Linguistics and Language Education
Understand and apply principles of linguistics and language teaching to support language learning and effective communication.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is linguistics and language education?
This requirement appears in 1.3% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share rose by 0.4 percentage points compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts1.3%UK · 2025
Change in share+0.4 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO20.05. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where linguistics and language education appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers of English as a foreign language Example titles: English language teacher · Esol tutor · Efl teacher · Esol lecturer | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Authors, writers and translators Example titles: Author · Lip reader · Book editor · Copy writer | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors Example titles: Newspaper editor · Art editor · Editorial manager · Editorial director | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Typists and related keyboard occupations Example titles: Typist · Copy typist · Wp operator · Court reporter | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Speech and language therapists Example titles: Speech and language therapist · Speech therapist · Language therapist · Communication therapist | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Secondary education teaching professionals Example titles: Secondary teacher · IT teacher · Deputy head · House master | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Nursery education teaching professionals Example titles: Nursery teacher · Deputy head · House master · School master | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Database administrators and web content technicians Example titles: Database administrator · Web editor · Data manager · Web moderator | 6.1% | |
| 9 | Florists Example titles: Florist · Floral artist · Floral arranger · Floral designer | 5.7% | |
| 10 | Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters Example titles: Broadcast journalist · News writer · Staff writer · Court reporter | 5.6% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Languages and Linguistics
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proficiency in Individual World Languages and Dialects Proficiency in Individual World Languages and Dialects | 12.5% | +2.9 pp | |
| 2 | Linguistics and Language Education Selected skill · Linguistics and Language Education | 1.3% | +0.4 pp | |
| 3 | Language Proficiency and Linguistic Knowledge Language Proficiency and Linguistic Knowledge | 0.5% | +0.4 pp | |
| 4 | Translation and Interpretation Skills Translation and Interpretation Skills | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 5 | Inflection in Linguistics Inflection in Linguistics | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Discourse Analysis Technique Skills Discourse Analysis Technique Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Speech Analysis Software Speech Analysis Software | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 8 | Linguistic Design Feature Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.