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English jobs by country tier

Country tiers keep the product honest: feature the markets with enough inventory, keep the long tail searchable, and avoid pretending every country is equal.

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Methodology

The country tier table comes from an english-jobs.com market review and should be refreshed quarterly from reviewed job data.[1]

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Tier 1 country table

Tier 1 contains Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, France, and Switzerland.[1]

Tier 1 inventory

LabelValueNote
Germany22,032Tier 1
Spain11,191Tier 1
Netherlands8,137Tier 1
France7,594Tier 1
Switzerland4,264Tier 1

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Tier 2

Tier 2 contains Poland, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, and Sweden, all with full filter availability but less homepage prominence.[1]

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Rest of Europe

Rest of Europe is a single long-tail pool, with country pages promoted when they have enough useful job supply.[1]

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What this data powers

The same tier logic informs homepage chips, country pages, the Rest of Europe hub, and market coverage.[1]

FAQ

Questions this page answers

What is the English-talent shortage in Europe?

It is the gap between employers that can use English-speaking international talent and candidates who cannot see which roles are realistic for their language, visa, salary, and location constraints.

How does english-jobs.com count English-language jobs?

The launch count combines english-jobs.com inventory snapshots with the public job index. Research pages cite the relevant source and link back to live jobs routes where current inventory can be inspected.

Is this immigration advice?

No. Visa sections link to official government sources and explain what candidates scan for. Individual eligibility depends on the competent authority and often on the specific employment contract.

Next step

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Sources

  1. [1] english-jobs.com live jobs index. "Europe English-language jobs index." english-jobs.com. May 4, 2026.