The state of architecture hiring in Europe — July 2026
A living report computed from every live ad in our dataset (4,339 right now, refreshed daily from employers' own feeds, official national job APIs, the chambers' boards and EURES). No survey, no self-reporting — just what the ads themselves say. Figures update every morning; this page always reflects the current month.
The headline numbers
- 4,339 live openings across 15+ countries; 30% list no explicit local-language requirement.
- Of the 15% of ads that disclose pay (630), advertised salaries run €22.5k–€45k gross/year, median €34.3k.
- 20% of ads are remote or remote-eligible — architecture remains an on-site profession, whatever tech norms suggest.
- 540 ads name BIM or Revit in the title — the single most explicit skill demand in European architecture hiring.
Country by country
Volume is concentrated: the top three markets carry most of the ads. "English-friendly" = no explicit local-language requirement in the ad (it may still be assumed — treat the number as an upper bound). Medians only shown where ≥5 ads disclose pay.
| Country | Live ads | English-friendly | Median advertised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 1,643 | 46% | €35k (129 ads) |
| 🇫🇷 France | 698 | 0% | €27.7k (191 ads) |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 672 | 6% | — |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 229 | 16% | €20.4k (105 ads) |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 147 | 100% | €49.7k (118 ads) |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 133 | 2% | — |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 132 | 2% | — |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 121 | 81% | €28.8k (41 ads) |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 102 | 91% | — |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 79 | 9% | — |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 71 | 15% | €47.8k (21 ads) |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 66 | 3% | €53.8k (21 ads) |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 65 | 9% | — |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 50 | 18% | — |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 32 | 97% | — |
Seniority mix
Read from ad titles. Most European ads state no level at all — "unspecified" is the honest biggest bucket, and usually means mid-level in practice.
What the ads don't show: the two hiring waves
European studios hire in two waves — September–October (post-summer, new budgets, project starts) and January — and most studio hiring never becomes an ad at all: small practices hire from speculative applications sent directly. That's why this site pairs the ads with a directory of 4,362 researched studios and a guide to the speculative-application method. If you're reading this before September: that's the window to prepare for, not the one to wait out.