Sectors such as Banking, Finance and Law have the highest English requirements compared to Travel, Leisure and Hospitality, where employers have lower language requirements. Companies in non-native English-speaking countries have the highest English language requirements – more than 49% require advanced levels of English.

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Across all job roles, employers have plans to improve the English skills of their employees. The focus of this improvement was mainly seen for top and middle management roles.

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Doing more than one check to ensure an employee has proficiency in a range of English language skills is seen as very important. Almost all employers surveyed have at least one method of assessing English language competency. Along with the most common technique of interviewing in English, over 25% of employers use an externally created English language test at interview.

Checking for an internationally accepted English language certificate is very important to ensure employees can prove their skills. Cambridge English exams are accepted as proof of language ability by over 20,000 organisations worldwide. Our Business English exams are designed to assess how staff will use English to communicate in real-life situations.