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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 639 604 723
Rank change year-on-year -35 +119 0
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 162 69 62
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.14% 0.081%
As % of the General category 0.30% 0.21% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 115 42 44
10th Percentile £29,250 £26,200 £37,500
25th Percentile £39,375 £28,688 £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £33,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -42.11% +31.25%
75th Percentile £62,000 £58,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £92,250 £77,500 £79,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £34,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +43.88% -36.82% +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 53,741 33,544 43,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.25% 68.54% 57.21%
Number of salaries quoted 32,733 17,467 22,412
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -5.31% -5.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £100,000
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 22 September 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 22 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 -51 136 £50,000 +56.25% 205
London -35 75 £55,000 +71.88% 167
UK excluding London -95 62 £50,000 +43.88% 55
Work from Home -38 33 £50,000 +51.52% 93
North of England -39 33 £60,000 - 11
Yorkshire - 24 £60,000 - 3
Midlands -30 17 £43,750 +16.67% 6
East Midlands - 13 £42,500 - 4
South East -44 11 £37,500 +17.19% 17
North West -33 9 £29,000 - 4
West Midlands -47 4 £70,000 +86.67% 2
Scotland +6 1 - - 4

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 11 (6.79%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.56%) Confluence
3 4 (2.47%) SAS
Applications
1 20 (12.35%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.56%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (5.56%) Fidessa
2 4 (2.47%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.62%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 18 (11.11%) SaaS
2 17 (10.49%) AWS
3 14 (8.64%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (6.17%) Azure
5 5 (3.09%) Google Workspace
6 4 (2.47%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (1.23%) Google Sheets
9 1 (0.62%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.56%) Multicast
1 9 (5.56%) VPN
1 9 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (4.32%) FIX Connectivity
3 4 (2.47%) Internet
4 2 (1.23%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.62%) Firewall
5 1 (0.62%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.62%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.56%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.47%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (2.47%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.62%) Power BI
3 1 (0.62%) QGIS
3 1 (0.62%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (7.41%) JIRA
General
1 68 (41.98%) French Language
2 61 (37.65%) German Language
3 42 (25.93%) Portuguese Language
4 40 (24.69%) Italian Language
5 38 (23.46%) Social Skills
6 33 (20.37%) Polish Language
7 29 (17.90%) Arabic Language
7 29 (17.90%) Dutch Language
8 26 (16.05%) Finance
9 24 (14.81%) Mandarin Language
10 23 (14.20%) Japanese Language
11 17 (10.49%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (9.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
14 13 (8.02%) Retail
15 12 (7.41%) Marketing
16 11 (6.79%) Public Sector
17 10 (6.17%) Digital Healthcare
17 10 (6.17%) Law
18 9 (5.56%) Banking
Job Titles
1 31 (19.14%) Analyst
2 21 (12.96%) Business Analyst
3 18 (11.11%) Account Manager
4 15 (9.26%) Desktop Engineer
4 15 (9.26%) Desktop Support
4 15 (9.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 15 (9.26%) Support Engineer
5 13 (8.02%) Product Manager
6 11 (6.79%) Business Manager
6 11 (6.79%) Senior
7 10 (6.17%) Lead
8 9 (5.56%) Product Analyst
8 9 (5.56%) Product Business Analyst
9 8 (4.94%) Account Executive
9 8 (4.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (4.32%) Consultant
11 6 (3.70%) Development Manager
11 6 (3.70%) Technical Account Manager
11 6 (3.70%) Technical Manager
12 5 (3.09%) Business Development Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.56%) FIX Protocol
2 4 (2.47%) Google Maps API
2 4 (2.47%) React
Miscellaneous
1 20 (12.35%) Onboarding
2 15 (9.26%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (7.41%) Cloud Native
4 10 (6.17%) NHS
4 10 (6.17%) Video Conferencing
5 9 (5.56%) Distributed Architecture
5 9 (5.56%) Distributed Computing
5 9 (5.56%) Equities
5 9 (5.56%) Eurex
5 9 (5.56%) Fixed Income
5 9 (5.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (4.94%) AI Agents
7 5 (3.09%) Augmented Reality
7 5 (3.09%) Life Science
7 5 (3.09%) Management Information System
8 4 (2.47%) Virtual Reality
9 3 (1.85%) Digital Media
10 2 (1.23%) Algorithms
10 2 (1.23%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.62%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 22 (13.58%) Windows
2 9 (5.56%) Linux
3 3 (1.85%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.85%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.62%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (16.67%) Business Development
3 26 (16.05%) Customer Service
4 25 (15.43%) CRM
5 23 (14.20%) Time Management
6 18 (11.11%) Customer Experience
6 18 (11.11%) Project Management
7 17 (10.49%) Agile
8 16 (9.88%) Business Analysis
9 15 (9.26%) B2B
10 14 (8.64%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (6.79%) Change Management
11 11 (6.79%) Client Onboarding
11 11 (6.79%) Decision-Making
11 11 (6.79%) ITSM
11 11 (6.79%) Project Delivery
12 10 (6.17%) AI
12 10 (6.17%) B2B Sales
12 10 (6.17%) Fintech
12 10 (6.17%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.47%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 22 (13.58%) Degree
2 8 (4.94%) Master's Degree
3 6 (3.70%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.47%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (2.47%) MBA
5 3 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.23%) CCNA
6 2 (1.23%) MCSA
6 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.23%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.62%) CCIE
7 1 (0.62%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.62%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (2.47%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 30 (18.52%) Microsoft
2 17 (10.49%) Salesforce
3 9 (5.56%) Bloomberg
3 9 (5.56%) CQG
3 9 (5.56%) ION Trading
3 9 (5.56%) Oracle
3 9 (5.56%) Patsystems
3 9 (5.56%) Reuters
3 9 (5.56%) Trayport
4 7 (4.32%) Atlassian
4 7 (4.32%) Google
5 6 (3.70%) SAP
6 5 (3.09%) Cisco
6 5 (3.09%) HubSpot
7 4 (2.47%) Facebook
7 4 (2.47%) OpenAI
8 2 (1.23%) Logitech
8 2 (1.23%) Samsung
8 2 (1.23%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.62%) Palo Alto