Telecommunications Engineers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Telecommunications Engineers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 2153) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Broadcast engineer
- Telecommunications engineer
- Telecommunications engineering technologist
Latest telecommunications engineers 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).
Germany
925 open ads- Engineer Telecommunications engineer
German title: Ingenieur Nachrichtentechnik
WEMAG AG · Schwerin, Mecklenburg · Posted 2026-05-04 - Development engineer Telecommunications engineer
German title: Entwicklungsingenieur Nachrichtentechnik
FERCHAU GmbH Vertriebsstützpunkt Kempten · Memmingen · Posted 2026-10-01 - Engineer Telecommunications engineer / Electrical engineering
German title: Ingenieur Nachrichtentechnik / Elektrotechnik
Neo Temp GmbH · Halle (Saale) · Posted 2026-10-09 - System Engineer Telecommunications Engineer
German title: Systemingenieur Nachrichtentechnik
TKMS GmbH · Emden, Ostfriesland · Posted 2026-10-02 - System developer - Telecommunications engineer
German title: Systementwickler - Nachrichtentechnik
Rheinmetall AG · Bremen · Posted 2026-03-20 - Electrical engineer Telecommunications engineer
German title: Elektroingenieur Nachrichtentechnik
FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Nürnberg City · Röthenbach an der Pegnitz · Posted 2026-09-22
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
386 open ads- Technical Product Owner to real estate company
Swedish title: Teknisk Product Owner till fastighetsbolag
Nordicrule AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Product Manager
0to9 AB (publ) · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Integration Developer
Swedish title: Integrationsutvecklar
E.ON Sverige Aktiebolag · Malmö · Posted 2026-10-16 - Operations Planner
Swedish title: Driftplanerare
Svenska Kraftnät · Sundbyberg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Automation engineer to Envidan in Linköping!
Swedish title: Automationsingenjör till Envidan i Linköping!
Framtiden i Sverige AB · Linköping · Posted 2026-10-16 - Junior Automation Engineer to Envidan in Linköping!
Swedish title: Junior Automationsingenjör till Envidan i Linköping!
Framtiden i Sverige AB · Linköping · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where telecommunications engineers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €1,367 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Cyprus | Shortage | €2,809 a month | Nicosia: €750 |
| Italy | Shortage | €3,172 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Luxembourg | Shortage | €6,887 a month * | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €4,726 a month | Not yet verified |
| Portugal | Shortage | €2,323 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Romania | Shortage | €1,991 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Sweden | Shortage | €4,330 a month * | Stockholm: €2,100 |
| Austria | Surplus | €4,602 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €4,673 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Greece | Surplus | €1,904 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €2,136 a month | Riga: €870 |
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 telecommunications engineers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What telecommunications engineers do
Telecommunications engineers conduct research and advise on, design and direct the construction, functioning, maintenance and repair of telecommunication systems and equipment. They study and advise on technological aspects of telecommunication engineering materials, products or processes.
Typical tasks
- Advising on and designing telecommunications devices or components, systems, equipment and distribution centres
- Specifying production or installation methods, materials, quality and safety standards and directing production or installation work of telecommunications products and systems
- Organizing and directing maintenance and repair of existing telecommunication systems, motors and equipment
- Researching and advising on telecommunications equipment
- Planning and designing communications networks based on wired, fibre optical and wireless communication media
- Designing and developing signal processing algorithms and implementing these through appropriate choice of hardware and software
- Designing telecommunications networks and radio and television distribution systems, including both cable and over the air
Finding telecommunications engineers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Telecommunications engineer".
- 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.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.