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Barcelona has the strongest startup and tech scene in Spain and a very large international workforce. It is the other obvious destination alongside Madrid, with a noticeably different job market: smaller companies, more product work, more remote-friendly employers, and Catalan alongside Spanish.

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Sales Planning & Strategy

Alan

Health can’t wait . Not for symptoms to get worse. Not for a six‑month appointment. Not for a system to catch up. But that’s exactly how healthcare works today. You wait, until you can’t. Alan exists…

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Native Online Spanish Teacher

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Hello! We are looking for native Spanish teachers from Spain to teach online to Chinese students. Preferred qualifications: * Degree in Spanish or Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE) * Master's in ELE…

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Native English Teachers (uk Preferred)

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Hi, We’re looking for some native British English online teachers ( for kids, teenagers and adults) for Chinese students, - ALL Online English for speaking, writing - IELTS, TOEIC, GMAT, GRE - Daily…

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Igcse And A Level Computer Science (online Possible)

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Hello, a family called that would like to do classes for iGCSE and A Level computer science. I have class materials for you. The student is currently doing an online high school program at a school in…

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The job market in Barcelona

Tech and digital businesses dominate the international end of the market — product companies, agencies, gaming, and a steady flow of startups. Alongside that sits one of Europe's biggest tourism industries, a substantial logistics sector around the port, and pharma and chemicals in the wider region.

Competition is real: Barcelona is a place a lot of people want to live, and employers know it. Salaries for equivalent roles are often slightly below Madrid.

Main industries

Software and digital product, gaming, tourism and hospitality, logistics and shipping, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, automotive in the surrounding region, design and creative services, and a large education and research sector.

English-speaking work

English-language work is easier to find here than anywhere except Madrid, and the tech sector in particular runs in English day to day. Customer support hubs serving northern European markets hire continuously for language skills. Teaching English is a well-trodden route.

Catalan matters for public sector roles, education and anything customer-facing with locals; for international private-sector work it usually does not come up.

Typical salaries

Tech salaries are the highest in the local market but below London, Amsterdam or Berlin for the same role — that gap is the trade being made. Hospitality and tourism pay close to sector minimums set by the convenio. As everywhere in Spain, check whether an advertised figure is gross annual and over how many payments.

Cost of living

Rent is the highest in Spain and has risen sharply. This is the single biggest thing to research before accepting an offer: a salary that looks reasonable can be undone by the housing market. Everything else — transport, food, healthcare — is moderate.

Getting around

Metro, tram, bus and the FGC and Rodalies rail networks are dense and reliable. The city is compact enough that cycling is genuinely practical. Integrated travel cards cover the metropolitan zones, so living outside the city and commuting in is a normal arrangement.

Where people live

Gràcia, Poble-sec, Sant Antoni and Poblenou are popular with international arrivals. Eixample is central and expensive. Sants and Sant Andreu are better value and well connected. The nearer towns along the coast and the FGC lines are a common compromise.

Useful local resources

Catalunya runs its own employment service (SOC) in parallel with the national SEPE, with its own listings and training. Barcelona Activa, the city's economic development agency, runs free job-search and training programmes that are genuinely useful and open to residents.