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 15 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 649 603 723
Rank change year-on-year -46 +120 +3
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 158 66 65
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.13% 0.084%
As % of the General category 0.30% 0.20% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 113 43 48
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,000 £30,725
25th Percentile £37,500 £28,250 £48,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £32,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +71.88% -43.86% +34.12%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £87,250 £77,500 £78,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,750 £32,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +67.97% -36.00% +42.86%

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 52,296 33,681 44,078
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 45.92% 68.55% 56.83%
Number of salaries quoted 32,033 17,457 23,171
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,625
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,749
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,250 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -1.96%

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 15 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Spanish Language in the UK

Spanish Language
Top 11 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 15 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 -44 130 £52,500 +64.06% 277
London -16 71 £52,500 +64.06% 244
UK excluding London -63 59 £53,750 +67.97% 53
North of England -26 34 £60,000 - 8
Work from Home -37 32 £50,000 +51.52% 124
Yorkshire - 25 £60,000 - 2
Midlands -35 16 £42,500 +13.33% 4
East Midlands - 12 £42,500 - 2
North West -15 9 £29,000 - 3
South East -44 9 £37,500 +17.19% 19
West Midlands -37 4 £70,000 +86.67% 2

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 9 (5.70%) Confluence
2 7 (4.43%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.53%) SAS
Applications
1 20 (12.66%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.70%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (5.70%) Fidessa
2 4 (2.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.27%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.63%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 18 (11.39%) SaaS
2 17 (10.76%) AWS
3 14 (8.86%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (6.33%) Azure
5 5 (3.16%) Google Workspace
6 4 (2.53%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.27%) Google Sheets
8 1 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.63%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.70%) Multicast
2 7 (4.43%) FIX Connectivity
2 7 (4.43%) VPN
2 7 (4.43%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (2.53%) Internet
4 2 (1.27%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.63%) Firewall
5 1 (0.63%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.63%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.70%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.53%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (2.53%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.63%) Power BI
3 1 (0.63%) QGIS
3 1 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (6.33%) JIRA
General
1 68 (43.04%) French Language
2 59 (37.34%) German Language
3 46 (29.11%) Portuguese Language
4 42 (26.58%) Italian Language
5 36 (22.78%) Social Skills
6 34 (21.52%) Polish Language
7 31 (19.62%) Arabic Language
7 31 (19.62%) Dutch Language
8 29 (18.35%) Finance
9 26 (16.46%) Mandarin Language
10 25 (15.82%) Japanese Language
11 18 (11.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (9.49%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
14 13 (8.23%) Marketing
14 13 (8.23%) Retail
15 11 (6.96%) Digital Healthcare
15 11 (6.96%) Public Sector
16 10 (6.33%) Law
17 9 (5.70%) Banking
Job Titles
1 30 (18.99%) Analyst
2 21 (13.29%) Business Analyst
3 20 (12.66%) Account Manager
4 13 (8.23%) Product Manager
5 11 (6.96%) Business Manager
5 11 (6.96%) Desktop Engineer
5 11 (6.96%) Desktop Support
5 11 (6.96%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 11 (6.96%) Senior
5 11 (6.96%) Support Engineer
6 9 (5.70%) Lead
6 9 (5.70%) Product Analyst
6 9 (5.70%) Product Business Analyst
7 7 (4.43%) Account Executive
7 7 (4.43%) Consultant
7 7 (4.43%) Service Desk Engineer
7 7 (4.43%) Technical Account Manager
7 7 (4.43%) Technical Manager
8 6 (3.80%) Development Manager
9 5 (3.16%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.70%) FIX Protocol
2 4 (2.53%) Google Maps API
2 4 (2.53%) React
Miscellaneous
1 20 (12.66%) Onboarding
2 17 (10.76%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (7.59%) Cloud Native
4 11 (6.96%) NHS
5 9 (5.70%) Distributed Architecture
5 9 (5.70%) Distributed Computing
5 9 (5.70%) Equities
5 9 (5.70%) Eurex
5 9 (5.70%) Fixed Income
5 9 (5.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (5.06%) AI Agents
6 8 (5.06%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (3.16%) Augmented Reality
7 5 (3.16%) Life Science
8 4 (2.53%) Digital Media
8 4 (2.53%) Virtual Reality
9 3 (1.90%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.27%) Algorithms
10 2 (1.27%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.63%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 22 (13.92%) Windows
2 9 (5.70%) Linux
3 5 (3.16%) Windows 10
3 5 (3.16%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.63%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (28.48%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (18.35%) Business Development
3 27 (17.09%) CRM
4 24 (15.19%) Customer Service
5 23 (14.56%) Time Management
6 19 (12.03%) Project Management
7 17 (10.76%) Agile
8 16 (10.13%) Business Analysis
9 15 (9.49%) Customer Experience
10 13 (8.23%) B2B
11 12 (7.59%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (7.59%) Fintech
12 11 (6.96%) Change Management
12 11 (6.96%) Client Onboarding
12 11 (6.96%) Decision-Making
12 11 (6.96%) ITSM
12 11 (6.96%) Lead Generation
12 11 (6.96%) Project Delivery
13 10 (6.33%) AI
13 10 (6.33%) B2B Sales
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.53%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (15.19%) Degree
2 8 (5.06%) Master's Degree
3 6 (3.80%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.53%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (2.53%) MBA
5 3 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.27%) CCNA
6 2 (1.27%) MCSA
6 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.27%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.63%) CCIE
7 1 (0.63%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.63%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (3.80%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 28 (17.72%) Microsoft
2 16 (10.13%) Salesforce
3 9 (5.70%) Bloomberg
3 9 (5.70%) CQG
3 9 (5.70%) ION Trading
3 9 (5.70%) Oracle
3 9 (5.70%) Patsystems
3 9 (5.70%) Reuters
3 9 (5.70%) Trayport
4 7 (4.43%) Atlassian
4 7 (4.43%) Google
5 6 (3.80%) SAP
6 5 (3.16%) Cisco
7 4 (2.53%) Facebook
7 4 (2.53%) OpenAI
8 3 (1.90%) HubSpot
9 2 (1.27%) Logitech
9 2 (1.27%) Samsung
9 2 (1.27%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.63%) Palo Alto