REVEALED | The most in-demand foreign languages in the UK

Whether to gain market share overseas, or connect with a broad range of customers, in the modern digital-first workplace being multilingual is a big advantage.

According to Salary.com, on average, bilingual employees earn between five and 20% more per hour than the position’s base rate.

A recent study from the Bureau of Labour Statistics found that demand for bilingual employees is expected to rise over the next ten years, with 70% of employers predicting Spanish-speaking skills will be highly sought after among job candidates.

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But what other language skills are in high demand? Well, SHL recently analysed over one million job ads and found that more than 26,000 jobs in the UK are advertising for foreign language speakers.