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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 649 737 796
Rank change year-on-year +88 +59 -102
Permanent jobs citing French Language 272 216 481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.22% 0.29%
As % of the General category 0.45% 0.33% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 189 103 151
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,061 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -4.44% -1.15%
75th Percentile £58,000 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £100,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £27,750 £37,500
% change year-on-year +26.13% -26.00% -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 60,283 66,144 108,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.75% 67.94% 64.98%
Number of salaries quoted 39,987 35,943 51,825
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,426 £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 28 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 28 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 +99 234 £37,500 -13.79% 215
UK excluding London +97 167 £35,000 +26.13% 124
Work from Home +94 103 £40,000 +5.26% 99
London +73 83 £37,500 -33.33% 100
South West +10 38 £40,000 -33.33% 27
South East +20 32 £37,500 -11.76% 41
East of England +23 29 £42,500 +46.55% 22
North of England +65 27 £35,000 -58.82% 22
Midlands +1 22 £30,000 +20.00% 15
Scotland -42 18 £31,000 - 6
West Midlands +26 17 £65,000 +30.00% 9
Yorkshire +83 14 £35,000 -58.82% 7
North West - 13 £38,750 - 13
East Midlands -25 5 £27,500 +10.00% 6
Wales - 2 £60,000 - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 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 (6.99%) Confluence
2 8 (2.94%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (2.21%) Drupal
4 6 (2.21%) WordPress
5 4 (1.47%) IIS
6 2 (0.74%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.74%) CMS
6 2 (0.74%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.37%) SAS
Applications
1 37 (13.60%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (12.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (7.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (2.94%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (2.94%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.47%) Simulink
5 4 (1.47%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.37%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.10%) SAP CX
2 3 (1.10%) SAP ERP
2 3 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.37%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.37%) SAP GTS
3 1 (0.37%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.37%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.37%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 24 (8.82%) Azure
2 23 (8.46%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (5.15%) Power Platform
4 12 (4.41%) SaaS
5 10 (3.68%) Power Automate
6 8 (2.94%) AWS
6 8 (2.94%) GCP
7 6 (2.21%) PowerApps
7 6 (2.21%) WhatsApp
8 5 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.84%) Entra ID
9 3 (1.10%) Azure AKS
9 3 (1.10%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 3 (1.10%) Azure Service Bus
9 3 (1.10%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 2 (0.74%) Canva
10 2 (0.74%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.37%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.37%) IaaS
11 1 (0.37%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.31%) LAN
1 9 (3.31%) WAN
2 8 (2.94%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (2.57%) DNS
4 6 (2.21%) DHCP
4 6 (2.21%) VoIP
4 6 (2.21%) VPN
5 5 (1.84%) VSAT
6 2 (0.74%) 4G
6 2 (0.74%) Internet
6 2 (0.74%) Network Security
6 2 (0.74%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.74%) VLAN
6 2 (0.74%) Wireless
6 2 (0.74%) xDSL
7 1 (0.37%) Firewall
7 1 (0.37%) MPLS
7 1 (0.37%) NAS
7 1 (0.37%) SAN
7 1 (0.37%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.78%) Power BI
2 12 (4.41%) Relational Database
3 9 (3.31%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.57%) Tableau
5 6 (2.21%) MySQL
5 6 (2.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.10%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 8 (2.94%) JIRA
1 8 (2.94%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (2.21%) Git
2 6 (2.21%) Team Foundation Server
3 4 (1.47%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 114 (41.91%) Social Skills
2 103 (37.87%) German Language
3 82 (30.15%) Spanish Language
4 69 (25.37%) Finance
5 45 (16.54%) Marketing
6 43 (15.81%) Italian Language
7 36 (13.24%) Presentation Skills
8 35 (12.87%) Retail
9 34 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
10 32 (11.76%) Banking
10 32 (11.76%) Law
