Data report · Remote job market
Remote Work in Germany 2026: Data & Trends
A data-driven overview of the 2026 remote job market, computed from our aggregated job index across multiple sources. We show how job supply is developing, the salary distribution (median, P25-P75), the supply mix by source and region, and a current snapshot for Germany. The time-series come from our index; the Germany figures are a current snapshot, not a projection.
- Median
- approx. €4,500
- €/month
- Active listings
- 3,729
- ▼ -75since last snapshot
- Salary coverage
- 6%
- 223 with a salary
- As of
- Aug 22, 2026
- 72 Data points
Key findings
The headline figures of this report, each with its source, cut-off date and a verifiable URL, so it can be cited on its own. All values come from the same snapshot of our aggregated job index and describe only the listings we index, not the whole market.
1. Only 6% of the active remote and hybrid listings state a salary (223 of 3,729).
Source: nomado24 job index, public aggregated-job-stats dataset · As of August 22, 2026 (Europe/Berlin) · https://api.nomado24.de/api/aggregated-job-stats
2. Median of the stated salaries: €4,500 per month, lower quartile €3,100, upper quartile €5,600.
Source: nomado24 job index, public aggregated-job-stats dataset · As of August 22, 2026 (Europe/Berlin) · https://api.nomado24.de/api/aggregated-job-stats
3. 3,729 active remote-capable listings in the index, deduplicated across 13 sources.
Source: nomado24 job index, public aggregated-job-stats dataset · As of August 22, 2026 (Europe/Berlin) · https://api.nomado24.de/api/aggregated-job-stats
4. 57.2% of the listings are for Germany, 34.7% for the rest of Europe.
Source: nomado24 job index, public aggregated-job-stats dataset · As of August 22, 2026 (Europe/Berlin) · https://api.nomado24.de/api/aggregated-job-stats
5. Largest single source: personio, with 53% of all listings.
Source: nomado24 job index, public aggregated-job-stats dataset · As of August 22, 2026 (Europe/Berlin) · https://api.nomado24.de/api/aggregated-job-stats
Salary distribution
EUR/month across all roles with a known salary
- Min-Max€500 - €10,000
- P25 (lower quartile)€3,100
- Median€4,500
- P75 (upper quartile)€5,600
Median salary trend
One point per snapshot, oldest on the left
Supply trend (active listings)
One point per snapshot, oldest on the left
Listings by region
| Region | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,134 | 57.2% | ▼ -41 |
| EU / Europe | 1,295 | 34.7% | ▼ -29 |
| Remote | 185 | 5% | ▼ -4 |
| Worldwide | 101 | 2.7% | ▼ -2 |
| US | 14 | 0.4% | ▲ +1 |
Listings by source
| Source | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| personio | 1,978 | 53% | ▼ -15 |
| Greenhouse | 634 | 17% | ▼ -7 |
| Ashby | 420 | 11.3% | ▼ -10 |
| Adzuna | 171 | 4.6% | ▼ -26 |
| recruitee | 128 | 3.4% | ▼ -18 |
| Arbeitnow | 90 | 2.4% | ▲ +1 |
| workable | 88 | 2.4% | - 0 |
| We Work Remotely | 59 | 1.6% | ▼ -1 |
| Himalayas | 58 | 1.6% | ▲ +3 |
| smartrecruiters | 44 | 1.2% | ▼ -3 |
| Lever | 39 | 1% | ▲ +1 |
| Remotive | 11 | 0.3% | ▲ +1 |
Methodology
Figures come from periodic snapshots of our aggregated remote job index (multiple sources, deduplicated). Salaries are normalized to EUR/month. Median, P25, and P75 are computed across all roles with a known salary.
Pay transparency and the EU Pay Transparency Directive
Only 6% of the remote and hybrid roles we analyze state an explicit salary. The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) aims to change that: employers will have to disclose a pay range to candidates, even before the interview. The transposition deadline passed on 7 June 2026, and Germany has not yet written the directive into national law. Until it does, salary transparency stays largely voluntary, and our aggregated job index shows how rarely it is practised today.
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