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Ranked: Europe’s Most In-Demand Jobs by Online Listings

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February 2, 2025

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Ranked: Europe’s Most In-Demand Jobs by Online Listings

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Looking to move to Europe and wondering what kind of jobs one could get there? We have some insights to share.

This chart shows the most in-demand jobs in the EU, as sourced from a year’s worth of online job advertisements.

Data for this graphic is from Eurostat which looked through hundreds of hiring websites in 2023.

They warn that ads don’t automatically mean new jobs. Multiple advertisements could be counted for the same vacancy. Meanwhile, employers don’t always advertise for their vacancies, and sometimes advertise even when they don’t have vacancies.

Europe Really Needs Some IT Support

Nearly one-in-ten job advertisements in Eurostat’s database were for an Information and communications technology (ICT) specialist. In pure numbers that amounted to roughly 871,000 ads in 2023.

Rank	Profession	# of European Online Job Adverts 2023	Share of All Job Postings Analyzed
1	ICT Specialists	871K	9%
2	Software Devs	515K	5%
3	Engineers	412K	4%
4	Manufacturing Workers	385K	4%
5	Engineering Science Technicians	351K	4%
6	Shop Salespeople	312K	3%
7	Transport Workers	308K	3%
8	Marketing Managers	280K	3%
9	Clerical Support	262K	3%
10	Finance Associates	246K	3%
11	Sales Professionals	219K	2%
12	Admin Secretaries	216K	2%
13	Client Information Workers	214K	2%
14	Purchasing Agents	211K	2%
15	Admin Professionals	202K	2%
16	Numerical Clerks	197K	2%
17	Business Services	190K	2%
18	Janitorial Workers	177K	2%
19	Electrical Equipment Installation	175K	2%
20	Other Sales Workers	174K	2%
21	Finance Professionals	152K	2%
22	Machinery Mechanics	151K	2%
23	Logistical Clerks	141K	2%
24	Truck & Bus Drivers	136K	1%
25	Admin Managers	133K	1%
26	Plant Operators	125K	1%
27	Mining Supervisors*	124K	1%
28	Trade Workers	120K	1%
29	Servers	115K	1%
30	Personal Aides	115K	1%
31	Social Workers	109K	1%
32	Assemblers	106K	1%
33	Food Preparation	98K	1%
34	Cooks	97K	1%
35	Doctors	96K	1%
36	Childcare Aides**	94K	1%
N/A	Others	1.8M	19%

Note: *Includes Manufacturing and Construction Supervisors. **Includes Teacher Aides. Figures rounded.

What do ICT people do? Nearly anything IT related. It could range from user support and troubleshooting to installing and maintaining network operations and devices.

Also wanted: software developers, with 515,000 ads posted in 2023.

For those without tech skills, fear not, there’s a lot of other parts in the EU economy that need good people.

European businesses need sales and marketing support (across different experience levels: managers, professionals, and agents).

People who like to do numbers can also find a place in there (payroll clerks, logistics support, and accountants).

And for those who like working with their hands—workers in manufacturing, transport, and electrical equipment installation are also needed.

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