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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 647 607 728
Rank change year-on-year -40 +121 +7
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 158 68 63
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.14% 0.081%
As % of the General category 0.30% 0.20% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 113 43 46
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,000 £30,875
25th Percentile £36,750 £28,250 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £32,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +68.75% -43.86% +34.12%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £87,250 £77,500 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £32,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +56.25% -39.05% +50.00%

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 53,421 33,886 44,613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.35% 68.56% 57.09%
Number of salaries quoted 32,588 17,689 23,080
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,688 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -4.13% -6.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £98,750
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 18 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Spanish Language in the UK

Spanish Language
Top 11 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 18 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 -30 132 £50,000 +56.25% 196
London -27 71 £52,500 +64.06% 165
UK excluding London -89 61 £50,000 +56.25% 51
North of England -36 34 £60,000 - 10
Work from Home -21 33 £50,000 +51.52% 87
Yorkshire - 25 £60,000 - 2
Midlands -30 16 £42,500 +13.33% 4
East Midlands - 12 £42,500 - 3
South East -42 11 £37,500 +17.19% 16
North West -9 9 £29,000 - 3
West Midlands -42 4 £70,000 +86.67% 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 10 (6.33%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.70%) Confluence
3 4 (2.53%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (13.92%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.70%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (5.70%) Fidessa
2 4 (2.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.27%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.63%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 18 (11.39%) SaaS
2 17 (10.76%) AWS
3 15 (9.49%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (6.33%) Azure
5 5 (3.16%) Google Workspace
6 4 (2.53%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (1.27%) Google Sheets
9 1 (0.63%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.70%) Multicast
2 8 (5.06%) VPN
2 8 (5.06%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (4.43%) FIX Connectivity
4 4 (2.53%) Internet
5 2 (1.27%) Structured Cabling
6 1 (0.63%) Firewall
6 1 (0.63%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.63%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.70%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.53%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (2.53%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.63%) Power BI
3 1 (0.63%) QGIS
3 1 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (7.59%) JIRA
General
1 68 (43.04%) French Language
2 60 (37.97%) German Language
3 43 (27.22%) Portuguese Language
4 41 (25.95%) Italian Language
5 39 (24.68%) Social Skills
6 32 (20.25%) Polish Language
7 29 (18.35%) Arabic Language
7 29 (18.35%) Dutch Language
8 27 (17.09%) Finance
9 24 (15.19%) Mandarin Language
10 23 (14.56%) Japanese Language
11 18 (11.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 17 (10.76%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
14 13 (8.23%) Marketing
14 13 (8.23%) Retail
15 11 (6.96%) Digital Healthcare
15 11 (6.96%) Public Sector
16 10 (6.33%) Law
17 9 (5.70%) Banking
Job Titles
1 30 (18.99%) Analyst
2 21 (13.29%) Business Analyst
3 19 (12.03%) Account Manager
4 13 (8.23%) Product Manager
5 12 (7.59%) Desktop Engineer
5 12 (7.59%) Desktop Support
5 12 (7.59%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 12 (7.59%) Support Engineer
6 11 (6.96%) Business Manager
7 10 (6.33%) Senior
8 9 (5.70%) Lead
8 9 (5.70%) Product Analyst
8 9 (5.70%) Product Business Analyst
9 8 (5.06%) Account Executive
10 7 (4.43%) Consultant
10 7 (4.43%) Service Desk Engineer
11 6 (3.80%) Development Manager
11 6 (3.80%) Technical Account Manager
11 6 (3.80%) Technical Manager
12 5 (3.16%) Business Development Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.70%) FIX Protocol
2 4 (2.53%) Google Maps API
2 4 (2.53%) React
Miscellaneous
1 20 (12.66%) Onboarding
2 15 (9.49%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (7.59%) Cloud Native
4 11 (6.96%) NHS
5 9 (5.70%) Distributed Architecture
5 9 (5.70%) Distributed Computing
5 9 (5.70%) Equities
5 9 (5.70%) Eurex
5 9 (5.70%) Fixed Income
5 9 (5.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 9 (5.70%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (5.06%) AI Agents
7 5 (3.16%) Augmented Reality
7 5 (3.16%) Life Science
7 5 (3.16%) Management Information System
8 4 (2.53%) Virtual Reality
9 3 (1.90%) Digital Media
10 2 (1.27%) Algorithms
10 2 (1.27%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.63%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 23 (14.56%) Windows
2 9 (5.70%) Linux
3 5 (3.16%) Windows 10
3 5 (3.16%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.63%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (27.85%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (17.09%) Business Development
2 27 (17.09%) Customer Service
3 25 (15.82%) CRM
4 23 (14.56%) Time Management
5 18 (11.39%) Project Management
6 17 (10.76%) Agile
7 16 (10.13%) Business Analysis
8 15 (9.49%) B2B
8 15 (9.49%) Customer Experience
9 14 (8.86%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (7.59%) ITSM
11 11 (6.96%) Change Management
11 11 (6.96%) Client Onboarding
11 11 (6.96%) Decision-Making
11 11 (6.96%) Project Delivery
12 10 (6.33%) AI
12 10 (6.33%) B2B Sales
12 10 (6.33%) Fintech
12 10 (6.33%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.53%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (15.19%) Degree
2 8 (5.06%) Master's Degree
3 6 (3.80%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.53%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (2.53%) MBA
5 3 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.27%) CCNA
6 2 (1.27%) MCSA
6 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.27%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.63%) CCIE
7 1 (0.63%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.63%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (3.80%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 29 (18.35%) Microsoft
2 17 (10.76%) Salesforce
3 9 (5.70%) Bloomberg
3 9 (5.70%) CQG
3 9 (5.70%) ION Trading
3 9 (5.70%) Oracle
3 9 (5.70%) Patsystems
3 9 (5.70%) Reuters
3 9 (5.70%) Trayport
4 7 (4.43%) Atlassian
4 7 (4.43%) Google
5 6 (3.80%) SAP
6 5 (3.16%) Cisco
6 5 (3.16%) HubSpot
7 4 (2.53%) Facebook
7 4 (2.53%) OpenAI
8 2 (1.27%) Logitech
8 2 (1.27%) Samsung
8 2 (1.27%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.63%) Palo Alto