German Language Job Trends

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 10 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 415 289 565
Rank change year-on-year -126 +276 +97
Permanent jobs citing German Language 269 515 245
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.41% 1.03% 0.33%
As % of the General category 0.72% 1.52% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 182 57 124
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,370 £52,500 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.82% +62.86% -12.50%
75th Percentile £50,000 £90,000 £61,206
90th Percentile £61,250 £104,000 £83,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,250 £65,000 £26,000
% change year-on-year -50.38% +150.00% -25.71%

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 general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 37,218 33,871 45,601
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 56.65% 67.74% 61.37%
Number of salaries quoted 20,126 15,264 33,945
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,719 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.47% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%

German Language
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing German Language relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

German Language job vacancy trend in the UK

German Language
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing German Language.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing German Language

German Language
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing German Language over the 6 months to 10 February 2026.

Salary histogram for German Language in the UK

German Language
Top 14 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 10 February 2026. 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 -112 249 £40,000 -29.82% 76
London -134 138 £42,500 -25.44% 51
UK excluding London +58 118 £32,250 -50.38% 34
Work from Home +59 64 £50,000 -23.08% 113
East of England +22 44 £30,370 +21.48% 3
North of England +23 31 £29,000 - 5
North West +40 22 £29,000 - 4
Midlands +30 21 £40,000 -16.67% 6
West Midlands +31 15 £45,000 -6.25% 3
South East +2 15 £37,000 -43.08% 17
Yorkshire -28 9 £50,000 - 1
East Midlands - 6 £28,500 - 3
Scotland -8 5 £50,000 -
Wales - 2 £25,000 -

German Language
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 13 (4.83%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 44 (16.36%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (12.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (8.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (3.35%) Adobe Premiere
4 9 (3.35%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (2.60%) SAP HR
2 4 (1.49%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (1.49%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.74%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 44 (16.36%) SaaS
2 20 (7.43%) Amazon Alexa
3 19 (7.06%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (4.83%) OneDrive
5 5 (1.86%) Google Ads
5 5 (1.86%) SuccessFactors
6 4 (1.49%) Google Analytics
7 2 (0.74%) Amazon Ads
7 2 (0.74%) Azure
8 1 (0.37%) AWS
8 1 (0.37%) GCP
8 1 (0.37%) IaaS
8 1 (0.37%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.49%) DHCP
1 4 (1.49%) DNS
1 4 (1.49%) VPN
2 1 (0.37%) Firewall
2 1 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.74%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle Database 11g
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle Database 12c
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle Exadata
2 1 (0.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.37%) Bitbucket Server
1 1 (0.37%) Git
1 1 (0.37%) JIRA
1 1 (0.37%) Oracle APEX
General
1 106 (39.41%) Social Skills
2 83 (30.86%) French Language
3 51 (18.96%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (16.36%) Marketing
5 42 (15.61%) Spanish Language
6 40 (14.87%) Italian Language
7 36 (13.38%) Retail
8 33 (12.27%) Dutch Language
9 24 (8.92%) Finance
10 18 (6.69%) Manufacturing
11 17 (6.32%) Japanese Language
11 17 (6.32%) Mandarin Language
11 17 (6.32%) Polish Language
11 17 (6.32%) Portuguese Language
12 16 (5.95%) Arabic Language
13 13 (4.83%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (3.72%) Billing
15 9 (3.35%) Telecoms
16 8 (2.97%) Legal
17 7 (2.60%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 25 (9.29%) Sales Representative
2 20 (7.43%) Sales Executive
3 17 (6.32%) Senior
4 14 (5.20%) Consultant
5 9 (3.35%) IT Support
5 9 (3.35%) Service Manager
6 8 (2.97%) Account Manager
6 8 (2.97%) Telesales Representative
7 7 (2.60%) Account Executive
7 7 (2.60%) Executive Advisor
7 7 (2.60%) HR Advisor
7 7 (2.60%) Technical Sales Executive
7 7 (2.60%) Telesales Executive
8 6 (2.23%) Lead
8 6 (2.23%) Marketing Executive
8 6 (2.23%) Recruitment Consultant
8 6 (2.23%) Support Engineer
9 5 (1.86%) Technical Engineer
9 5 (1.86%) Technical Support
9 5 (1.86%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.58%) HTML
1 15 (5.58%) JSON
1 15 (5.58%) Regular Expression
1 15 (5.58%) XML
2 2 (0.74%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 2 (0.74%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 59 (21.93%) Onboarding
2 16 (5.95%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (5.58%) Linux Command Line
4 14 (5.20%) Social Media
5 8 (2.97%) Mobile Computing
6 5 (1.86%) FMCG
7 4 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.49%) Client/Server
7 4 (1.49%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.49%) Web Conferencing
8 3 (1.12%) Graphic Design
8 3 (1.12%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.74%) Augmented Reality
9 2 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.74%) Virtual Reality
10 1 (0.37%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.37%) Educational Technology
10 1 (0.37%) Enterprise Storage
10 1 (0.37%) Life Science
10 1 (0.37%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.95%) Unix
2 6 (2.23%) Windows
2 6 (2.23%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.49%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.37%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (17.47%) AI
2 46 (17.10%) Business Development
3 44 (16.36%) LLM
4 42 (15.61%) B2B
5 35 (13.01%) Telesales
6 33 (12.27%) Customer Service
7 31 (11.52%) Coaching
8 29 (10.78%) Analytical Thinking
8 29 (10.78%) Generative AI
8 29 (10.78%) Open Source
9 28 (10.41%) Mentoring
10 27 (10.04%) Problem-Solving
11 25 (9.29%) Continuous Improvement
12 24 (8.92%) CRM
12 24 (8.92%) Process Improvement
13 21 (7.81%) B2B Sales
13 21 (7.81%) Machine Learning
13 21 (7.81%) Time Management
14 20 (7.43%) Service Delivery
15 19 (7.06%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 16 (5.95%) Python
2 6 (2.23%) SQL
3 3 (1.12%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.37%) Bash
4 1 (0.37%) Bicep
4 1 (0.37%) Java
4 1 (0.37%) Korn
4 1 (0.37%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.37%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 93 (34.57%) Degree
2 13 (4.83%) PMI Certification
3 12 (4.46%) PMP
4 10 (3.72%) Master's Degree
5 3 (1.12%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle Certification
6 1 (0.37%) RHCE
6 1 (0.37%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.20%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.72%) QA
3 7 (2.60%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.12%) GDPR
4 3 (1.12%) SLA
5 2 (0.74%) COREP
5 2 (0.74%) FINREP
6 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.37%) NIST
6 1 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (1.49%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.37%) Docker
2 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 2 (0.74%) SCCM
2 1 (0.37%) Ansible
2 1 (0.37%) Data Guard
2 1 (0.37%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle Flashback
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.37%) Terraform
Vendors
1 66 (24.54%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.46%) Adobe
2 12 (4.46%) SAP
3 7 (2.60%) ServiceNow
3 7 (2.60%) Workday
4 6 (2.23%) Google
5 4 (1.49%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.12%) Oracle
7 1 (0.37%) Criteo
7 1 (0.37%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.37%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.37%) TikTok
7 1 (0.37%) YouTube