Mandarin Language Job Trends

Mandarin Language
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mandarin Language in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mandarin Language over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 659 614 803
Rank change year-on-year -45 +189 +119
Permanent jobs citing Mandarin Language 57 38 86
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.063% 0.087% 0.089%
As % of the General category 0.13% 0.12% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 50 29 49
10th Percentile £30,000 £48,500 £29,350
25th Percentile £30,300 £51,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% -8.00% +17.92%
75th Percentile £60,000 £76,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -41.18%

All General Skills
UK

Mandarin 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 44,306 31,669 58,248
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 49.02% 72.42% 60.27%
Number of salaries quoted 24,863 15,966 39,605
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,424 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £105,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%

Mandarin Language
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Mandarin Language job vacancy trend in the UK

Mandarin Language
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mandarin Language

Mandarin Language
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mandarin Language over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Mandarin Language in the UK

Mandarin 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 Mandarin Language within the UK over the 6 months to 12 May 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 -43 41 £45,000 -26.53% 28
UK excluding London -32 27 £40,000 -27.27% 18
London -10 15 £63,750 -8.93% 15
North of England -34 14 £45,000 -21.74% 3
North West -10 9 £45,000 -21.74% 3
Midlands -26 7 £30,000 -14.29% 3
East Midlands - 6 £30,000 -
Yorkshire - 5 £60,000 -
Work from Home +8 3 £54,000 -6.09% 8
East of England - 3 £30,000 -
South East - 2 £40,000 - 12
Scotland -2 1 £50,000 +11.11%
West Midlands -26 1 £70,000 +100.00% 3

Mandarin 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 4 (7.02%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (14.04%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (8.77%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.02%) AWS
1 4 (7.02%) AWS CloudFormation
1 4 (7.02%) Datadog
1 4 (7.02%) SaaS
2 2 (3.51%) Google Ads
2 2 (3.51%) Meta Ads
3 1 (1.75%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.75%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.02%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (1.75%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (7.02%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 25 (43.86%) Arabic Language
1 25 (43.86%) Portuguese Language
1 25 (43.86%) Spanish Language
2 24 (42.11%) French Language
2 24 (42.11%) German Language
2 24 (42.11%) Italian Language
2 24 (42.11%) Japanese Language
2 24 (42.11%) Polish Language
3 23 (40.35%) Social Skills
4 19 (33.33%) Dutch Language
5 17 (29.82%) Finance
6 9 (15.79%) Cantonese Language
7 7 (12.28%) Banking
8 6 (10.53%) Retail
9 5 (8.77%) Korean Language
9 5 (8.77%) Russian Language
9 5 (8.77%) Thai Language
9 5 (8.77%) Turkish Language
10 3 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (5.26%) Punjabi Language
Job Titles
1 18 (31.58%) Business Development Executive
2 6 (10.53%) Account Executive
3 5 (8.77%) Analyst
3 5 (8.77%) Business Analyst
4 4 (7.02%) DevOps Engineer
4 4 (7.02%) Operations Engineer
4 4 (7.02%) Sales Representative
5 3 (5.26%) Coordinator
5 3 (5.26%) Sales Support
6 2 (3.51%) Marketing Manager
6 2 (3.51%) Performance Manager
7 1 (1.75%) CEO
7 1 (1.75%) Developer
7 1 (1.75%) Head of IT
7 1 (1.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (1.75%) Senior
7 1 (1.75%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (1.75%) Software Developer
7 1 (1.75%) Systems Developer
7 1 (1.75%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.02%) web3js
2 1 (1.75%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 13 (22.81%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (10.53%) Management Information System
3 4 (7.02%) Blockchain
3 4 (7.02%) Web3
4 3 (5.26%) Life Science
5 2 (3.51%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.51%) Smart Home
6 1 (1.75%) Blog
6 1 (1.75%) Digital Wallet
6 1 (1.75%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.75%) Social Network
6 1 (1.75%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 1 (1.75%) Video\Live Streaming
6 1 (1.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.53%) Windows
2 5 (8.77%) Windows Server
3 4 (7.02%) CentOS
3 4 (7.02%) Linux
3 4 (7.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (7.02%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (42.11%) Business Development
2 19 (33.33%) CRM
3 14 (24.56%) Fintech
3 14 (24.56%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (21.05%) Time Management
5 10 (17.54%) Lead Generation
6 8 (14.04%) Computer Science
7 7 (12.28%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (12.28%) Project Management
8 6 (10.53%) B2B
8 6 (10.53%) B2B Sales
8 6 (10.53%) Business Continuity
8 6 (10.53%) Disaster Recovery
9 5 (8.77%) Business Analysis
9 5 (8.77%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (8.77%) Statistics
9 5 (8.77%) Systems Analysis
10 4 (7.02%) Asset Management
10 4 (7.02%) High Availability
10 4 (7.02%) Market Research
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.51%) Java
1 2 (3.51%) Python
2 1 (1.75%) C++
2 1 (1.75%) Rust
2 1 (1.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (26.32%) Degree
2 4 (7.02%) Postgraduate
3 2 (3.51%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.75%) CCNA
4 1 (1.75%) CCNP
4 1 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.75%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.75%) MCSE
4 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.75%) PhD
4 1 (1.75%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.75%) COBIT
System Software
1 4 (7.02%) Docker
2 1 (1.75%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.75%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 4 (7.02%) Ansible
1 4 (7.02%) Argo
1 4 (7.02%) Kubernetes
1 4 (7.02%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (14.04%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.26%) Salesforce
3 2 (3.51%) Google
4 1 (1.75%) HP
4 1 (1.75%) VMware