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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 639 596 733
Rank change year-on-year -43 +137 -12
Permanent jobs citing Spanish Language 160 69 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 114 42 46
10th Percentile £29,188 £26,200 £30,875
25th Percentile £37,500 £28,688 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £33,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -42.11% +34.12%
75th Percentile £61,500 £58,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £77,500 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £34,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year +43.88% -33.81% +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 53,764 33,668 44,323
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.29% 68.54% 57.19%
Number of salaries quoted 32,681 17,557 22,868
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £41,144
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 21 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 21 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 -37 134 £52,500 +64.06% 272
London -41 72 £55,000 +71.88% 237
UK excluding London -67 63 £50,000 +43.88% 53
North of England -38 34 £60,000 - 11
Work from Home -43 32 £50,000 +51.52% 188
Yorkshire - 25 £60,000 - 4
Midlands -39 16 £42,500 +13.33% 6
South East -55 12 £37,500 +17.19% 16
East Midlands - 12 £42,500 - 5
North West -27 9 £29,000 - 3
West Midlands -46 4 £70,000 +86.67% 1
Scotland +14 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 (6.88%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.63%) Confluence
3 4 (2.50%) SAS
Applications
1 20 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.63%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (5.63%) Fidessa
2 4 (2.50%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.25%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.63%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 17 (10.63%) AWS
1 17 (10.63%) SaaS
2 14 (8.75%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (6.25%) Azure
4 5 (3.13%) Google Workspace
5 4 (2.50%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.25%) Google Sheets
8 1 (0.63%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.63%) Multicast
1 9 (5.63%) VPN
1 9 (5.63%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (4.38%) FIX Connectivity
3 4 (2.50%) Internet
4 2 (1.25%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.63%) Firewall
5 1 (0.63%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.63%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.63%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.50%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (2.50%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.63%) Power BI
3 1 (0.63%) QGIS
3 1 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (7.50%) JIRA
General
1 67 (41.88%) French Language
2 60 (37.50%) German Language
3 42 (26.25%) Portuguese Language
4 40 (25.00%) Italian Language
5 39 (24.38%) Social Skills
6 32 (20.00%) Polish Language
7 29 (18.13%) Arabic Language
7 29 (18.13%) Dutch Language
8 26 (16.25%) Finance
9 24 (15.00%) Mandarin Language
10 23 (14.38%) Japanese Language
11 17 (10.63%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (8.75%) Analytical Skills
14 12 (7.50%) Marketing
14 12 (7.50%) Retail
15 11 (6.88%) Digital Healthcare
15 11 (6.88%) Public Sector
16 9 (5.63%) Law
17 8 (5.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 31 (19.38%) Analyst
2 21 (13.13%) Business Analyst
3 19 (11.88%) Account Manager
4 13 (8.13%) Desktop Engineer
4 13 (8.13%) Desktop Support
4 13 (8.13%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 13 (8.13%) Product Manager
4 13 (8.13%) Support Engineer
5 11 (6.88%) Business Manager
5 11 (6.88%) Senior
6 9 (5.63%) Lead
6 9 (5.63%) Product Analyst
6 9 (5.63%) Product Business Analyst
7 8 (5.00%) Account Executive
8 7 (4.38%) Consultant
8 7 (4.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 6 (3.75%) Development Manager
9 6 (3.75%) Technical Account Manager
9 6 (3.75%) Technical Manager
10 5 (3.13%) Business Development Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.63%) FIX Protocol
2 4 (2.50%) Google Maps API
2 4 (2.50%) React
Miscellaneous
1 20 (12.50%) Onboarding
2 15 (9.38%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (6.88%) Cloud Native
3 11 (6.88%) NHS
4 10 (6.25%) Video Conferencing
5 9 (5.63%) Distributed Architecture
5 9 (5.63%) Distributed Computing
5 9 (5.63%) Equities
5 9 (5.63%) Eurex
5 9 (5.63%) Fixed Income
5 9 (5.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (5.00%) AI Agents
7 5 (3.13%) Augmented Reality
7 5 (3.13%) Life Science
7 5 (3.13%) Management Information System
8 4 (2.50%) Virtual Reality
9 3 (1.88%) Digital Media
10 2 (1.25%) Algorithms
10 2 (1.25%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.63%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 22 (13.75%) Windows
2 9 (5.63%) Linux
3 3 (1.88%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.88%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.63%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (26.25%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (16.25%) Business Development
2 26 (16.25%) Customer Service
3 25 (15.63%) CRM
4 23 (14.38%) Time Management
5 18 (11.25%) Project Management
6 17 (10.63%) Customer Experience
7 16 (10.00%) Agile
7 16 (10.00%) Business Analysis
8 15 (9.38%) B2B
9 14 (8.75%) Continuous Improvement
10 11 (6.88%) Client Onboarding
10 11 (6.88%) Decision-Making
10 11 (6.88%) ITSM
10 11 (6.88%) Project Delivery
11 10 (6.25%) AI
11 10 (6.25%) B2B Sales
11 10 (6.25%) Change Management
11 10 (6.25%) Fintech
12 9 (5.63%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.50%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 22 (13.75%) Degree
2 8 (5.00%) Master's Degree
3 6 (3.75%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.50%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (2.50%) MBA
5 3 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.25%) CCNA
6 2 (1.25%) MCSA
6 2 (1.25%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.25%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.63%) CCIE
7 1 (0.63%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.63%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (2.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 30 (18.75%) Microsoft
2 17 (10.63%) Salesforce
3 9 (5.63%) Bloomberg
3 9 (5.63%) CQG
3 9 (5.63%) ION Trading
3 9 (5.63%) Oracle
3 9 (5.63%) Patsystems
3 9 (5.63%) Reuters
3 9 (5.63%) Trayport
4 7 (4.38%) Atlassian
4 7 (4.38%) Google
5 6 (3.75%) SAP
6 5 (3.13%) Cisco
6 5 (3.13%) HubSpot
7 4 (2.50%) Facebook
7 4 (2.50%) OpenAI
8 2 (1.25%) Logitech
8 2 (1.25%) Samsung
8 2 (1.25%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.63%) Palo Alto