Spanish Language Job Trends

Spanish Language
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Spanish Language in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Spanish Language over the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 649 608 721
Rank change year-on-year -41 +113 -9
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 162 72 65
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.15% 0.086%
As % of the General category 0.30% 0.21% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 116 43 45
10th Percentile £29,963 £26,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,313 £28,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,555 £32,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +73.61% -43.86% +31.25%
75th Percentile £65,313 £54,375 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £32,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +40.63% -41.82% +57.14%

All General Skills
UK

Spanish 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 54,387 33,756 43,602
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.30% 68.45% 57.47%
Number of salaries quoted 33,151 17,480 21,903
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,966 £34,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £44,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +13.64% -12.00% -1.93%

Spanish Language
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Spanish Language job vacancy trend in the UK

Spanish Language
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Spanish Language

Spanish Language
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Spanish Language over the 6 months to 28 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Spanish Language in the UK

Spanish Language
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Spanish Language within the UK over the 6 months to 28 September 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 -52 138 £55,000 +71.88% 190
London -15 76 £70,000 +118.75% 156
UK excluding London -96 63 £45,000 +40.63% 46
Work from Home -30 32 £50,000 +55.04% 92
North of England -34 32 £60,000 - 11
Yorkshire - 23 £60,000 - 2
Midlands -36 15 £45,000 +20.00% 5
South East -51 15 £37,500 +17.19% 13
East Midlands - 12 £43,750 - 4
North West -30 9 £29,000 - 5
West Midlands -36 3 £70,000 +86.67% 1
Scotland +5 1 - - 3

Spanish 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 (8.02%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.56%) Confluence
3 4 (2.47%) SAS
Applications
1 20 (12.35%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.56%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (5.56%) Fidessa
2 4 (2.47%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.62%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 18 (11.11%) SaaS
2 17 (10.49%) AWS
3 13 (8.02%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (6.17%) Azure
5 5 (3.09%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (3.09%) Google Workspace
6 4 (2.47%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.23%) Google Sheets
8 1 (0.62%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.56%) Multicast
1 9 (5.56%) VPN
1 9 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (4.32%) FIX Connectivity
3 4 (2.47%) Internet
4 2 (1.23%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.62%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.62%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.56%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.47%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (2.47%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.62%) Power BI
3 1 (0.62%) QGIS
3 1 (0.62%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (8.64%) JIRA
General
1 67 (41.36%) French Language
2 61 (37.65%) German Language
3 41 (25.31%) Portuguese Language
4 39 (24.07%) Italian Language
4 39 (24.07%) Social Skills
5 32 (19.75%) Polish Language
6 28 (17.28%) Arabic Language
6 28 (17.28%) Dutch Language
7 24 (14.81%) Finance
8 23 (14.20%) Mandarin Language
9 22 (13.58%) Japanese Language
10 19 (11.73%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (9.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 14 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
13 13 (8.02%) Retail
14 11 (6.79%) Marketing
14 11 (6.79%) Public Sector
15 10 (6.17%) Digital Healthcare
15 10 (6.17%) Law
16 9 (5.56%) Banking
Job Titles
1 32 (19.75%) Analyst
2 20 (12.35%) Business Analyst
3 17 (10.49%) Account Manager
4 15 (9.26%) Desktop Engineer
4 15 (9.26%) Desktop Support
4 15 (9.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 15 (9.26%) Support Engineer
5 13 (8.02%) Product Manager
6 11 (6.79%) Business Manager
6 11 (6.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 11 (6.79%) Senior
7 9 (5.56%) Account Executive
7 9 (5.56%) Lead
7 9 (5.56%) Product Analyst
7 9 (5.56%) Product Business Analyst
8 7 (4.32%) Consultant
9 6 (3.70%) Development Manager
10 5 (3.09%) Business Development Executive
10 5 (3.09%) Technical Account Manager
10 5 (3.09%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.56%) FIX Protocol
2 4 (2.47%) Google Maps API
2 4 (2.47%) React
Miscellaneous
1 20 (12.35%) Onboarding
2 14 (8.64%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (7.41%) Cloud Native
4 10 (6.17%) NHS
4 10 (6.17%) Video Conferencing
5 9 (5.56%) Distributed Architecture
5 9 (5.56%) Distributed Computing
5 9 (5.56%) Equities
5 9 (5.56%) Eurex
5 9 (5.56%) Fixed Income
5 9 (5.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (4.94%) AI Agents
7 7 (4.32%) Management Information System
8 5 (3.09%) Augmented Reality
8 5 (3.09%) Life Science
9 4 (2.47%) Virtual Reality
10 2 (1.23%) Algorithms
10 2 (1.23%) Digital Media
11 1 (0.62%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.62%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 21 (12.96%) Windows
2 9 (5.56%) Linux
3 2 (1.23%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.23%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.62%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (24.69%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (16.05%) Customer Service
3 25 (15.43%) Business Development
3 25 (15.43%) CRM
4 24 (14.81%) Time Management
5 21 (12.96%) Customer Experience
6 18 (11.11%) B2B
7 17 (10.49%) Agile
8 16 (9.88%) Project Management
9 15 (9.26%) Business Analysis
9 15 (9.26%) Continuous Improvement
10 11 (6.79%) Change Management
10 11 (6.79%) Client Onboarding
10 11 (6.79%) Decision-Making
10 11 (6.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 10 (6.17%) B2B Sales
11 10 (6.17%) ITSM
11 10 (6.17%) Project Delivery
11 10 (6.17%) Value Proposition
12 9 (5.56%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.47%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 19 (11.73%) Degree
2 7 (4.32%) Master's Degree
3 6 (3.70%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.47%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (2.47%) MBA
5 3 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.23%) CCNA
6 2 (1.23%) MCSA
6 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.23%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.62%) CCIE
7 1 (0.62%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.62%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (1.85%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 30 (18.52%) Microsoft
2 16 (9.88%) Salesforce
3 9 (5.56%) Bloomberg
3 9 (5.56%) CQG
3 9 (5.56%) ION Trading
3 9 (5.56%) Oracle
3 9 (5.56%) Patsystems
3 9 (5.56%) Reuters
3 9 (5.56%) Trayport
4 7 (4.32%) Atlassian
4 7 (4.32%) Google
4 7 (4.32%) HubSpot
5 6 (3.70%) SAP
6 5 (3.09%) Cisco
7 4 (2.47%) Facebook
7 4 (2.47%) OpenAI
8 2 (1.23%) Logitech
8 2 (1.23%) Samsung
8 2 (1.23%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.62%) Palo Alto