English-speaking job market in Germany — week 45, 2026
Weekly numbers: 5,551 English-friendly jobs, 15% without German, median listed salary €85k, top cities and companies hiring.
Key numbers
5,551English-friendly jobs open (+905 vs last week)
2,301new in the last 7 days (-2,345 vs last week)
15%don't require German
6%show a salary
€85kmedian listed salary
330mention visa sponsorship
How much German do employers ask for?
| Not required (explicitly) | 0% |
| Nice to have | 15% |
| Not mentioned | 56% |
| Required | 28% |
Based on the wording of each English-language posting. "Not mentioned" often still means German helps, so ask in the interview.
Where the jobs are
| City | Open jobs |
|---|---|
| Berlin | 1835 |
| Munich | 1459 |
| Hamburg | 176 |
| Frankfurt | 143 |
| Parsdorf | 101 |
| Gilching | 99 |
| Stuttgart | 67 |
| Düsseldorf | 64 |
| Aachen | 64 |
| Cologne | 63 |
Median listed salary by field
| Tag | Median | Jobs with salary |
|---|---|---|
| #research | €235k | 6 |
| #product | €122k | 14 |
| #fullstack | €110k | 12 |
| #backend | €108k | 28 |
| #tech | €105k | 18 |
| #software-development | €105k | 9 |
| #typescript | €105k | 15 |
| #javascript | €105k | 5 |
| #frontend | €102k | 16 |
| #react | €100k | 11 |
| #ai-ml | €95k | 168 |
| #business-development | €95k | 5 |
Only fields with at least 5 salaries listed. Midpoint of each listed range, gross per year.
Companies hiring the most (direct employers)
| Company | Open jobs |
|---|---|
| Amazon | 339 |
| Quantum-Systems GmbH | 131 |
| Helsing | 109 |
| Isar Aerospace | 101 |
| The Exploration Company | 83 |
| Bjak | 83 |
| Bosch | 76 |
| Fioneer | 74 |
| 1KOMMA5° | 56 |
| GetYourGuide | 54 |
Fresh jobs that don't need German
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Senior Talent Partner (fixed-term) (m/f/d)
German nice to have💶 €36k–46k -
Developer C# / .NET as Freelancer (all genders)
German nice to have -
Go-to-Market Engineer – Revenue Operations (f/m/d)
German nice to have -
CMM Programmer (m/w/d)
German nice to have -
Head of Product Engineering
German nice to have -
Product Engineering Lead
German nice to have -
Senior Visual Creative (f/m/x)
German nice to have -
Senior Full-Stack Engineer (m/f/d)
German nice to have