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

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 547 625 701
Rank change year-on-year +78 +76 +204
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 114 49 103
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.10% 0.14%
As % of the General category 0.30% 0.15% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 44 24 81
10th Percentile £28,500 £24,900 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,063 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £56,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.89% -6.25% +9.09%
75th Percentile £50,000 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £77,500 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £29,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year +27.12% -47.79% +7.11%

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 38,474 33,063 46,555
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 55.83% 68.70% 61.67%
Number of salaries quoted 20,937 15,205 34,373
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -9.84%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £106,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%

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 23 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Spanish Language in the UK

Spanish 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 Spanish Language within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 +76 99 £40,000 -28.89% 40
UK excluding London +51 57 £37,500 +27.12% 35
London +53 50 £40,000 -33.33% 10
North of England +12 34 £60,000 +20.00% 11
Yorkshire -3 29 £60,000 +20.00% 7
Work from Home +50 27 £40,000 -33.33% 20
South East +3 8 £32,000 +19.63% 16
Scotland -3 6 - - 1
North West +12 5 £37,500 - 4
South West - 4 £29,000 - 1
West Midlands +11 3 £57,500 +82.54% 5
Midlands +1 3 £57,500 +82.54% 5
Wales - 2 £25,000 -

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 12 (10.53%) SharePoint
2 8 (7.02%) Confluence
3 2 (1.75%) WordPress
4 1 (0.88%) CMS
4 1 (0.88%) Moodle
Applications
1 38 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (14.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (9.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (7.89%) Adobe Premiere
4 9 (7.89%) Photoshop
5 5 (4.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (3.51%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 11 (9.65%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (8.77%) SaaS
3 9 (7.89%) OneDrive
4 6 (5.26%) Azure
5 5 (4.39%) AWS
5 5 (4.39%) Power Platform
6 4 (3.51%) Google Workspace
7 3 (2.63%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (2.63%) IaaS
7 3 (2.63%) MailChimp
8 2 (1.75%) Canva
8 2 (1.75%) GitHub
8 2 (1.75%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.88%) Azure Cognitive Services
9 1 (0.88%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.88%) GCP
9 1 (0.88%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.88%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.88%) Serverless
9 1 (0.88%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.14%) Multicast
2 3 (2.63%) ATM
2 3 (2.63%) TCP/IP
2 3 (2.63%) tcpdump
2 3 (2.63%) Wireshark
3 1 (0.88%) Firewall
3 1 (0.88%) FIX Connectivity
3 1 (0.88%) Internet
3 1 (0.88%) Intranet
3 1 (0.88%) SNMP
3 1 (0.88%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.39%) Power BI
1 5 (4.39%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.63%) Tableau
3 1 (0.88%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (7.02%) JIRA
2 1 (0.88%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.88%) GitLab
General
1 79 (69.30%) Social Skills
2 57 (50.00%) French Language
3 52 (45.61%) Marketing
4 42 (36.84%) German Language
5 32 (28.07%) Italian Language
6 26 (22.81%) Portuguese Language
7 25 (21.93%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (21.93%) Dutch Language
8 18 (15.79%) Mandarin Language
9 16 (14.04%) Japanese Language
10 15 (13.16%) Arabic Language
10 15 (13.16%) Polish Language
11 14 (12.28%) Finance
12 11 (9.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (7.02%) Banking
14 7 (6.14%) Retail
15 6 (5.26%) Korean Language
15 6 (5.26%) Russian Language
15 6 (5.26%) Thai Language
15 6 (5.26%) Turkish Language
Job Titles
1 26 (22.81%) Consultant
2 24 (21.05%) Solutions Consultant
2 24 (21.05%) Technical Consultant
3 9 (7.89%) Analyst
3 9 (7.89%) Service Manager
4 7 (6.14%) Executive Advisor
5 6 (5.26%) Account Manager
5 6 (5.26%) Marketing Executive
6 5 (4.39%) Senior
7 4 (3.51%) 2nd Line Support
7 4 (3.51%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 4 (3.51%) Business Analyst
7 4 (3.51%) Business Manager
7 4 (3.51%) Digital Campaign Manager
7 4 (3.51%) Graduate
7 4 (3.51%) IT Support
7 4 (3.51%) IT Support Engineer
7 4 (3.51%) Product Analyst
7 4 (3.51%) Product Manager
7 4 (3.51%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.51%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (2.63%) .NET
2 3 (2.63%) CSS
2 3 (2.63%) HTML
3 1 (0.88%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 18 (15.79%) Onboarding
2 8 (7.02%) Social Media
3 7 (6.14%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (5.26%) Web Conferencing
5 5 (4.39%) Cloud Native
5 5 (4.39%) NHS
6 4 (3.51%) Distributed Architecture
6 4 (3.51%) Distributed Computing
6 4 (3.51%) Equities
6 4 (3.51%) Eurex
6 4 (3.51%) Fixed Income
6 4 (3.51%) FMCG
6 4 (3.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (3.51%) Management Information System
7 3 (2.63%) Algorithms
7 3 (2.63%) Data Centre
7 3 (2.63%) Graphic Design
8 2 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.75%) Video Editing
9 1 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 12 (10.53%) Linux
2 8 (7.02%) Windows
3 4 (3.51%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.63%) Android
4 3 (2.63%) Apple iOS
4 3 (2.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (42.98%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (24.56%) Physics
3 25 (21.93%) Project Delivery
4 17 (14.91%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (14.91%) Service Delivery
5 16 (14.04%) Coaching
6 15 (13.16%) Time Management
7 14 (12.28%) Analytics
8 13 (11.40%) B2B
8 13 (11.40%) Collaborative Working
8 13 (11.40%) ITIL
8 13 (11.40%) Mentoring
9 11 (9.65%) Project Management
10 10 (8.77%) Customer Service
11 9 (7.89%) Break/Fix
11 9 (7.89%) Computer Science
11 9 (7.89%) Information Security
11 9 (7.89%) ITSM
11 9 (7.89%) Service Management
11 9 (7.89%) Videography
Programming Languages
1 11 (9.65%) Python
2 6 (5.26%) SQL
3 3 (2.63%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.88%) Bash
4 1 (0.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 53 (46.49%) Degree
2 9 (7.89%) Master's Degree
2 9 (7.89%) PMI Certification
2 9 (7.89%) PMP
3 6 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (3.51%) A+ Certification
4 4 (3.51%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (3.51%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 3 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.63%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.88%) LPIC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.14%) QA
2 4 (3.51%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.88%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.88%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (3.51%) Docker
2 3 (2.63%) KVM
2 3 (2.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.75%) IAG
Systems Management
1 4 (3.51%) Ansible
1 4 (3.51%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.63%) Puppet
Vendors
1 25 (21.93%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.53%) Adobe
3 5 (4.39%) Oracle
4 4 (3.51%) Bloomberg
4 4 (3.51%) CQG
4 4 (3.51%) ION Trading
4 4 (3.51%) Patsystems
4 4 (3.51%) Reuters
4 4 (3.51%) Trayport
5 3 (2.63%) VMware
6 2 (1.75%) Google
6 2 (1.75%) Hootsuite
6 2 (1.75%) Instagram
6 2 (1.75%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.75%) YouTube
7 1 (0.88%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.88%) ServiceNow