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 31 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 576 583 739
Rank change year-on-year +7 +156 +175
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 128 39 116
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.095% 0.13%
As % of the General category 0.31% 0.14% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 63 26 92
10th Percentile £28,500 £24,000 £25,350
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% -12.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £58,200 £71,250 £70,625
90th Percentile £60,000 £93,750 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,000 £26,000 £50,250
% change year-on-year +65.38% -48.26% -16.25%

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 41,828 28,881 54,370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 52.95% 70.54% 60.74%
Number of salaries quoted 22,881 15,636 38,416
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,039 £51,058 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.83% +7.49% -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 31 March 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 31 March 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 +32 110 £40,000 -23.81% 56
UK excluding London +5 69 £43,000 +65.38% 35
London +6 51 £40,000 -33.33% 26
North of England -14 41 £60,000 +20.00% 12
Yorkshire -9 36 £60,000 +20.00% 9
Work from Home +17 24 £40,000 -21.95% 26
South East -20 8 £30,000 +33.33% 7
Scotland -24 8 £46,000 +91.67% 2
Midlands -25 6 £55,000 +57.14% 10
North West - 5 £37,500 - 3
West Midlands -9 4 £57,500 +64.29% 8
South West - 4 £29,000 - 3
East Midlands - 2 £28,500 - 2
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 6 (4.69%) Confluence
2 2 (1.56%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.56%) WordPress
3 1 (0.78%) CMS
3 1 (0.78%) Moodle
Applications
1 40 (31.25%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (5.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.78%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.78%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (3.13%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.78%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 11 (8.59%) SaaS
2 6 (4.69%) IaaS
3 5 (3.91%) AWS
3 5 (3.91%) Azure
4 4 (3.13%) Google Workspace
4 4 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (3.13%) Power Platform
5 3 (2.34%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.78%) Canva
6 1 (0.78%) GCP
6 1 (0.78%) GitHub
6 1 (0.78%) MailChimp
6 1 (0.78%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.81%) Multicast
2 6 (4.69%) ATM
2 6 (4.69%) TCP/IP
2 6 (4.69%) tcpdump
2 6 (4.69%) Wireshark
3 2 (1.56%) Firewall
4 1 (0.78%) FIX Connectivity
4 1 (0.78%) Internet
4 1 (0.78%) SNMP
4 1 (0.78%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.13%) Power BI
1 4 (3.13%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (4.69%) JIRA
2 1 (0.78%) Bitbucket
General
1 77 (60.16%) Social Skills
2 52 (40.63%) French Language
2 52 (40.63%) Marketing
3 33 (25.78%) German Language
4 31 (24.22%) Italian Language
5 29 (22.66%) Portuguese Language
6 18 (14.06%) Finance
7 17 (13.28%) Analytical Skills
8 16 (12.50%) Dutch Language
9 15 (11.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (11.72%) Japanese Language
9 15 (11.72%) Mandarin Language
10 14 (10.94%) Arabic Language
10 14 (10.94%) Polish Language
11 9 (7.03%) Banking
11 9 (7.03%) Retail
12 8 (6.25%) Digital Healthcare
13 6 (4.69%) Aerospace
13 6 (4.69%) Automotive
13 6 (4.69%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (22.66%) Consultant
2 24 (18.75%) Solutions Consultant
2 24 (18.75%) Technical Consultant
3 15 (11.72%) Account Manager
4 12 (9.38%) Analyst
5 8 (6.25%) Business Analyst
6 7 (5.47%) Executive Advisor
6 7 (5.47%) IT Engineer
6 7 (5.47%) Senior
7 6 (4.69%) Deployment Engineer
7 6 (4.69%) Integration Engineer
7 6 (4.69%) Technical Account Manager
7 6 (4.69%) Technical Manager
8 5 (3.91%) Marketing Executive
9 4 (3.13%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 4 (3.13%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 4 (3.13%) Development Consultant
9 4 (3.13%) IT Support
9 4 (3.13%) Product Business Analyst
9 4 (3.13%) Senior Producer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.13%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (2.34%) .NET
2 3 (2.34%) CSS
2 3 (2.34%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (11.72%) Onboarding
2 8 (6.25%) Cloud Native
2 8 (6.25%) NHS
3 4 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (3.13%) Digital Media
3 4 (3.13%) Distributed Architecture
3 4 (3.13%) Distributed Computing
3 4 (3.13%) Equities
3 4 (3.13%) Eurex
3 4 (3.13%) Fixed Income
3 4 (3.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 4 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (3.13%) Social Media
4 3 (2.34%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.34%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.34%) FMCG
4 3 (2.34%) Graphic Design
4 3 (2.34%) Web Conferencing
5 1 (0.78%) e-Learning
5 1 (0.78%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 15 (11.72%) Linux
2 11 (8.59%) Windows
3 6 (4.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (3.13%) Mac OS
5 3 (2.34%) Android
5 3 (2.34%) Apple iOS
5 3 (2.34%) Windows 10
5 3 (2.34%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (21.88%) Physics
3 17 (13.28%) Project Delivery
3 17 (13.28%) Project Management
4 14 (10.94%) Business Development
4 14 (10.94%) Time Management
5 13 (10.16%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (10.16%) Customer Service
6 12 (9.38%) Analytics
7 11 (8.59%) Collaborative Working
8 9 (7.03%) Agile
8 9 (7.03%) Presales
8 9 (7.03%) Service Delivery
9 8 (6.25%) B2B
9 8 (6.25%) Business Analysis
9 8 (6.25%) Coaching
9 8 (6.25%) Computer Science
9 8 (6.25%) Customer-Centricity
10 7 (5.47%) Decision-Making
10 7 (5.47%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (10.16%) Python
2 6 (4.69%) SQL
3 3 (2.34%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.78%) Bash
Qualifications
1 48 (37.50%) Degree
2 6 (4.69%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (3.91%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (3.13%) A+ Certification
4 4 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (3.13%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 3 (2.34%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.56%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.78%) ACCA
7 1 (0.78%) CIMA
7 1 (0.78%) LPIC
7 1 (0.78%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.78%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.47%) QA
2 3 (2.34%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.78%) Accessibility
System Software
1 7 (5.47%) Docker
2 6 (4.69%) KVM
2 6 (4.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.34%) Active Directory
4 2 (1.56%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (5.47%) Ansible
1 7 (5.47%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.69%) Puppet
Vendors
1 13 (10.16%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.69%) VMware
3 4 (3.13%) Adobe
3 4 (3.13%) Bloomberg
3 4 (3.13%) CQG
3 4 (3.13%) ION Trading
3 4 (3.13%) Oracle
3 4 (3.13%) Patsystems
3 4 (3.13%) Reuters
3 4 (3.13%) Trayport
4 1 (0.78%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.78%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.78%) SAP