Question for the Bluemage crowd.

I'm pld main and have blue mage leveled but never bother to get the spells until recently. I'm currently leveling up my blue magic skill.

Us learning of spells based on blue magic skill level? I know spells can only be learned if you have the specific skill level to use, but does having a high skill level enable learning a spell easier? I have the blue mage af hands and am using them when getting spells.