Where Are the Open Jobs in Europe Right Now?

Job openings across Europe are unevenly distributed. Some countries have hundreds of thousands of live vacancies; others are in the low thousands. If you are deciding where to focus your search - or comparing markets before relocating - the figures below, drawn from NewLuxJob's own job feed, give a current picture. All figures are approximate and change daily.
The Biggest Job Markets Right Now
France has the largest number of open vacancies among the markets tracked here: about 324,000 roles, with about 37,700 added this week. Germany follows with about 152,000 vacancies and about 12,300 new listings this week.
Belgium lists about 123,000 open roles and added about 16,000 this week. Poland has about 94,800 vacancies, with about 11,600 new this week. Sweden rounds out the top five with about 92,800 open positions and about 17,800 added this week.
Czechia has about 68,800 vacancies, with about 2,300 added this week. The Netherlands lists about 42,100 vacancies and added about 5,070 this week. Spain has about 21,900 open roles, with about 2,020 added.
Norway has about 7,550 vacancies and added about 700 this week. Ireland lists about 5,750 open roles, with about 690 added. Italy has about 5,650 vacancies and added about 290 this week.
The smaller markets: Luxembourg at about 3,730 vacancies, Portugal at about 3,640, Switzerland at about 3,150, Austria at about 2,780, and Denmark at about 2,110.
Where Remote Roles Are
Poland has the most remote-tagged listings at about 8,400. France follows with about 6,200, Sweden with about 3,770, and Germany with about 3,080. Norway has about 2,320 remote listings and the Netherlands about 2,160.
Belgium lists about 1,280 remote roles and Spain about 1,220. Portugal has about 480, Luxembourg about 440, Italy about 390, and Ireland about 260.
At the low end: Austria has about 58 remote roles, Czechia about 53, Switzerland about 48, and Denmark about 14.
Where Salaries Are Shown
France leads on salary transparency, with about 131,000 listings showing pay. Czechia has about 38,100 listings with posted salary among about 68,800 total vacancies.
Germany shows about 15,800 salary listings and the Netherlands about 14,000. Belgium lists about 2,320 vacancies with pay shown, Sweden about 1,610, Austria about 1,590, and Poland about 1,550.
Spain has about 1,360 salary listings, Ireland about 1,350, and Italy about 1,260.
At the lower end: Norway shows about 61 salary listings, Denmark about 29, Switzerland about 140, Portugal about 180, and Luxembourg about 180.
Browse Open Roles by Country
The links below go directly to each country's live listings on NewLuxJob:
- France - about 324,000 vacancies
- Germany - about 152,000 vacancies
- Belgium - about 123,000 vacancies
- Poland - about 94,800 vacancies
- Sweden - about 92,800 vacancies
- Czechia - about 68,800 vacancies
- Netherlands - about 42,100 vacancies
- Spain - about 21,900 vacancies
- Norway - about 7,550 vacancies
- Ireland - about 5,750 vacancies
- Italy - about 5,650 vacancies
- Luxembourg - about 3,730 vacancies
- Portugal - about 3,640 vacancies
- Switzerland - about 3,150 vacancies
- Austria - about 2,780 vacancies
- Denmark - about 2,110 vacancies
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