French Language
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term French Language in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited French Language over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 627 746 804
Rank change year-on-year +119 +58 -102
Permanent jobs citing French Language 266 213 459
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.21% 0.29%
As % of the General category 0.45% 0.31% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 186 110 146
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,966 £37,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.03% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £80,000 £67,875
90th Percentile £73,125 £100,000 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £29,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +20.69% -22.67% -11.76%

All General Skills
UK

French Language is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 59,547 67,691 103,378
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.67% 68.21% 64.47%
Number of salaries quoted 39,710 36,611 51,085
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,113 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

French Language
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing French Language as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for French Language in the UK

French Language
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing French Language.

Salary trend for French Language in the UK

French Language
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing French Language over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for French Language in the UK

French Language
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing French Language within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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 +129 230 £37,500 -11.76% 243
UK excluding London +92 160 £35,000 +20.69% 145
Work from Home +83 98 £40,000 +5.26% 107
London +58 83 £40,000 -27.27% 117
South West +18 38 £40,000 -23.81% 21
South East +17 34 £35,000 -3.45% 49
North of England +61 25 £35,000 -58.21% 33
East of England +34 25 £42,500 +46.55% 21
Midlands -1 21 £44,000 +76.00% 20
West Midlands +30 16 £65,000 +30.00% 17
Scotland -44 16 £31,000 - 9
Yorkshire +77 14 £35,000 -58.82% 8
North West +7 11 £38,750 -53.03% 22
East Midlands -20 5 £27,500 +10.00% 3
Wales - 2 £60,000 - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

