing German Language over the 6 months to 1 April 2025.

Salary histogram for German Language in the UK

German Language
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing German Language within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 +180 518 £72,500 +107.14% 775
London +165 449 £75,000 +76.47% 463
UK excluding London +120 68 £41,500 +50.91% 402
East of England +103 56 £25,000 -23.08% 61
Work from Home +123 49 £89,000 +154.29% 360
South East +17 8 £81,250 +212.50% 128
Midlands +41 4 £41,500 +55.14% 67
West Midlands +35 4 £41,500 +14.48% 37

German 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 22 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (0.95%) Kinematics
3 3 (0.57%) CMS
3 3 (0.57%) WordPress
4 2 (0.38%) Confluence
4 2 (0.38%) WinCC
Applications
1 441 (83.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 13 (2.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.95%) SOLIDWORKS
4 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.38%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.19%) Fireworks
7 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.19%) RoboHelp
Business Applications
1 3 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
2 1 (0.19%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.19%) SAP SD
2 1 (0.19%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 9 (1.71%) SaaS
2 4 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
2 4 (0.76%) Google Analytics
3 1 (0.19%) AWS
3 1 (0.19%) Azure
3 1 (0.19%) GCP
3 1 (0.19%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.76%) Network Security
2 3 (0.57%) Firewall
3 2 (0.38%) Cisco ASA
3 2 (0.38%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.19%) Broadband
4 1 (0.19%) Internet
4 1 (0.19%) LAN
4 1 (0.19%) MPLS
4 1 (0.19%) RFID
4 1 (0.19%) WAN
4 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.57%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (0.38%) JIRA
General
1 472 (89.56%) Social Skills
2 460 (87.29%) French Language
3 453 (85.96%) Finance
4 448 (85.01%) Analytical Skills
5 439 (83.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 437 (82.92%) Banking
6 437 (82.92%) Financial Institution
7 12 (2.28%) Italian Language
8 11 (2.09%) Spanish Language
9 7 (1.33%) Dutch Language
9 7 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.14%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.14%) Retail
11 5 (0.95%) Aeronautics
11 5 (0.95%) Aerospace
11 5 (0.95%) Aviation
11 5 (0.95%) Japanese Language
11 5 (0.95%) Marketing
11 5 (0.95%) Portuguese Language
12 4 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 448 (85.01%) Analyst
2 435 (82.54%) Credit Analyst
2 435 (82.54%) Research Analyst
3 22 (4.17%) Information Security Specialist
3 22 (4.17%) Information Specialist
3 22 (4.17%) Security Specialist
4 11 (2.09%) Consultant
5 9 (1.71%) Applications Support
6 8 (1.52%) Technical Support
7 7 (1.33%) Applications Support Analyst
7 7 (1.33%) Support Analyst
7 7 (1.33%) Support Engineer
8 6 (1.14%) Senior
9 5 (0.95%) Graduate
9 5 (0.95%) Graduate Consultant
9 5 (0.95%) Technical Engineer
9 5 (0.95%) Technical Support Engineer
10 4 (0.76%) Account Executive
10 4 (0.76%) Functional Consultant
10 4 (0.76%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.17%) SailPoint
2 4 (0.76%) XML
3 3 (0.57%) HTML
4 2 (0.38%) CSS
4 2 (0.38%) DOM
4 2 (0.38%) Express.js
4 2 (0.38%) Node.js
4 2 (0.38%) React
5 1 (0.19%) Flash
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.19%) SAP TM
Miscellaneous
1 436 (82.73%) Fixed Income
2 435 (82.54%) Credit Risk
3 29 (5.50%) Management Information System
4 22 (4.17%) Virtual Team
5 4 (0.76%) Life Science
5 4 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (0.57%) Blog
6 3 (0.57%) Digital Media
6 3 (0.57%) e-Learning
6 3 (0.57%) Marketing Technology
6 3 (0.57%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.57%) Social Media
7 2 (0.38%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.19%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.19%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.19%) Equities
8 1 (0.19%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (0.19%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.19%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 459 (87.10%) Risk Management
2 458 (86.91%) Risk Assessment
3 437 (82.92%) Decision-Making
4 436 (82.73%) Business Strategy
5 435 (82.54%) Asset Management
5 435 (82.54%) Credit Risk Analysis
5 435 (82.54%) Financial Modelling
5 435 (82.54%) Portfolio Management
6 26 (4.93%) Information Security
7 24 (4.55%) Mentoring
7 24 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
8 23 (4.36%) Collaborative Working
9 22 (4.17%) Identity Access Management
9 22 (4.17%) Identity Management
10 15 (2.85%) Continuous Improvement
11 14 (2.66%) Project Management
12 12 (2.28%) ERP
13 8 (1.52%) CRM
14 7 (1.33%) Business Analysis
14 7 (1.33%) Innovative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 22 (4.17%) PowerShell
2 9 (1.71%) SQL
3 5 (0.95%) JavaScript
3 5 (0.95%) VB
4 4 (0.76%) C#
5 3 (0.57%) PHP
6 2 (0.38%) C++
7 1 (0.19%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 482 (91.46%) Degree
2 436 (82.73%) Master's Degree
3 435 (82.54%) CFA
4 3 (0.57%) MCP
4 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (0.57%) Security Cleared
5 2 (0.38%) PgMP
5 2 (0.38%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.19%) ACCA
6 1 (0.19%) CCNA
6 1 (0.19%) CCNP
6 1 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (0.76%) PMO
2 2 (0.38%) Accessibility
2 2 (0.38%) QA
3 1 (0.19%) GDPR
3 1 (0.19%) GxP
3 1 (0.19%) ISAE 3402
3 1 (0.19%) ISO 20022
3 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 22 (4.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 435 (82.54%) Bloomberg
2 26 (4.93%) Salesforce
3 22 (4.17%) Okta
4 15 (2.85%) Microsoft
5 10 (1.90%) SAP
6 4 (0.76%) Google
7 3 (0.57%) Ahrefs
7 3 (0.57%) Cisco
7 3 (0.57%) Fortinet
7 3 (0.57%) HubSpot
7 3 (0.57%) Intel
7 3 (0.57%) OneTrust
7 3 (0.57%) Screaming Frog
8 2 (0.38%) CrowdStrike
8 2 (0.38%) Juniper
8 2 (0.38%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.38%) Siemens
9 1 (0.19%) Adobe
9 1 (0.19%) Meraki