10 32 (11.76%) Portuguese Language
11 30 (11.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (7.35%) Organisational Skills
13 19 (6.99%) Corporate Banking
13 19 (6.99%) Investment Banking
14 17 (6.25%) Public Sector
15 15 (5.51%) Telecoms
16 12 (4.41%) Publishing
17 11 (4.04%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 59 (21.69%) Analyst
2 57 (20.96%) Technical Support
3 27 (9.93%) Service Analyst
4 20 (7.35%) Senior
5 18 (6.62%) Developer
6 16 (5.88%) Technical Advisor
6 16 (5.88%) Technical Support Advisor
7 15 (5.51%) Project Manager
8 12 (4.41%) Technical Manager
9 11 (4.04%) Full Stack Developer
9 11 (4.04%) Senior Developer
9 11 (4.04%) Senior Full Stack Developer
10 10 (3.68%) Architect
10 10 (3.68%) Lead
10 10 (3.68%) Service Manager
10 10 (3.68%) Solutions Architect
10 10 (3.68%) Technical Project Manager
11 9 (3.31%) Administrator
11 9 (3.31%) Delivery Manager
11 9 (3.31%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (6.99%) CSS
2 17 (6.25%) HTML
3 11 (4.04%) Node.js
3 11 (4.04%) RESTful
3 11 (4.04%) Web Services
4 7 (2.57%) jQuery
5 6 (2.21%) CSS3
5 6 (2.21%) HTML5
6 4 (1.47%) .NET
6 4 (1.47%) HTML5 Canvas
6 4 (1.47%) ONNX
6 4 (1.47%) PyTorch
7 3 (1.10%) ASP.NET
7 3 (1.10%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.74%) Lightning Web Components
9 1 (0.37%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.37%) ASP.NET Web API
9 1 (0.37%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 25 (9.19%) Onboarding
2 21 (7.72%) Mobile App
2 21 (7.72%) Social Media
3 18 (6.62%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (3.68%) FMCG
5 9 (3.31%) Data Centre
6 8 (2.94%) Virtual Team
7 6 (2.21%) Algorithms
8 5 (1.84%) Life Science
9 4 (1.47%) Taxonomies
10 3 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.10%) iPhone
11 2 (0.74%) CCTV
11 2 (0.74%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.74%) Educational Technology
11 2 (0.74%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.74%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.74%) Enterprise Cloud
11 2 (0.74%) iPad
11 2 (0.74%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 20 (7.35%) Windows
2 6 (2.21%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.84%) Linux
4 2 (0.74%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (25.74%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (24.26%) Project Management
3 36 (13.24%) Customer Service
4 32 (11.76%) Time Management
5 28 (10.29%) Digital Marketing
6 25 (9.19%) Business Intelligence
7 19 (6.99%) Business Analysis
7 19 (6.99%) Business Development
8 18 (6.62%) Decision-Making
8 18 (6.62%) ITIL
9 17 (6.25%) Logistics
10 16 (5.88%) Project Delivery
10 16 (5.88%) Service Management
11 15 (5.51%) Analytics
11 15 (5.51%) CI/CD
11 15 (5.51%) Software Engineering
12 14 (5.15%) DevOps
13 13 (4.78%) Code Quality
14 12 (4.41%) Analytical Thinking
14 12 (4.41%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.09%) JavaScript
2 19 (6.99%) SQL
3 18 (6.62%) Python
4 16 (5.88%) C#
5 13 (4.78%) Java
6 11 (4.04%) Go
7 6 (2.21%) PHP
8 4 (1.47%) C
8 4 (1.47%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.74%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.74%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 68 (25.00%) Degree
2 23 (8.46%) BPSS Clearance
2 23 (8.46%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.68%) SC Cleared
4 8 (2.94%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 4 (1.47%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.10%) CIPD
6 3 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.10%) PMP
6 3 (1.10%) SAP Certification
7 2 (0.74%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.37%) PhD
8 1 (0.37%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.99%) Accessibility
2 13 (4.78%) SLA
3 7 (2.57%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.37%) EMIR
5 1 (0.37%) GRC
5 1 (0.37%) MiFID
5 1 (0.37%) PMO
5 1 (0.37%) QA
System Software
1 13 (4.78%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.84%) Firmware
3 4 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.37%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (1.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 3 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.37%) SCCM
3 1 (0.37%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 40 (14.71%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.78%) Salesforce
3 12 (4.41%) Computacenter
3 12 (4.41%) SAP
4 6 (2.21%) ServiceNow
5 4 (1.47%) NVIDIA
5 4 (1.47%) VMware
6 2 (0.74%) Apple
6 2 (0.74%) Hootsuite
6 2 (0.74%) Lotus
7 1 (0.37%) Citrix
7 1 (0.37%) Facebook
7 1 (0.37%) Google
7 1 (0.37%) Instagram
7 1 (0.37%) Okta
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle
7 1 (0.37%) Twitter
7 1 (0.37%) YouTube