French Language
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 19 (7.14%) Confluence
2 10 (3.76%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.63%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (2.26%) Drupal
4 6 (2.26%) WordPress
5 4 (1.50%) IIS
6 2 (0.75%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.75%) CMS
6 2 (0.75%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.38%) SAS
Applications
1 39 (14.66%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (11.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (3.01%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (3.01%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.50%) Simulink
5 4 (1.50%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.38%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.50%) SAP CX
2 4 (1.50%) SAP ERP
2 4 (1.50%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.38%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.38%) SAP GTS
3 1 (0.38%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.38%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.38%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 24 (9.02%) Azure
2 22 (8.27%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (5.26%) Power Platform
4 12 (4.51%) SaaS
5 10 (3.76%) Power Automate
6 9 (3.38%) AWS
6 9 (3.38%) GCP
7 6 (2.26%) PowerApps
7 6 (2.26%) WhatsApp
8 5 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.88%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.50%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 2 (0.75%) Azure AKS
10 2 (0.75%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (0.75%) Azure Service Bus
10 2 (0.75%) Canva
10 2 (0.75%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.38%) Asana
11 1 (0.38%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.38%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.38%) LAN
1 9 (3.38%) WAN
2 8 (3.01%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (2.63%) DNS
4 6 (2.26%) DHCP
4 6 (2.26%) VoIP
4 6 (2.26%) VPN
5 5 (1.88%) VSAT
6 2 (0.75%) 4G
6 2 (0.75%) Internet
6 2 (0.75%) Network Security
6 2 (0.75%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.75%) VLAN
6 2 (0.75%) Wireless
6 2 (0.75%) xDSL
7 1 (0.38%) Firewall
7 1 (0.38%) MPLS
7 1 (0.38%) NAS
7 1 (0.38%) SAN
7 1 (0.38%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.89%) Power BI
2 12 (4.51%) Relational Database
3 9 (3.38%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.63%) Tableau
5 6 (2.26%) MySQL
5 6 (2.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.13%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 9 (3.38%) JIRA
2 8 (3.01%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (2.26%) Git
3 6 (2.26%) Team Foundation Server
4 4 (1.50%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 116 (43.61%) Social Skills
2 97 (36.47%) German Language
3 84 (31.58%) Spanish Language
4 70 (26.32%) Finance
5 44 (16.54%) Marketing
6 43 (16.17%) Italian Language
7 35 (13.16%) Retail
8 34 (12.78%) Presentation Skills
9 33 (12.41%) Analytical Skills
9 33 (12.41%) Banking
10 32 (12.03%) Law
10 32 (12.03%) Portuguese Language
11 30 (11.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (7.52%) Organisational Skills
13 19 (7.14%) Corporate Banking
13 19 (7.14%) Investment Banking
14 17 (6.39%) Public Sector
15 15 (5.64%) Telecoms
16 12 (4.51%) Publishing
17 11 (4.14%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 57 (21.43%) Analyst
2 49 (18.42%) Technical Support
3 27 (10.15%) Service Analyst
4 20 (7.52%) Senior
5 18 (6.77%) Developer
5 18 (6.77%) Project Manager
6 12 (4.51%) Technical Manager
7 11 (4.14%) Architect
7 11 (4.14%) Full Stack Developer
7 11 (4.14%) Senior Developer
7 11 (4.14%) Senior Full Stack Developer
7 11 (4.14%) Solutions Architect
7 11 (4.14%) Technical Advisor
7 11 (4.14%) Technical Support Advisor
8 10 (3.76%) Lead
8 10 (3.76%) Service Manager
8 10 (3.76%) Technical Project Manager
9 9 (3.38%) Administrator
9 9 (3.38%) Delivery Manager
9 9 (3.38%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (7.14%) CSS
2 17 (6.39%) HTML
3 11 (4.14%) Node.js
3 11 (4.14%) RESTful
3 11 (4.14%) Web Services
4 7 (2.63%) jQuery
5 6 (2.26%) CSS3
5 6 (2.26%) HTML5
6 4 (1.50%) HTML5 Canvas
6 4 (1.50%) ONNX
6 4 (1.50%) PyTorch
7 3 (1.13%) .NET
8 2 (0.75%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.75%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.75%) Lightning Web Components
9 1 (0.38%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.38%) ASP.NET Web API
9 1 (0.38%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 25 (9.40%) Onboarding
2 21 (7.89%) Mobile App
2 21 (7.89%) Social Media
3 16 (6.02%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (3.76%) FMCG
5 7 (2.63%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.26%) Algorithms
6 6 (2.26%) Life Science
6 6 (2.26%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.50%) PMI
7 4 (1.50%) Taxonomies
8 3 (1.13%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.13%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.13%) iPhone
9 2 (0.75%) Educational Technology
9 2 (0.75%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.75%) Embedded Systems
9 2 (0.75%) Enterprise Cloud
9 2 (0.75%) iPad
9 2 (0.75%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 21 (7.89%) Windows
2 6 (2.26%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.88%) Linux
4 2 (0.75%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (25.56%) Project Management
3 37 (13.91%) Customer Service
4 30 (11.28%) Time Management
5 26 (9.77%) Digital Marketing
6 25 (9.40%) Business Intelligence
7 19 (7.14%) Business Analysis
7 19 (7.14%) Business Development
7 19 (7.14%) Decision-Making
8 17 (6.39%) Logistics
9 16 (6.02%) ITIL
9 16 (6.02%) Project Delivery
10 15 (5.64%) Analytics
10 15 (5.64%) CI/CD
10 15 (5.64%) Software Engineering
11 14 (5.26%) DevOps
11 14 (5.26%) Service Management
12 13 (4.89%) Code Quality
13 12 (4.51%) Collaborative Working
13 12 (4.51%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.27%) JavaScript
2 18 (6.77%) Python
2 18 (6.77%) SQL
3 16 (6.02%) C#
4 13 (4.89%) Java
5 11 (4.14%) Go
6 6 (2.26%) PHP
7 4 (1.50%) C
7 4 (1.50%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.75%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.75%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 69 (25.94%) Degree
2 23 (8.65%) BPSS Clearance
2 23 (8.65%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.76%) SC Cleared
4 8 (3.01%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 5 (1.88%) PMP
6 4 (1.50%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.50%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.50%) SAP Certification
7 3 (1.13%) CIPD
7 3 (1.13%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.38%) PhD
8 1 (0.38%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.14%) Accessibility
2 13 (4.89%) SLA
3 7 (2.63%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.13%) GRC
4 3 (1.13%) PMO
5 2 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.38%) EMIR
6 1 (0.38%) MiFID
6 1 (0.38%) QA
System Software
1 13 (4.89%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.88%) Firmware
3 4 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.38%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (1.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 3 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.38%) SCCM
3 1 (0.38%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 40 (15.04%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.89%) Salesforce
2 13 (4.89%) SAP
3 10 (3.76%) Computacenter
4 6 (2.26%) ServiceNow
5 4 (1.50%) NVIDIA
5 4 (1.50%) VMware
6 2 (0.75%) Apple
6 2 (0.75%) Hootsuite
6 2 (0.75%) Lotus
7 1 (0.38%) Citrix
7 1 (0.38%) Facebook
7 1 (0.38%) Google
7 1 (0.38%) Instagram
7 1 (0.38%) Okta
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle
7 1 (0.38%) Twitter
7 1 (0.38%) YouTube