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 12 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 648 580 705
Rank change year-on-year -68 +125 +5
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 164 92 58
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.19% 0.081%
As % of the General category 0.30% 0.27% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 108 46 41
10th Percentile £31,175 £27,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £28,875 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,205 £32,500 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +72.94% -42.98% +38.18%
75th Percentile £75,000 £50,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £77,500 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £32,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +40.63% -41.82% +74.60%

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 54,621 33,577 41,751
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.31% 68.30% 57.98%
Number of salaries quoted 33,418 17,582 20,494
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £33,750 £42,200
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 £78,750
90th Percentile £96,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £43,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.28% -14.00% -0.99%

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 12 October 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 12 October 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 -76 142 £57,500 +79.69% 117
London -41 75 £77,500 +142.19% 96
UK excluding London -102 69 £45,000 +40.63% 24
Work from Home -48 35 £50,000 +53.85% 70
North of England -40 30 £60,000 - 5
Yorkshire -29 22 £60,000 - 2
Midlands -28 18 £45,000 +20.00% 5
South East -42 18 £37,500 +17.19% 7
East Midlands - 14 £45,000 - 3
North West -24 8 £29,000 - 2
West Midlands -38 4 £70,000 +86.67% 2
Scotland +3 2 - - 2
East of England - 1 - - 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 13 (7.93%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.49%) Confluence
3 7 (4.27%) CMS
4 4 (2.44%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (9.76%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.49%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (5.49%) Fidessa
2 4 (2.44%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.22%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.61%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 20 (12.20%) SaaS
2 18 (10.98%) AWS
3 11 (6.71%) Azure
3 11 (6.71%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (3.05%) Dynamics 365
4 5 (3.05%) Google Workspace
5 4 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.22%) Google Sheets
7 1 (0.61%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.49%) Multicast
1 9 (5.49%) VPN
1 9 (5.49%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (4.27%) FIX Connectivity
3 4 (2.44%) Internet
4 2 (1.22%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.61%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.61%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.49%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.44%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (2.44%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.61%) Power BI
3 1 (0.61%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (8.54%) JIRA
General
1 70 (42.68%) French Language
2 60 (36.59%) German Language
3 38 (23.17%) Social Skills
4 37 (22.56%) Portuguese Language
5 36 (21.95%) Italian Language
6 31 (18.90%) Polish Language
7 29 (17.68%) Finance
8 25 (15.24%) Arabic Language
9 23 (14.02%) Dutch Language
10 22 (13.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 20 (12.20%) Mandarin Language
12 19 (11.59%) Japanese Language
12 19 (11.59%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (10.37%) Marketing
14 15 (9.15%) Retail
15 14 (8.54%) Analytical Skills
16 13 (7.93%) Law
17 11 (6.71%) Banking
17 11 (6.71%) Public Sector
18 10 (6.10%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 33 (20.12%) Analyst
2 19 (11.59%) Business Analyst
3 16 (9.76%) Desktop Engineer
3 16 (9.76%) Desktop Support
3 16 (9.76%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 16 (9.76%) Support Engineer
4 13 (7.93%) Account Manager
4 13 (7.93%) Product Manager
5 11 (6.71%) Business Manager
5 11 (6.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 11 (6.71%) Lead
5 11 (6.71%) Senior
6 9 (5.49%) Product Analyst
6 9 (5.49%) Product Business Analyst
7 8 (4.88%) Account Executive
8 7 (4.27%) Consultant
8 7 (4.27%) Enterprise Solutions Engineer
9 6 (3.66%) Architect
9 6 (3.66%) Development Manager
10 5 (3.05%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.49%) FIX Protocol
2 4 (2.44%) Google Maps API
2 4 (2.44%) React
3 1 (0.61%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 27 (16.46%) Onboarding
2 14 (8.54%) Cloud Native
3 11 (6.71%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (6.10%) Video Conferencing
5 9 (5.49%) Distributed Architecture
5 9 (5.49%) Distributed Computing
5 9 (5.49%) Equities
5 9 (5.49%) Eurex
5 9 (5.49%) Fixed Income
5 9 (5.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 9 (5.49%) NHS
6 8 (4.88%) AI Agents
7 7 (4.27%) Management Information System
8 5 (3.05%) Augmented Reality
8 5 (3.05%) Life Science
9 4 (2.44%) Virtual Reality
10 2 (1.22%) Algorithms
11 1 (0.61%) Educational Technology
11 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Cloud
11 1 (0.61%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 19 (11.59%) Windows
2 9 (5.49%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (21.34%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (14.02%) Business Development
2 23 (14.02%) CRM
3 22 (13.41%) Customer Service
3 22 (13.41%) Time Management
4 20 (12.20%) Customer Experience
5 19 (11.59%) Agile
5 19 (11.59%) B2B
6 16 (9.76%) AI
7 15 (9.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (8.54%) Business Analysis
8 14 (8.54%) Project Management
9 13 (7.93%) Change Management
10 12 (7.32%) Value Proposition
11 11 (6.71%) Client Onboarding
11 11 (6.71%) Decision-Making
11 11 (6.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 11 (6.71%) Order Management
11 11 (6.71%) Stakeholder Management
12 10 (6.10%) B2B Sales
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.44%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 17 (10.37%) Degree
2 7 (4.27%) Master's Degree
3 6 (3.66%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.44%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (2.44%) MBA
5 2 (1.22%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.22%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.61%) CCIE
6 1 (0.61%) CCNA
6 1 (0.61%) JNCIE
6 1 (0.61%) MCSA
6 1 (0.61%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.61%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (0.61%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.61%) Firmware
Vendors
1 29 (17.68%) Microsoft
2 22 (13.41%) Salesforce
3 9 (5.49%) Bloomberg
3 9 (5.49%) CQG
3 9 (5.49%) ION Trading
3 9 (5.49%) Oracle
3 9 (5.49%) Patsystems
3 9 (5.49%) Reuters
3 9 (5.49%) Samsung
3 9 (5.49%) Trayport
4 7 (4.27%) Adobe
4 7 (4.27%) Atlassian
4 7 (4.27%) Google
4 7 (4.27%) HubSpot
4 7 (4.27%) SAP
4 7 (4.27%) TikTok
5 5 (3.05%) Cisco
6 4 (2.44%) Facebook
6 4 (2.44%) OpenAI
7 2 (1.22%) ServiceNow