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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 643 612 747
Rank change year-on-year -31 +135 -12
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 155 67 65
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.13% 0.080%
As % of the General category 0.31% 0.20% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 108 46 48
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,000 £30,725
25th Percentile £36,625 £28,688 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,555 £34,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +63.40% -40.35% +24.49%
75th Percentile £60,000 £73,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £80,625 £78,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £34,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +72.66% -30.50% +42.86%

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 50,435 34,079 46,300
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 45.91% 68.17% 56.86%
Number of salaries quoted 31,016 17,991 25,930
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -2.91%

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 1 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 1 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 -47 126 £56,250 +75.78% 198
London -25 66 £50,000 +56.25% 173
UK excluding London -56 61 £60,000 +72.66% 44
North of England -13 37 £60,000 - 13
Work from Home -22 30 £50,000 +47.06% 89
Yorkshire - 28 £60,000 - 8
Midlands -32 13 £42,500 +13.33% 5
South East -41 10 £30,000 -6.25% 15
North West -13 9 £29,000 - 2
East Midlands - 9 £42,500 - 3
West Midlands -21 4 £70,000 +86.67% 2
Scotland -2 1 £46,000 +76.92% 2

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 9 (5.81%) Confluence
2 4 (2.58%) SAS
2 4 (2.58%) SharePoint
Applications
1 19 (12.26%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.81%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (5.81%) Fidessa
2 4 (2.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.65%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.65%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 17 (10.97%) AWS
2 16 (10.32%) SaaS
3 12 (7.74%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (6.45%) Azure
5 5 (3.23%) Google Workspace
6 4 (2.58%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.29%) Google Sheets
8 1 (0.65%) IaaS
8 1 (0.65%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.45%) Multicast
2 7 (4.52%) FIX Connectivity
3 5 (3.23%) VPN
3 5 (3.23%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (2.58%) Internet
5 2 (1.29%) Structured Cabling
6 1 (0.65%) ATM
6 1 (0.65%) Firewall
6 1 (0.65%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.65%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.65%) tcpdump
6 1 (0.65%) WAN
6 1 (0.65%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.81%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.58%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (2.58%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.65%) Power BI
3 1 (0.65%) QGIS
3 1 (0.65%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (5.81%) JIRA
General
1 67 (43.23%) French Language
2 54 (34.84%) German Language
3 47 (30.32%) Portuguese Language
4 44 (28.39%) Italian Language
5 37 (23.87%) Social Skills
6 31 (20.00%) Arabic Language
6 31 (20.00%) Dutch Language
6 31 (20.00%) Polish Language
7 30 (19.35%) Finance
8 26 (16.77%) Mandarin Language
9 25 (16.13%) Japanese Language
10 18 (11.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (10.32%) Marketing
12 14 (9.03%) Analytical Skills
13 13 (8.39%) Organisational Skills
13 13 (8.39%) Retail
14 12 (7.74%) Digital Healthcare
15 11 (7.10%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (7.10%) Public Sector
16 10 (6.45%) Law
Job Titles
1 31 (20.00%) Analyst
2 23 (14.84%) Business Analyst
3 21 (13.55%) Account Manager
4 13 (8.39%) Product Manager
4 13 (8.39%) Senior
5 11 (7.10%) Business Manager
6 9 (5.81%) Consultant
6 9 (5.81%) Product Analyst
6 9 (5.81%) Product Business Analyst
7 8 (5.16%) Technical Account Manager
7 8 (5.16%) Technical Manager
8 7 (4.52%) Desktop Engineer
8 7 (4.52%) Desktop Support
8 7 (4.52%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 7 (4.52%) Service Desk Engineer
8 7 (4.52%) Support Engineer
9 6 (3.87%) Account Executive
9 6 (3.87%) Development Manager
9 6 (3.87%) Lead
10 5 (3.23%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.81%) FIX Protocol
2 4 (2.58%) Google Maps API
2 4 (2.58%) React
Miscellaneous
1 20 (12.90%) Onboarding
2 17 (10.97%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (7.74%) Cloud Native
3 12 (7.74%) NHS
4 9 (5.81%) Distributed Architecture
4 9 (5.81%) Distributed Computing
4 9 (5.81%) Equities
4 9 (5.81%) Eurex
4 9 (5.81%) Fixed Income
4 9 (5.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 8 (5.16%) AI Agents
6 6 (3.87%) Digital Media
6 6 (3.87%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (3.23%) Life Science
8 4 (2.58%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (2.58%) Virtual Reality
9 2 (1.29%) Algorithms
9 2 (1.29%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.29%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.65%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 20 (12.90%) Windows
2 10 (6.45%) Linux
3 5 (3.23%) Windows 10
3 5 (3.23%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.65%) Mac OS X
4 1 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (29.03%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (19.35%) Business Development
3 26 (16.77%) CRM
4 23 (14.84%) Project Management
5 22 (14.19%) Time Management
6 21 (13.55%) Customer Service
7 18 (11.61%) Business Analysis
8 17 (10.97%) Agile
9 12 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (7.74%) Fintech
10 11 (7.10%) Change Management
10 11 (7.10%) Client Onboarding
10 11 (7.10%) Customer Experience
10 11 (7.10%) Project Delivery
11 10 (6.45%) B2B
11 10 (6.45%) Decision-Making
11 10 (6.45%) Lead Generation
12 9 (5.81%) B2B Sales
12 9 (5.81%) Low Latency
12 9 (5.81%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.58%) TypeScript
2 1 (0.65%) Python
Qualifications
1 26 (16.77%) Degree
2 8 (5.16%) Master's Degree
3 6 (3.87%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.58%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (2.58%) MBA
5 3 (1.94%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.29%) CCNA
6 2 (1.29%) MCSA
6 2 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.29%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.65%) CCIE
7 1 (0.65%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (3.87%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.65%) Docker
2 1 (0.65%) KVM
2 1 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.65%) Ansible
1 1 (0.65%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.65%) Puppet
Vendors
1 25 (16.13%) Microsoft
2 15 (9.68%) Salesforce
3 9 (5.81%) Bloomberg
3 9 (5.81%) CQG
3 9 (5.81%) ION Trading
3 9 (5.81%) Oracle
3 9 (5.81%) Patsystems
3 9 (5.81%) Reuters
3 9 (5.81%) Trayport
4 7 (4.52%) Atlassian
4 7 (4.52%) Google
5 6 (3.87%) SAP
6 5 (3.23%) Cisco
7 4 (2.58%) Facebook
7 4 (2.58%) OpenAI
8 2 (1.29%) HubSpot
8 2 (1.29%) Logitech
8 2 (1.29%) Samsung
8 2 (1.29%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.65%) Palo Alto