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 13 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 637 637 766
Rank change year-on-year 0 +129 +9
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 153 61 50
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.12% 0.060%
As % of the General category 0.31% 0.18% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 105 40 41
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £30,400 £28,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £34,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +60.87% -37.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £74,688 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £31,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +90.48% -42.73% +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 49,582 34,450 47,855
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.67% 68.98% 57.36%
Number of salaries quoted 30,326 18,013 28,361
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,100 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £39,720
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,250 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%

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 13 August 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 13 August 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 -24 121 £57,500 +74.24% 155
UK excluding London -51 64 £60,000 +90.48% 32
London -30 61 £50,000 +56.25% 131
North of England -11 38 £60,000 - 13
Yorkshire - 29 £60,000 - 6
Work from Home -17 25 £52,000 +52.94% 72
South East -11 14 £30,000 +26.32% 11
North West +4 9 £29,000 - 7
Midlands -35 8 £29,625 -15.36% 1
Scotland +18 4 £46,000 +76.92% 1
West Midlands -28 4 £70,000 +100.00%
East Midlands - 4 £29,063 - 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 9 (5.88%) Confluence
2 4 (2.61%) SAS
Applications
1 20 (13.07%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.88%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (5.88%) Fidessa
2 4 (2.61%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.65%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 16 (10.46%) AWS
2 13 (8.50%) SaaS
3 10 (6.54%) Azure
4 8 (5.23%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (3.27%) Google Workspace
6 4 (2.61%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (2.61%) IaaS
7 2 (1.31%) Google Sheets
8 1 (0.65%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.50%) Multicast
2 7 (4.58%) FIX Connectivity
3 5 (3.27%) Internet
4 4 (2.61%) ATM
4 4 (2.61%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.61%) tcpdump
4 4 (2.61%) Wireshark
5 2 (1.31%) Structured Cabling
6 1 (0.65%) Firewall
6 1 (0.65%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.65%) VPN
6 1 (0.65%) WAN
6 1 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.61%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (2.61%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.65%) Power BI
3 1 (0.65%) QGIS
3 1 (0.65%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 65 (42.48%) French Language
2 49 (32.03%) German Language
3 45 (29.41%) Portuguese Language
4 43 (28.10%) Italian Language
5 41 (26.80%) Social Skills
6 31 (20.26%) Finance
7 29 (18.95%) Arabic Language
7 29 (18.95%) Dutch Language
8 27 (17.65%) Polish Language
9 25 (16.34%) Mandarin Language
10 24 (15.69%) Japanese Language
11 16 (10.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (10.46%) Marketing
12 14 (9.15%) Analytical Skills
13 13 (8.50%) Digital Healthcare
13 13 (8.50%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (7.19%) Public Sector
14 11 (7.19%) Retail
15 10 (6.54%) Presentation Skills
16 8 (5.23%) Banking
Job Titles
1 31 (20.26%) Analyst
2 25 (16.34%) Account Manager
3 24 (15.69%) Business Analyst
4 13 (8.50%) Product Manager
4 13 (8.50%) Senior
5 11 (7.19%) Technical Account Manager
5 11 (7.19%) Technical Manager
6 10 (6.54%) Business Manager
7 9 (5.88%) Product Analyst
7 9 (5.88%) Product Business Analyst
8 8 (5.23%) Consultant
9 7 (4.58%) Service Desk Engineer
10 6 (3.92%) Account Executive
11 5 (3.27%) Architect
11 5 (3.27%) Business Development Executive
11 5 (3.27%) Development Manager
11 5 (3.27%) IT Engineer
11 5 (3.27%) Senior Architect
11 5 (3.27%) Senior Producer
12 4 (2.61%) Deployment Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.88%) FIX Protocol
2 4 (2.61%) Google Maps API
2 4 (2.61%) React
Miscellaneous
1 19 (12.42%) Onboarding
2 17 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (8.50%) NHS
4 10 (6.54%) Cloud Native
5 9 (5.88%) Distributed Architecture
5 9 (5.88%) Distributed Computing
5 9 (5.88%) Equities
5 9 (5.88%) Eurex
5 9 (5.88%) Fixed Income
5 9 (5.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (5.23%) AI Agents
7 6 (3.92%) Digital Media
8 5 (3.27%) Life Science
9 4 (2.61%) Augmented Reality
9 4 (2.61%) Virtual Reality
10 2 (1.31%) Algorithms
10 2 (1.31%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.31%) Operational Technology
10 2 (1.31%) Video Conferencing
11 1 (0.65%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 16 (10.46%) Windows
2 13 (8.50%) Linux
3 5 (3.27%) Windows 10
3 5 (3.27%) Windows Server
4 4 (2.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.65%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (26.80%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (19.61%) Business Development
3 26 (16.99%) CRM
4 24 (15.69%) Project Management
5 22 (14.38%) Time Management
6 19 (12.42%) Business Analysis
7 18 (11.76%) Customer Service
8 15 (9.80%) Agile
8 15 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (7.84%) Fintech
10 11 (7.19%) Client Onboarding
10 11 (7.19%) Project Delivery
11 10 (6.54%) B2B
11 10 (6.54%) Decision-Making
11 10 (6.54%) Lead Generation
11 10 (6.54%) Systems Analysis
12 9 (5.88%) AI
12 9 (5.88%) B2B Sales
12 9 (5.88%) Change Management
12 9 (5.88%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.61%) Python
1 4 (2.61%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 27 (17.65%) Degree
2 8 (5.23%) Master's Degree
3 5 (3.27%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (2.61%) MBA
5 3 (1.96%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (1.96%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.31%) CCNA
6 2 (1.31%) MCSA
6 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.31%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.65%) ACCA
7 1 (0.65%) CCIE
7 1 (0.65%) CIMA
7 1 (0.65%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (3.92%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.61%) Docker
2 4 (2.61%) KVM
2 4 (2.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.65%) IAG
Systems Management
1 4 (2.61%) Ansible
1 4 (2.61%) Kubernetes
1 4 (2.61%) Puppet
Vendors
1 20 (13.07%) Microsoft
2 15 (9.80%) Salesforce
3 9 (5.88%) Bloomberg
3 9 (5.88%) CQG
3 9 (5.88%) ION Trading
3 9 (5.88%) Oracle
3 9 (5.88%) Patsystems
3 9 (5.88%) Reuters
3 9 (5.88%) Trayport
4 7 (4.58%) Atlassian
4 7 (4.58%) Google
4 7 (4.58%) SAP
5 4 (2.61%) Cisco
5 4 (2.61%) Facebook
5 4 (2.61%) OpenAI
5 4 (2.61%) VMware
6 2 (1.31%) HubSpot
6 2 (1.31%) Logitech
6 2 (1.31%) Samsung
6 2 (1.31%) ServiceNow