Welsh Language Job Trends

Welsh Language
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Welsh Language in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Welsh Language over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 639 671 699
Rank change year-on-year +32 +28 +283
Permanent jobs citing Welsh Language 14 28 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.023% 0.052% 0.040%
As % of the General category 0.040% 0.079% 0.064%
Number of salaries quoted 9 19 19
10th Percentile £39,000 £36,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £44,000 £49,884
Median % change year-on-year -3.41% -11.79% +42.52%
75th Percentile £43,750 £51,165 £58,343
90th Percentile £50,000 £70,200 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £44,000 £40,500
% change year-on-year -3.41% +8.64% +15.71%

All General Skills
UK

Welsh 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 35,175 35,608 34,497
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.63% 66.54% 61.95%
Number of salaries quoted 19,086 16,201 25,207
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,011
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% -6.07%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £103,750 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%

Welsh Language
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Welsh Language relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Welsh Language job vacancy trend in the UK

Welsh Language
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Welsh Language.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Welsh Language

Welsh Language
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Welsh Language over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Welsh Language in the UK

Welsh Language
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Welsh Language within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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
UK excluding London +44 13 £42,500 -3.41% 15
Wales -7 9 £42,500 -3.41% 13
England +65 4 - - 3
Yorkshire - 4 - -
North of England - 4 - -
Work from Home +56 1 - - 11

Welsh 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 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (7.14%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 6 (42.86%) Wireless
2 1 (7.14%) DHCP
2 1 (7.14%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (7.14%) SQL Server
1 1 (7.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
2 7 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (42.86%) Law
3 6 (42.86%) Military
3 6 (42.86%) Telecoms
4 5 (35.71%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (21.43%) Marketing
5 3 (21.43%) Public Sector
6 2 (14.29%) Police
7 1 (7.14%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Report Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Engagement Manager
3 2 (14.29%) ICT Specialist
4 1 (7.14%) Coordinator
4 1 (7.14%) ICT Officer
4 1 (7.14%) Programme Coordinator
4 1 (7.14%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) .NET
1 1 (7.14%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 7 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (14.29%) Driving Licence
3 1 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (7.14%) Social Media
3 1 (7.14%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
1 1 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Time Management
2 6 (42.86%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (42.86%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 6 (42.86%) Decision-Making
2 6 (42.86%) Performance Metrics
2 6 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (42.86%) Translating Business Requirements
3 3 (21.43%) Analytics
3 3 (21.43%) Content Management
3 3 (21.43%) Content Strategy
3 3 (21.43%) Digital Content Management
3 3 (21.43%) Digital Marketing
3 3 (21.43%) User Research
4 1 (7.14%) Agile
4 1 (7.14%) Business Transformation
4 1 (7.14%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) DBS Check
1 1 (7.14%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (42.86%) Data Quality
2 3 (21.43%) Accessibility
2 3 (21.43%) QA
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft