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 1 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 606 618 770
Rank change year-on-year +12 +152 +123
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 118 39 117
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.13% 0.092% 0.12%
As % of the General category 0.26% 0.13% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 75 25 90
10th Percentile £28,500 £24,000 £25,225
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £52,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.38% -11.02% -1.67%
75th Percentile £60,000 £71,250 £71,875
90th Percentile - £97,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £25,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +120.00% -50.00% -13.04%

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 45,494 30,125 57,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 50.58% 71.22% 60.39%
Number of salaries quoted 24,491 15,941 39,557
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £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 £76,750 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £105,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,445 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.11% +5.26% -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 1 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Spanish Language in the UK

Spanish 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 Spanish Language within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 +2 96 £50,000 -4.76% 56
UK excluding London -25 53 £55,000 +120.00% 33
London +4 51 £40,000 -33.33% 28
North of England - 24 £60,000 - 11
Work from Home +6 19 £40,000 -17.95% 26
Yorkshire - 18 £60,000 - 5
South East -22 10 £30,000 +33.33% 14
Midlands -31 10 £29,625 -15.36% 7
Scotland -24 6 £46,000 +91.67%
West Midlands -26 6 £57,500 +64.29% 5
North West - 6 £29,000 - 6
East Midlands - 4 £29,063 - 2
Wales - 2 £25,000 -
South West - 1 £29,000 - 1

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 6 (5.08%) Confluence
2 2 (1.69%) WordPress
3 1 (0.85%) CMS
3 1 (0.85%) Moodle
3 1 (0.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (15.25%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (4.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (4.24%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.85%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.08%) IaaS
1 6 (5.08%) SaaS
2 5 (4.24%) AWS
2 5 (4.24%) Azure
2 5 (4.24%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (3.39%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.54%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.85%) Canva
5 1 (0.85%) GitHub
5 1 (0.85%) Google Workspace
5 1 (0.85%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 11 (9.32%) Multicast
2 6 (5.08%) ATM
2 6 (5.08%) TCP/IP
2 6 (5.08%) tcpdump
2 6 (5.08%) Wireshark
3 2 (1.69%) Firewall
3 2 (1.69%) FIX Connectivity
4 1 (0.85%) Internet
4 1 (0.85%) SNMP
4 1 (0.85%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (0.85%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.24%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.39%) Power BI
3 3 (2.54%) Tableau
4 1 (0.85%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 6 (5.08%) JIRA
2 1 (0.85%) Bitbucket
General
1 51 (43.22%) French Language
2 46 (38.98%) Social Skills
3 36 (30.51%) Portuguese Language
4 33 (27.97%) German Language
5 30 (25.42%) Italian Language
6 24 (20.34%) Finance
7 22 (18.64%) Marketing
8 18 (15.25%) Dutch Language
9 17 (14.41%) Arabic Language
9 17 (14.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (14.41%) Japanese Language
9 17 (14.41%) Mandarin Language
9 17 (14.41%) Polish Language
10 15 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
11 12 (10.17%) Digital Healthcare
12 9 (7.63%) Banking
12 9 (7.63%) Retail
13 8 (6.78%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (5.08%) Aerospace
14 6 (5.08%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 22 (18.64%) Account Manager
2 16 (13.56%) Analyst
3 11 (9.32%) Business Analyst
4 9 (7.63%) Technical Account Manager
4 9 (7.63%) Technical Manager
5 7 (5.93%) Executive Advisor
5 7 (5.93%) Senior
6 6 (5.08%) Deployment Engineer
6 6 (5.08%) Integration Engineer
6 6 (5.08%) IT Engineer
6 6 (5.08%) Service Desk Engineer
7 5 (4.24%) Business Manager
7 5 (4.24%) Consultant
7 5 (4.24%) Product Analyst
7 5 (4.24%) Product Business Analyst
7 5 (4.24%) Product Manager
7 5 (4.24%) Senior Producer
8 4 (3.39%) Business Consultant
8 4 (3.39%) Business Development Consultant
8 4 (3.39%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.24%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (2.54%) .NET
2 3 (2.54%) CSS
2 3 (2.54%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (11.02%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (10.17%) NHS
3 10 (8.47%) Onboarding
4 7 (5.93%) Cloud Native
5 5 (4.24%) Digital Media
5 5 (4.24%) Distributed Architecture
5 5 (4.24%) Distributed Computing
5 5 (4.24%) Equities
5 5 (4.24%) Eurex
5 5 (4.24%) Fixed Income
5 5 (4.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 3 (2.54%) Algorithms
6 3 (2.54%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.69%) Graphic Design
7 2 (1.69%) Life Science
8 1 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.85%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.85%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.85%) Social Media
8 1 (0.85%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (11.02%) Linux
2 11 (9.32%) Windows
3 6 (5.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (4.24%) Windows 10
4 5 (4.24%) Windows Server
5 3 (2.54%) Android
5 3 (2.54%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.85%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.85%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (33.90%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (17.80%) Business Development
3 19 (16.10%) Time Management
4 18 (15.25%) Project Management
5 15 (12.71%) Customer Service
6 14 (11.86%) Project Delivery
7 11 (9.32%) Business Analysis
7 11 (9.32%) Collaborative Working
7 11 (9.32%) CRM
8 10 (8.47%) Agile
9 9 (7.63%) Analytics
9 9 (7.63%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (6.78%) Presales
11 7 (5.93%) Coaching
11 7 (5.93%) Fintech
11 7 (5.93%) Lead Generation
11 7 (5.93%) Product Management
11 7 (5.93%) Validation
12 6 (5.08%) Business Intelligence
12 6 (5.08%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 13 (11.02%) Python
2 6 (5.08%) SQL
3 3 (2.54%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.85%) Bash
Qualifications
1 22 (18.64%) Degree
2 6 (5.08%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (2.54%) DBS Check
4 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.85%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.85%) ACCA
5 1 (0.85%) CCNA
5 1 (0.85%) CIMA
5 1 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.85%) LPIC
5 1 (0.85%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.85%) MCSA
5 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.93%) QA
2 3 (2.54%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.85%) Accessibility
System Software
1 6 (5.08%) Docker
1 6 (5.08%) KVM
1 6 (5.08%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (4.24%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.69%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (5.93%) Ansible
2 6 (5.08%) Kubernetes
2 6 (5.08%) Puppet
Vendors
1 12 (10.17%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.08%) VMware
3 5 (4.24%) Bloomberg
3 5 (4.24%) CQG
3 5 (4.24%) ION Trading
3 5 (4.24%) Oracle
3 5 (4.24%) Patsystems
3 5 (4.24%) Reuters
3 5 (4.24%) Trayport
4 2 (1.69%) Adobe
4 2 (1.69%) Atlassian
4 2 (1.69%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.85%) Apple
5 1 (0.85%) Logitech
5 1 (0.85%) Samsung
5 1 (0.85%) SAP