Working in Spain in English — the live report

Not a survey and never stale: everything below is computed from the 6,673 live job ads and 127 researched companies in our dataset as of 2026-09-17, and recomputes every morning. Cite any number with a link — the /stats page carries the source mix.

50%of ads need no Spanish

3,333English-friendly openings live

€57.5kmedian advertised salary

22%remote or hybrid-remote

Which sectors hire in English

Sectors with at least 10 live ads, by volume. "English-friendly" = no Spanish requirement stated in the ad.

Sector	Live ads	English-friendly	Median advertised
Software & IT	1,378	69%	€90k
Architecture & Construction	798	24%	€40k
Sales & BizDev	490	67%	€59.7k
Customer Support	244	80%	€45k
Teaching	243	53%	€25k
Marketing	178	71%	€75k
Finance & Accounting	162	69%	€45k
Hospitality	140	11%	—
Product & Project	125	78%	€85.8k
Operations & Admin	123	53%	€69k
Manufacturing & Production	114	11%	—
Logistics & Transport	107	24%	—

Where the English-friendly jobs are

City	English-friendly openings
Madrid	600
Barcelona	554
Getafe	178
València	119
Málaga	118
Alicante	78
Albacete	43
Sevilla	41

The employer side

127 researched companies in the directory; 45 show live English-friendly openings right now — the ranked list is at /companies/hiring. Entry routes: the classic first doors are customer support, hospitality and shared services — see entry-level & internships.

The questions this report answers

What share of jobs in Spain can you get without Spanish?

50% of the 6,673 live ads we track don't state a Spanish requirement, and 561 are explicitly English-only — as of 2026-09-17, recomputed daily.

Which sectors in Spain hire English speakers the most?

By live volume right now: Software & IT (1,378 ads, 69% English-friendly), Architecture & Construction (798 ads, 24% English-friendly), Sales & BizDev (490 ads, 67% English-friendly). The full table on this page updates with the daily refresh.

What do jobs in Spain advertise in salary?

Among the 12% of ads that disclose pay, the middle half advertises €33k–€102k gross/year (median €57.5k). Advertised pay skews toward employers confident enough to publish it.

Methodology

Sources: employers' own career feeds, curated boards and official sources; every ad links to its original posting. Language requirement is detected per ad (explicit statements + ad language), not assumed. Salaries normalize to gross EUR/year (ranges count as their midpoint, monthly ×12); only the 12% of ads that disclose pay are counted, and buckets under 5 ads are hidden. Data refreshes daily at 04:00 UTC. Numbers are free to cite with a link (CC BY 4.0).