UK employees informed to observe in Harry Kane’s footsteps as German-speakers are highest paid

New research has revealed that German-speaking British workers in the UK are paid better, meaning you might want to pick up a German translator and a Duolingo subscription

If you want a pay rise, take a leaf out of Harry Kane’s book and learn how to speak German.

England captain Harry, 31, earns a whopping £400,000-a-week at Bayern Munich, around double his pay when he was at Tottenham.

Researchers found that German-speaking Brits are the highest paid of all the UK workers who have a second lingo with an average take-home pay of £46,000 per year.

That’s £11,000 more than the average Brit’s annual earnings of £34,950, according to The Office for National Statistics. German-speaker Kirsten Saunders – who earns just over £43k-a-year as a design consultant in Edinburgh – said: “German is a lovely language to learn and to speak.

“It might sound harsh and abrasive to the ear at first, but actually it’s a beautiful language – and if it means I earn more money then it’s a win-win.”

Analysts at LTL Language School studied the salaries of 7,700 jobs around the UK, depending on additional languages spoken.

A spokesman said: “We found that the highest-paying second language in the UK is German, with a £46,000-a-year salary. This is 32% higher than the average UK salary across all industries and areas.”

Andreas Laimbock, the CEO and co-founder of LTL Language School, said that second languages were “very attractive” to employers.

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