German Language Contracts

German Language
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term German Language in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited German Language over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 420 482 596
Rank change year-on-year +62 +114 -52
Contract jobs citing German Language 161 215 268
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.38% 0.38% 0.30%
As % of the General category 0.65% 0.64% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 68 98
10th Percentile £221 £180 £193
25th Percentile £350 £261 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £763 £600 £629
90th Percentile £950 £753 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £313 £475 £438
% change year-on-year -34.21% +8.57% +2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 21 23
10th Percentile - £12.00 £11.21
25th Percentile - £14.25 £11.75
Median hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £26.98 £14.75 £14.75
90th Percentile £34.35 £27.50 £29.08
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £14.50
% change year-on-year +3.45% - +1.75%

All General Skills
UK

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 24,681 33,520 49,936
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 58.02% 58.54% 56.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,587 23,230 34,613
10th Percentile £275 £313 £320
25th Percentile £413 £443 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.00% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,924 1,020 1,422
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.72 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +44.44% -
75th Percentile £52.78 £61.25 £47.40
90th Percentile £66.59 £72.50 £59.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.25 £29.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -2.59% +52.63% -3.52%

German Language
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for German Language in the UK

German Language
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing German Language.

Daily rate trend for German Language in the UK

German Language
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing German Language over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for German Language in the UK

German Language
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing German Language.

Hourly rate trend for German Language in the UK

German Language
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing German Language over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for German Language in the UK

German Language
Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing German Language within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +92 125 £600 +20.00% 248
Work from Home +60 61 £625 +25.00% 285
London +82 56 £625 +25.00% 124
UK excluding London +43 48 £313 -34.21% 140
East of England +11 15 £293 - 22
South East +11 13 £225 -56.73% 53
West Midlands +29 11 £600 -17.24% 16
Midlands +22 11 £600 +200.00% 16
North of England +30 5 £575 +9.52% 33
North West +16 5 £575 +9.52% 20
Scotland +37 2 £283 +117.31% 8
South West - 2 - - 16

