Nursing Professionals: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Pay in Germany for this job

German occupation used: Pflegefachmann/-frau (Registered nurse), occupation code KldB 2010 81302. This is a national figure for all of Germany, before tax and social contributions, including extras such as holiday and Christmas pay.

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Entgeltatlas (employment statistics), reference date 31 December 2025. Full-time employees subject to social insurance only; civil servants, self-employed people and apprentices are not included. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

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Pay in the UK for this job

UK occupation used: Other nursing professionals (SOC 2020 code 2237). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 2221 by job title and duties; the UK and international occupation lists do not line up exactly. National figure for the whole United Kingdom, in pounds sterling (GBP), before income tax and National Insurance. In the UK list this group holds most registered staff and ward nurses; midwives, community, specialist, mental health and children's nurses and nurse practitioners are counted in their own groups.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2025 provisional, Table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC 2020): tables 14.7a (annual pay, gross) and 14.1a (weekly pay, gross), full-time employee jobs, United Kingdom. Weekly pay is for April 2025; annual pay is for the tax year ending 5 April 2025, employees in the same job for at least a year. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

See the ONS earnings tables by occupation

UK Skilled Worker visa for this job

This occupation (UK code 2237, Other registered nursing professionals) is on the UK list of jobs eligible for the Skilled Worker visa. There is no figure in the general going-rate table: GOV.UK has separate salary rules for healthcare and education jobs, based on national pay scales (for example NHS pay bands), so the general minimum of £41,700 may not apply. Check the GOV.UK page for healthcare and education jobs. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 2221 by job title; the lists do not line up exactly.

This is a summary of official rules, not legal advice. Rules change and some people (for example those already on a Skilled Worker visa) have different rules. Always check GOV.UK before you apply.

Source: UK Visas and Immigration, GOV.UK tables "Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes" and "Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes", updated 2025-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-15. General minimum salary from GOV.UK "Skilled Worker visa: Your job", checked 2026-10-15.

Compare UK visa going rates by job · Eligible occupations (GOV.UK) · Going rates (GOV.UK) · Healthcare and education rules (GOV.UK) · Salary rules (GOV.UK)

Latest nursing professionals job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

• Registered nurse
  German title: Pflegefachkraft
  Propartner Zeitarbeit + Handelsagentur GmbH · Karlsruhe, Baden · Posted 2026-10-18
• Registered nurse
  German title: Pflegefachkraft
  AWO GESA GmbH · Stolberg (Rheinland) · Posted 2026-10-19
• Registered nurse
  German title: Pflegefachkraft
  AWO Seniorenzentrum Bundschuh gGmbH · Bruchsal · Posted 2026-10-19
• Registered nurse
  German title: Pflegefachkraft
  DIEPA GmbH Filiale Potsdam · Potsdam · Posted 2026-10-17
• Registered nurse
  German title: Pflegefachkraft
  Hospiz Schöneberg-Steglitz · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-19
• Registered nurse
  German title: Pflegefachkraft
  Haus Sonnabend GmbH · Saarbrücken · Posted 2026-10-16

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

• We are now looking for nurses for forensic psychiatry
  Swedish title: Nu söker vi sjuksköterskor till rättspsykiatrin
  REGION KRONOBERG · Växjö · Posted 2026-10-19
• Trainee nurses to the Forensic Psychiatric Regional Clinic
  Swedish title: Traineesjuksköterskor till Rättspsykiatriska regionkliniken
  REGION KRONOBERG · Växjö · Posted 2026-10-19
• We are looking for a Nurse for the new home Garden City!
  Swedish title: Vi söker en Sjuksköterska till nya boendet Trädgårdsstaden!
  Ystad kommun · Ystad · Posted 2026-10-19
• Nurse
  Swedish title: Sjuksköterska
  Sjöbo kommun · Sjöbo · Posted 2026-10-19
• Nurse to Emergency Psychiatric Unit, Specialist Psychiatry
  Swedish title: Sjuksköterska till akutpsykiatriska enheten, Specialistpsykiatrin
  REGION KRONOBERG · Växjö · Posted 2026-10-19
• Trainee nurse to Specialist Psychiatry children, adolescents and adults
  Swedish title: Traineesjuksköterska till Specialistpsykiatrin barn, unga och vuxna
  REGION KRONOBERG · Växjö · Posted 2026-10-19

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where nursing professionals are needed in Europe

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for nursing professionals alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

Finding nursing professionals jobs in Europe

• EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "District nurse".
• Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
• If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.