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

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 289 493 691
Rank change year-on-year +204 +198 +124
Permanent jobs citing German Language 519 453 304
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.00% 0.46% 0.29%
As % of the General category 1.48% 0.77% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 38 169 121
10th Percentile £29,000 £24,700 £25,750
25th Percentile £50,625 £27,250 £26,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £35,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +107.14% -7.89% -30.91%
75th Percentile £99,688 £58,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £78,000 £103,911
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £29,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +18.64% -9.23% -13.33%

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 35,150 58,962 71,262
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 67.54% 59.87% 68.57%
Number of salaries quoted 18,382 39,636 38,356
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £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 May 2025.

Salary histogram for German Language in the UK

German Language
Top 10 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 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 +174 506 £72,500 +107.14% 417
London +169 437 £75,000 +79.43% 287
UK excluding London +111 69 £35,000 +18.64% 180
East of England +100 54 £25,000 -23.08% 18
Work from Home +150 51 £80,000 +128.57% 281
South East +21 9 £97,500 +275.00% 83
Midlands +64 3 £35,000 +34.62% 32
West Midlands +44 3 £35,000 - 14
South West +100 2 - - 8
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 2

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 (4.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (0.96%) Kinematics
3 3 (0.58%) WordPress
4 2 (0.39%) Confluence
4 2 (0.39%) WinCC
5 1 (0.19%) Moodle
5 1 (0.19%) Totara
Applications
1 427 (82.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 17 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.96%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 7 (1.35%) SaaS
2 4 (0.77%) Dynamics 365
2 4 (0.77%) Google Analytics
3 1 (0.19%) AWS
3 1 (0.19%) Azure
3 1 (0.19%) GCP
3 1 (0.19%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.58%) Network Security
2 2 (0.39%) Firewall
3 1 (0.19%) Broadband
3 1 (0.19%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (0.19%) Internet
3 1 (0.19%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.19%) LAN
3 1 (0.19%) MPLS
3 1 (0.19%) WAN
3 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.58%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (0.58%) JIRA
General
1 462 (89.02%) Social Skills
2 447 (86.13%) French Language
3 442 (85.16%) Finance
4 434 (83.62%) Analytical Skills
5 426 (82.08%) Banking
6 425 (81.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 423 (81.50%) Financial Institution
8 14 (2.70%) Italian Language
8 14 (2.70%) Marketing
9 13 (2.50%) Spanish Language
10 9 (1.73%) Retail
11 7 (1.35%) Aerospace
11 7 (1.35%) Polish Language
11 7 (1.35%) Portuguese Language
12 6 (1.16%) Arabic Language
12 6 (1.16%) Dutch Language
12 6 (1.16%) Japanese Language
12 6 (1.16%) Mandarin Language
12 6 (1.16%) Manufacturing
13 5 (0.96%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 434 (83.62%) Analyst
2 421 (81.12%) Credit Analyst
2 421 (81.12%) Research Analyst
3 22 (4.24%) Information Security Specialist
3 22 (4.24%) Information Specialist
3 22 (4.24%) Security Specialist
4 10 (1.93%) Technical Support
5 9 (1.73%) Applications Support
6 8 (1.54%) Consultant
7 7 (1.35%) Applications Support Analyst
7 7 (1.35%) Senior
7 7 (1.35%) Support Analyst
7 7 (1.35%) Support Engineer
8 5 (0.96%) Technical Engineer
8 5 (0.96%) Technical Support Engineer
9 4 (0.77%) 1st Line Support
9 4 (0.77%) Functional Consultant
9 4 (0.77%) Graduate
9 4 (0.77%) Graduate Consultant
9 4 (0.77%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.24%) SailPoint
2 3 (0.58%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 422 (81.31%) Fixed Income
2 421 (81.12%) Credit Risk
3 28 (5.39%) Management Information System
4 22 (4.24%) Virtual Team
5 5 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (0.77%) Life Science
7 3 (0.58%) Blog
7 3 (0.58%) e-Learning
8 2 (0.39%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.39%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.19%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.19%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.19%) FMCG
9 1 (0.19%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.19%) Legacy Applications
9 1 (0.19%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.19%) Mixed Reality
9 1 (0.19%) Social Media
9 1 (0.19%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 1 (0.19%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.73%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 447 (86.13%) Risk Management
2 443 (85.36%) Risk Assessment
3 424 (81.70%) Decision-Making
4 423 (81.50%) Business Strategy
5 421 (81.12%) Asset Management
5 421 (81.12%) Credit Risk Analysis
5 421 (81.12%) Financial Modelling
5 421 (81.12%) Portfolio Management
6 26 (5.01%) Information Security
7 24 (4.62%) Collaborative Working
7 24 (4.62%) Mentoring
8 23 (4.43%) Problem-Solving
9 22 (4.24%) Identity Access Management
9 22 (4.24%) Identity Management
10 14 (2.70%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (2.70%) Project Management
11 12 (2.31%) ERP
12 9 (1.73%) CRM
13 8 (1.54%) B2B
14 7 (1.35%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 22 (4.24%) PowerShell
2 9 (1.73%) SQL
3 5 (0.96%) VB
4 4 (0.77%) C#
5 3 (0.58%) PHP
6 2 (0.39%) C++
6 2 (0.39%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.19%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 474 (91.33%) Degree
2 421 (81.12%) CFA
2 421 (81.12%) Master's Degree
3 3 (0.58%) MCP
3 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (0.58%) PMI Certification
3 3 (0.58%) Security Cleared
4 2 (0.39%) CCNP
4 2 (0.39%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (0.39%) PgMP
5 1 (0.19%) ACCA
5 1 (0.19%) CCIE
5 1 (0.19%) CCNA
5 1 (0.19%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (0.77%) PMO
2 2 (0.39%) Accessibility
2 2 (0.39%) 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 (4.24%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 421 (81.12%) Bloomberg
2 26 (5.01%) Salesforce
3 22 (4.24%) Okta
4 18 (3.47%) Microsoft
5 10 (1.93%) SAP
6 5 (0.96%) Google
7 4 (0.77%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.58%) Ahrefs
8 3 (0.58%) Cisco
8 3 (0.58%) Intel
8 3 (0.58%) OneTrust
8 3 (0.58%) Screaming Frog
9 2 (0.39%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.39%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.39%) Siemens
10 1 (0.19%) CrowdStrike
10 1 (0.19%) Juniper
10 1 (0.19%) Meraki