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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 the launch scope memo and should be refreshed quarterly from the live jobs index.[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 adapting to live inventory thresholds.[1]

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What this data powers

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

FAQ

Questions this page should answer

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 comes from the internal country-scope inventory and public job index. Research pages cite the source memo and link back to the 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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Subscribe for quarterly updates, or inspect the live jobs index behind the research pages.

Sources

  1. [1] english-jobs.com launch scope memo. "Scope & Countries." Internal launch documentation. May 4, 2026.