Vacaturemonitor October 2026: the Dutch job market at month end
On 31 October 2026, Personeel.com listed 12,228 jobs from 902 employers. 3,334 of them were posted in the last 30 days, 1,103 in the last week. The most wanted role is engineer (819 jobs), and Amsterdam has the most jobs (2,286). That is +394 jobs compared with the end of September 2026.
- Jobs
- 12,228
- Employers
- 902
- New in 30 days
- 3,334
- Remote or hybrid
- 26.3%
Count of 31 October 2026
Most wanted roles
| # | Role | Jobs | New (30 days) | Median salary | Share | Change since September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineer | 819 | 270 | €5,200 | 6.7% | +24 |
| 2 | Accountant | 449 | 115 | €4,300 | 3.7% | +54 |
| 3 | Nurse | 448 | 66 | €4,100 | 3.7% | +8 |
| 4 | Consultant | 437 | 106 | €5,000 | 3.6% | −20 |
| 5 | Adviser | 426 | 95 | €4,800 | 3.5% | +20 |
| 6 | Support worker | 332 | 103 | €3,400 | 2.7% | +7 |
| 7 | Mechanic | 321 | 59 | €3,700 | 2.6% | +9 |
| 8 | Sales | 305 | 93 | €3,700 | 2.5% | −9 |
| 9 | Software developer | 291 | 103 | €5,300 | 2.4% | 0 |
| 10 | Care worker | 284 | 29 | €3,200 | 2.3% | +8 |
| 11 | Team leader | 267 | 84 | €4,000 | 2.2% | +44 |
| 12 | Account manager | 233 | 73 | €4,900 | 1.9% | 0 |
| 13 | Sales assistant | 204 | 48 | €2,700 | 1.7% | −32 |
| 14 | Delivery driver | 193 | 4 | €3,000 | 1.6% | +3 |
| 15 | Side job | 185 | 41 | – | 1.5% | 0 |
| 16 | Care assistant | 180 | 27 | €3,000 | 1.5% | +10 |
| 17 | Marketing | 179 | 81 | €4,200 | 1.5% | +9 |
| 18 | HR and recruitment | 171 | 74 | €4,400 | 1.4% | +34 |
| 19 | Site manager | 140 | 21 | €5,300 | 1.1% | +5 |
| 20 | Lawyer | 127 | 18 | €6,600 | 1% | +2 |
| 21 | Driver | 118 | 26 | €3,200 | 1% | +2 |
| 22 | Work planner | 118 | 20 | €4,800 | 1% | −6 |
| 23 | Project manager | 115 | 28 | €6,500 | 0.9% | +5 |
| 24 | Hospitality | 110 | 29 | €2,700 | 0.9% | +2 |
| 25 | Project leader | 104 | 21 | €6,300 | 0.9% | – |
Cities with the most jobs
| # | City | Jobs | New (30 days) | Share | Change since September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | 2,286 | 741 | 18.7% | +60 |
| 2 | Utrecht | 747 | 203 | 6.1% | +33 |
| 3 | Rotterdam | 474 | 140 | 3.9% | −5 |
| 4 | Den Haag | 347 | 111 | 2.8% | −8 |
| 5 | Eindhoven | 275 | 89 | 2.2% | +9 |
| 6 | 's-Hertogenbosch | 206 | 50 | 1.7% | +20 |
| 7 | Amstelveen | 187 | 50 | 1.5% | +21 |
| 8 | Breda | 175 | 51 | 1.4% | +6 |
| 9 | Amersfoort | 156 | 28 | 1.3% | −9 |
| 10 | Hoofddorp | 146 | 46 | 1.2% | +9 |
| 11 | Leiden | 146 | 49 | 1.2% | +10 |
| 12 | Almere | 134 | 33 | 1.1% | +6 |
| 13 | Maastricht | 134 | 40 | 1.1% | −8 |
| 14 | Tilburg | 133 | 43 | 1.1% | +26 |
| 15 | Zwolle | 132 | 31 | 1.1% | +10 |
| 16 | Arnhem | 129 | 36 | 1.1% | −15 |
| 17 | Nijmegen | 103 | 29 | 0.8% | +8 |
| 18 | Rijswijk | 101 | 23 | 0.8% | – |
| 19 | Groningen | 100 | 25 | 0.8% | – |
| 20 | Dordrecht | 99 | 20 | 0.8% | +2 |
Jobs by province
| # | Province | Jobs | New (30 days) | Share | Change since September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noord-Holland | 3,504 | 1,052 | 28.7% | +131 |
| 2 | Zuid-Holland | 2,278 | 609 | 18.6% | +25 |
| 3 | Utrecht | 1,609 | 344 | 13.2% | −25 |
| 4 | Noord-Brabant | 1,604 | 419 | 13.1% | +114 |
| 5 | Gelderland | 797 | 197 | 6.5% | −18 |
| 6 | Limburg | 591 | 206 | 4.8% | +56 |
| 7 | Overijssel | 471 | 91 | 3.9% | −12 |
| 8 | Flevoland | 227 | 62 | 1.9% | +6 |
| 9 | Friesland | 187 | 68 | 1.5% | +10 |
| 10 | Groningen | 176 | 55 | 1.4% | +15 |
| 11 | Drenthe | 114 | 18 | 0.9% | −12 |
| 12 | Zeeland | 90 | 19 | 0.7% | +7 |
Jobs by sector
| # | Sector | Jobs | New (30 days) | Share | Change since September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare & Wellbeing | 1,666 | 335 | 13.6% | +31 |
| 2 | Technology & IT | 1,521 | 481 | 12.4% | +32 |
| 3 | Finance & Office | 1,305 | 426 | 10.7% | +113 |
| 4 | Construction & Installation | 824 | 154 | 6.7% | +15 |
| 5 | Sales & Marketing | 734 | 252 | 6% | −7 |
| 6 | Logistics & Production | 676 | 146 | 5.5% | +21 |
| 7 | Hospitality & Retail | 503 | 141 | 4.1% | −51 |
Jobs by employment type
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How we count
The Vacaturemonitor counts every job listed on personeel.com/vacatures at the time shown: jobs from employers who recruit through Personeel.com, and jobs employers publish on their own websites. A job found at more than one source counts once.
The role comes from the job title (an "Allround servicemonteur" is a mechanic). A job can fall under more than one role, and not every job falls under a role or sector. "New" means posted in the last 30 days, by the date the employer published the job. Shares are of all jobs.
The median salary is gross per month for a full-time job, from the jobs of that role that state a salary (the middle of each stated range). Internship allowances and youth wages are left out; it is shown when at least five jobs from two employers state one.
This page shows the count at the end of October 2026 and no longer changes. You are welcome to quote it; please cite "Personeel.com Vacaturemonitor October 2026".