German 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 5 (3.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.86%) CMS
3 2 (1.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.62%) Confluence
4 1 (0.62%) IIS
4 1 (0.62%) JBoss
4 1 (0.62%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.62%) WildFly
Applications
1 18 (11.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (7.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (3.11%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (3.11%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.86%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.62%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 8 (4.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.24%) BusinessWorks
2 2 (1.24%) Oracle AGIS
2 2 (1.24%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (1.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (1.24%) SAP Travel Management
3 1 (0.62%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.62%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.62%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.62%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.62%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.62%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.62%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.62%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 22 (13.66%) Azure
2 10 (6.21%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (4.35%) AWS
3 7 (4.35%) Entra ID
4 6 (3.73%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (3.11%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 5 (3.11%) Azure Service Bus
5 5 (3.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 4 (2.48%) SaaS
7 2 (1.24%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.24%) Google Workspace
7 2 (1.24%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.62%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.62%) GCP
8 1 (0.62%) OCI
8 1 (0.62%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.83%) Firewall
2 3 (1.86%) DHCP
2 3 (1.86%) DNS
2 3 (1.86%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.24%) HTTP
3 2 (1.24%) Network Security
3 2 (1.24%) VPN
4 1 (0.62%) BGP
4 1 (0.62%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.62%) Internet
4 1 (0.62%) OSPF
4 1 (0.62%) RFID
4 1 (0.62%) VLAN
4 1 (0.62%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.11%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.48%) DynamoDB
2 4 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.86%) MySQL
4 2 (1.24%) Amazon Aurora
4 2 (1.24%) Big Data
4 2 (1.24%) Data Mart
4 2 (1.24%) DB2
4 2 (1.24%) MariaDB
4 2 (1.24%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.62%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.62%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.62%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (4.35%) Git
2 4 (2.48%) JIRA
3 1 (0.62%) CA Gen
3 1 (0.62%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.62%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 62 (38.51%) Social Skills
2 35 (21.74%) Finance
3 31 (19.25%) French Language
4 30 (18.63%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (17.39%) Marketing
6 19 (11.80%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (8.07%) Spanish Language
8 8 (4.97%) Banking
8 8 (4.97%) Italian Language
9 7 (4.35%) Legal
10 6 (3.73%) Dutch Language
10 6 (3.73%) Manufacturing
10 6 (3.73%) Retail
10 6 (3.73%) Telecoms
11 5 (3.11%) Arabic Language
12 4 (2.48%) Automotive
12 4 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (2.48%) Public Sector
13 3 (1.86%) Electronics
13 3 (1.86%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 32 (19.88%) Consultant
2 19 (11.80%) Analyst
3 14 (8.70%) Senior
4 13 (8.07%) Project Manager
5 12 (7.45%) Architect
6 10 (6.21%) Business Analyst
6 10 (6.21%) Business Consultant
7 8 (4.97%) Lead
8 7 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
9 6 (3.73%) Strategy Consultant
10 5 (3.11%) Azure Architect
10 5 (3.11%) SAP Consultant
10 5 (3.11%) Security Consultant
11 4 (2.48%) Marketing Manager
11 4 (2.48%) SAP Manager
11 4 (2.48%) SAP Project Manager
11 4 (2.48%) Senior Analyst
11 4 (2.48%) Senior Consultant
11 4 (2.48%) Senior Manager
12 3 (1.86%) SEO Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.48%) Fastify
1 4 (2.48%) GraphQL
1 4 (2.48%) Next.js
1 4 (2.48%) Node.js
1 4 (2.48%) React
2 3 (1.86%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (1.24%) BAPI
3 2 (1.24%) JSON
3 2 (1.24%) Kafka
3 2 (1.24%) Murex MxML
3 2 (1.24%) REST
3 2 (1.24%) SAP ALE
3 2 (1.24%) SAP TM
3 2 (1.24%) SOAP
3 2 (1.24%) TIBCO EMS
3 2 (1.24%) XML
3 2 (1.24%) XSD
3 2 (1.24%) XSLT
4 1 (0.62%) CakePHP
4 1 (0.62%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (4.97%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (4.35%) Digital Media
3 6 (3.73%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.11%) Industry 4.0
4 5 (3.11%) IoT
4 5 (3.11%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (2.48%) Social Media
6 3 (1.86%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.24%) Clustering
7 2 (1.24%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.24%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.62%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.62%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.62%) EPoS
8 1 (0.62%) Mainframe
8 1 (0.62%) Photography
8 1 (0.62%) PMI
8 1 (0.62%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.07%) Windows
2 6 (3.73%) Linux
2 6 (3.73%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.86%) Unix
4 2 (1.24%) Android
4 2 (1.24%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.62%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (21.74%) Agile
2 30 (18.63%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (12.42%) Migration
4 19 (11.80%) Project Management
5 15 (9.32%) Analytics
6 14 (8.70%) Customer Service
6 14 (8.70%) Service Delivery
7 13 (8.07%) Continuous Improvement
7 13 (8.07%) DevOps
8 12 (7.45%) Data Architecture
9 11 (6.83%) Computer Science
10 10 (6.21%) Artificial Intelligence
10 10 (6.21%) Incident Management
10 10 (6.21%) Mathematics
10 10 (6.21%) Project Delivery
10 10 (6.21%) Stakeholder Management
10 10 (6.21%) Use Case
11 9 (5.59%) Business Strategy
11 9 (5.59%) Digital Marketing
11 9 (5.59%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 12 (7.45%) SQL
2 4 (2.48%) TypeScript
3 3 (1.86%) Java
3 3 (1.86%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.24%) ABAP
4 2 (1.24%) C#
4 2 (1.24%) C++
4 2 (1.24%) Python
4 2 (1.24%) XPath
5 1 (0.62%) Bash
5 1 (0.62%) C
5 1 (0.62%) PHP
5 1 (0.62%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.62%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 36 (22.36%) Degree
2 6 (3.73%) PMI Certification
2 6 (3.73%) PMP
3 5 (3.11%) Azure Certification
3 5 (3.11%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (3.11%) SC Cleared
3 5 (3.11%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (2.48%) CISA
4 4 (2.48%) CISM
4 4 (2.48%) CISMP
4 4 (2.48%) CISSP
4 4 (2.48%) CRISC
4 4 (2.48%) Master's Degree
5 3 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (1.86%) CIMA
6 2 (1.24%) ACCA
6 2 (1.24%) CBAP
6 2 (1.24%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.59%) QA
2 5 (3.11%) COBIT
2 5 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.48%) GRC
3 4 (2.48%) NIST
4 3 (1.86%) GxP
4 3 (1.86%) SLA
5 1 (0.62%) GAAP
5 1 (0.62%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.62%) PMO
System Software
1 7 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.73%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (2.48%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (1.24%) Docker
5 1 (0.62%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (1.86%) Ansible
2 2 (1.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 2 (1.24%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.24%) Terraform
2 2 (1.24%) TIBCO Hawk
3 1 (0.62%) Forefront Identity Manager
3 1 (0.62%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.62%) Puppet
3 1 (0.62%) Salt
Vendors
1 32 (19.88%) Microsoft
2 31 (19.25%) SAP
3 9 (5.59%) Oracle
4 4 (2.48%) Google
4 4 (2.48%) IBM
4 4 (2.48%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.86%) Ariba
6 2 (1.24%) Avaya
6 2 (1.24%) Citrix
6 2 (1.24%) Cloudera
6 2 (1.24%) Ivanti
6 2 (1.24%) Murex
6 2 (1.24%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.24%) Sun
6 2 (1.24%) TIBCO
7 1 (0.62%) Aruba
7 1 (0.62%) Ingenico
7 1 (0.62%) Meraki
7 1 (0.62%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.62%) SaltStack