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

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 547 643 693
Rank change year-on-year +96 +50 +219
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 111 60 83
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.12% 0.12%
As % of the General category 0.30% 0.17% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 49 36 62
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,250 £25,025
25th Percentile £31,250 £47,500 £32,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.82% -5.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £60,250 £71,875 £76,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,500 £26,000 £50,250
% change year-on-year +59.62% -48.26% +4.69%

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 36,529 34,949 43,049
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 57.27% 67.25% 61.58%
Number of salaries quoted 19,723 15,735 32,048
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £38,129
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -11.31%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,375 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,557
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.39% -9.42%

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 January 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 31 January 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 +94 99 £40,000 -29.82% 10
London +56 53 £37,000 -35.09% 6
UK excluding London +76 51 £41,500 +59.62% 7
North of England +27 33 £60,000 +57.89% 1
Work from Home +47 29 £37,000 -35.09% 8
Yorkshire +16 29 £60,000 +57.89% 1
South East +28 6 £36,750 +37.38% 2
North West +22 4 £40,000 -
South West - 4 £29,000 -
Scotland -4 3 - - 1
Midlands - 3 £57,500 - 3
West Midlands - 3 £57,500 - 3
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 12 (10.81%) SharePoint
2 9 (8.11%) Confluence
3 1 (0.90%) Moodle
3 1 (0.90%) WordPress
Applications
1 37 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (13.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (9.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (8.11%) Adobe Premiere
4 9 (8.11%) Photoshop
5 6 (5.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (4.50%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 11 (9.91%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (8.11%) OneDrive
2 9 (8.11%) SaaS
3 7 (6.31%) Azure
4 6 (5.41%) AWS
4 6 (5.41%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.60%) Google Workspace
6 3 (2.70%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.70%) MailChimp
7 2 (1.80%) Google Analytics
7 2 (1.80%) Power Automate
7 2 (1.80%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.90%) Azure Cognitive Services
8 1 (0.90%) Azure Functions
8 1 (0.90%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.90%) Canva
8 1 (0.90%) GCP
8 1 (0.90%) GitHub
8 1 (0.90%) Serverless
8 1 (0.90%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.50%) Multicast
2 2 (1.80%) FIX Connectivity
3 1 (0.90%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.41%) Power BI
1 6 (5.41%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.70%) Tableau
3 1 (0.90%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 9 (8.11%) JIRA
2 1 (0.90%) GitLab
General
1 71 (63.96%) Social Skills
2 61 (54.95%) French Language
3 50 (45.05%) Marketing
4 43 (38.74%) German Language
5 33 (29.73%) Italian Language
6 29 (26.13%) Dutch Language
7 28 (25.23%) Portuguese Language
8 23 (20.72%) Analytical Skills
9 20 (18.02%) Mandarin Language
10 18 (16.22%) Japanese Language
11 17 (15.32%) Arabic Language
11 17 (15.32%) Polish Language
12 11 (9.91%) Finance
13 9 (8.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (5.41%) Banking
14 6 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (4.50%) Digital Healthcare
16 4 (3.60%) Korean Language
16 4 (3.60%) Russian Language
16 4 (3.60%) Thai Language
Job Titles
1 25 (22.52%) Consultant
2 24 (21.62%) Solutions Consultant
2 24 (21.62%) Technical Consultant
3 10 (9.01%) Analyst
4 9 (8.11%) Service Manager
5 7 (6.31%) Executive Advisor
6 6 (5.41%) Account Manager
6 6 (5.41%) Marketing Executive
7 5 (4.50%) Business Analyst
7 5 (4.50%) Business Manager
7 5 (4.50%) Product Analyst
7 5 (4.50%) Product Business Analyst
7 5 (4.50%) Product Manager
7 5 (4.50%) Senior
8 4 (3.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 4 (3.60%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 4 (3.60%) Campaign Manager
8 4 (3.60%) Designer
8 4 (3.60%) Digital Campaign Manager
8 4 (3.60%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.50%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (2.70%) .NET
2 3 (2.70%) CSS
2 3 (2.70%) HTML
3 1 (0.90%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 19 (17.12%) Onboarding
2 8 (7.21%) Social Media
3 7 (6.31%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (5.41%) Web Conferencing
5 5 (4.50%) Distributed Architecture
5 5 (4.50%) Distributed Computing
5 5 (4.50%) Equities
5 5 (4.50%) Eurex
5 5 (4.50%) Fixed Income
5 5 (4.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 5 (4.50%) NHS
5 5 (4.50%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (3.60%) Cloud Native
6 4 (3.60%) FMCG
6 4 (3.60%) Graphic Design
6 4 (3.60%) Management Information System
7 3 (2.70%) Algorithms
7 3 (2.70%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.80%) Video Editing
9 1 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.11%) Linux
1 9 (8.11%) Windows
2 4 (3.60%) Mac OS
3 3 (2.70%) Android
3 3 (2.70%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (42.34%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (25.23%) Physics
3 26 (23.42%) Project Delivery
4 19 (17.12%) Time Management
5 17 (15.32%) Service Delivery
6 16 (14.41%) B2B
6 16 (14.41%) Coaching
7 14 (12.61%) Analytics
7 14 (12.61%) Continuous Improvement
8 13 (11.71%) ITIL
9 12 (10.81%) Collaborative Working
9 12 (10.81%) Customer Service
9 12 (10.81%) Mentoring
9 12 (10.81%) Project Management
10 10 (9.01%) Decision-Making
11 9 (8.11%) Break/Fix
11 9 (8.11%) Digital Strategy
11 9 (8.11%) Presales
11 9 (8.11%) Service Management
11 9 (8.11%) Videography
Programming Languages
1 8 (7.21%) Python
2 7 (6.31%) SQL
3 3 (2.70%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.80%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 50 (45.05%) Degree
2 10 (9.01%) Master's Degree
3 9 (8.11%) PMI Certification
3 9 (8.11%) PMP
4 6 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (3.60%) A+ Certification
5 4 (3.60%) DBS Check
5 4 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (3.60%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 1 (0.90%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.31%) QA
2 4 (3.60%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.90%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (0.90%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.90%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 24 (21.62%) Microsoft
2 13 (11.71%) Adobe
3 6 (5.41%) Oracle
4 5 (4.50%) Bloomberg
4 5 (4.50%) CQG
4 5 (4.50%) ION Trading
4 5 (4.50%) Patsystems
4 5 (4.50%) Reuters
4 5 (4.50%) Trayport
5 2 (1.80%) Atlassian
5 2 (1.80%) Google
5 2 (1.80%) Hootsuite
5 2 (1.80%) Instagram
5 2 (1.80%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.80%) YouTube
6 1 (0.90%) ServiceNow