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 7 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 583 596 742
Rank change year-on-year +13 +146 +169
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 130 39 117
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.095% 0.13%
As % of the General category 0.30% 0.13% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 71 26 93
10th Percentile £28,500 £24,000 £25,450
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% -5.88%
75th Percentile £58,200 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £93,750 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,000 £26,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +65.38% -48.00% -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 43,087 28,983 55,147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 52.32% 70.64% 60.62%
Number of salaries quoted 23,549 15,776 38,719
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,000 £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 £76,250 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,967 £47,500
% change year-on-year -6.80% +7.30% -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 7 April 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 7 April 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 +20 110 £44,000 -16.19% 56
UK excluding London -22 67 £43,000 +65.38% 35
London +26 52 £40,000 -33.33% 26
North of England -20 39 £60,000 +20.00% 12
Yorkshire -25 33 £60,000 +20.00% 9
Work from Home -6 21 £40,000 -21.95% 26
South East -32 8 £30,000 +33.33% 7
Scotland -21 7 £46,000 +91.67% 2
Midlands -34 7 £42,313 +20.89% 10
North West - 6 £35,000 - 3
West Midlands -10 4 £57,500 +64.29% 8
South West - 4 £29,000 - 3
East Midlands - 3 £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 5 (3.85%) Confluence
2 2 (1.54%) WordPress
3 1 (0.77%) CMS
3 1 (0.77%) Moodle
3 1 (0.77%) SharePoint
Applications
1 38 (29.23%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.08%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (3.08%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.77%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 10 (7.69%) SaaS
2 6 (4.62%) IaaS
3 5 (3.85%) AWS
3 5 (3.85%) Azure
4 4 (3.08%) Google Workspace
4 4 (3.08%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (3.08%) Power Platform
5 3 (2.31%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.77%) Canva
6 1 (0.77%) GCP
6 1 (0.77%) GitHub
6 1 (0.77%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.69%) Multicast
2 6 (4.62%) ATM
2 6 (4.62%) TCP/IP
2 6 (4.62%) tcpdump
2 6 (4.62%) Wireshark
3 2 (1.54%) Firewall
4 1 (0.77%) FIX Connectivity
4 1 (0.77%) Internet
4 1 (0.77%) SNMP
4 1 (0.77%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.08%) Power BI
1 4 (3.08%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.31%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (3.85%) JIRA
2 1 (0.77%) Bitbucket
General
1 72 (55.38%) Social Skills
2 55 (42.31%) French Language
3 47 (36.15%) Marketing
4 34 (26.15%) German Language
4 34 (26.15%) Portuguese Language
5 32 (24.62%) Italian Language
6 20 (15.38%) Finance
7 19 (14.62%) Dutch Language
8 18 (13.85%) Japanese Language
8 18 (13.85%) Mandarin Language
9 17 (13.08%) Analytical Skills
9 17 (13.08%) Arabic Language
9 17 (13.08%) Polish Language
10 16 (12.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (6.92%) Banking
11 9 (6.92%) Digital Healthcare
11 9 (6.92%) Retail
12 6 (4.62%) Aerospace
12 6 (4.62%) Automotive
12 6 (4.62%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (18.46%) Consultant
2 19 (14.62%) Account Manager
2 19 (14.62%) Solutions Consultant
2 19 (14.62%) Technical Consultant
3 12 (9.23%) Analyst
4 9 (6.92%) Business Analyst
4 9 (6.92%) Technical Account Manager
4 9 (6.92%) Technical Manager
5 8 (6.15%) IT Engineer
5 8 (6.15%) Senior
6 7 (5.38%) Executive Advisor
7 6 (4.62%) Deployment Engineer
7 6 (4.62%) Integration Engineer
8 5 (3.85%) Senior Producer
9 4 (3.08%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 4 (3.08%) Business Development Consultant
9 4 (3.08%) Development Consultant
9 4 (3.08%) IT Support
9 4 (3.08%) Marketing Executive
9 4 (3.08%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.08%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (2.31%) .NET
2 3 (2.31%) CSS
2 3 (2.31%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.77%) Onboarding
2 9 (6.92%) NHS
3 8 (6.15%) Cloud Native
4 6 (4.62%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (3.85%) Digital Media
6 4 (3.08%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (3.08%) Distributed Architecture
6 4 (3.08%) Distributed Computing
6 4 (3.08%) Equities
6 4 (3.08%) Eurex
6 4 (3.08%) Fixed Income
6 4 (3.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (3.08%) Social Media
7 3 (2.31%) Algorithms
7 3 (2.31%) Data Centre
7 3 (2.31%) FMCG
7 3 (2.31%) Graphic Design
8 2 (1.54%) Web Conferencing
9 1 (0.77%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.77%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 15 (11.54%) Linux
2 12 (9.23%) Windows
3 6 (4.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (3.08%) Mac OS
4 4 (3.08%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.08%) Windows Server
5 3 (2.31%) Android
5 3 (2.31%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (41.54%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (17.69%) Physics
3 19 (14.62%) Project Management
4 18 (13.85%) Business Development
5 16 (12.31%) Project Delivery
5 16 (12.31%) Time Management
6 15 (11.54%) Customer Service
7 12 (9.23%) Analytics
7 12 (9.23%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (8.46%) Collaborative Working
9 9 (6.92%) Agile
9 9 (6.92%) Business Analysis
9 9 (6.92%) Presales
10 8 (6.15%) Service Delivery
11 7 (5.38%) Coaching
11 7 (5.38%) Computer Science
11 7 (5.38%) CRM
11 7 (5.38%) Customer-Centricity
11 7 (5.38%) Decision-Making
11 7 (5.38%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (10.00%) Python
2 6 (4.62%) SQL
3 3 (2.31%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.77%) Bash
Qualifications
1 43 (33.08%) Degree
2 6 (4.62%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (3.08%) A+ Certification
3 4 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (3.08%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (3.08%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 3 (2.31%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.77%) ACCA
5 1 (0.77%) CIMA
5 1 (0.77%) LPIC
5 1 (0.77%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.38%) QA
2 3 (2.31%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.77%) Accessibility
System Software
1 7 (5.38%) Docker
2 6 (4.62%) KVM
2 6 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (3.08%) Active Directory
4 2 (1.54%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (5.38%) Ansible
1 7 (5.38%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.62%) Puppet
Vendors
1 13 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.62%) VMware
3 4 (3.08%) Bloomberg
3 4 (3.08%) CQG
3 4 (3.08%) ION Trading
3 4 (3.08%) Oracle
3 4 (3.08%) Patsystems
3 4 (3.08%) Reuters
3 4 (3.08%) Trayport
4 3 (2.31%) Adobe
5 2 (1.54%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.77%) Atlassian
6 1 (0.77%) SAP