Security Guards: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Security Guards is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 5414) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
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7European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
11countries report a surplus
4,113open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
5414ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 7 European countries reported a shortage of security guards: Belgium, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania and Slovenia. 11 reported a surplus: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Portugal. Belgium and Finland appear in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.
Latest security guards 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
3,981 open ads- Security Guard.
German title: Sicherheitsmitarbeiterin
Femguard Sicherheit & Messeservice UG (haftungsbeschränkt) · Troisdorf · Posted 2026-10-16 - Security guard
German title: Sicherheitsmitarbeiter
Piepenbrock Dienstleistungsgruppe GmbH & Co.KG · Solingen · Posted 2026-10-15 - Security guard
German title: Sicherheitsmitarbeiter
WSD Security GmbH WSD Security GmbH · Bretten, Baden · Posted 2026-10-14 - Security guard
German title: Sicherheitsmitarbeiter
RWS Sicherheitsservice GmbH · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-13 - Security guard
German title: Sicherheitsmitarbeiter
RWS Sicherheitsservice GmbH · Freital · Posted 2026-10-13 - Security guard
German title: Sicherheitsmitarbeiter
RWS Sicherheitsservice GmbH · Dresden · Posted 2026-10-13
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
132 open ads- Operations and Safety Coordinator to MQ
Swedish title: Drift- och säkerhetskoordinator till MQ
Retail Recruitment Sverige AB · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Industrial security personnel to Securitas Ludvika
Swedish title: Industrisäkerhetspersonal till Securitas Ludvika
Securitas AB · Ludvika · Posted 2026-10-16 - CSG is looking for full-time security guards for public transport in Stockholm
Swedish title: CSG söker ordningsvakter på heltid till kollektivtrafiken i Stockholm
Community Security Group Sweden AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - CSG is looking for security guards for needs or part-time employment
Swedish title: CSG söker ordningsvakter för behov eller deltidsanställning
Community Security Group Sweden AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Be part of the safety – Avarn Security is looking for security guards
Swedish title: Bli en del av tryggheten – Avarn Security söker ordningsvakter
Avarn Security AB · Uppsala · Posted 2026-10-16 - Security guards to Göteborg Landvetter Airport - Securitas
Swedish title: Skyddsvakter till Göteborg Landvetter Airport - Securitas
Securitas Sverige Aktiebolag · Härryda · Posted 2026-10-15
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where security guards are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all service and sales workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Shortage | €2,003 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €2,491 a month | Not yet verified |
| Norway | Shortage | €3,853 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Romania | Shortage | €767 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €1,527 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Belgium | Shortage and surplus | Not yet verified | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Finland | Shortage and surplus | €2,706 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Austria | Surplus | €2,397 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | €510 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Czechia | Surplus | €1,124 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Germany | Surplus | €2,479 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Hungary | Surplus | €839 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €928 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Lithuania | Surplus | €1,166 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Luxembourg | Surplus | Not yet verified | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
| Portugal | Surplus | €1,014 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all service and sales workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for security guards alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What security guards do
Security guards patrol or monitor premises to guard property against theft and vandalism. They control access to establishments and maintain order and enforce regulations at public events and within establishments.
Typical tasks
- Patrolling premises and checking doors, windows and gates to prevent and detect signs of unauthorised entry
- Controlling access to establishments, monitoring and authorizing the entrance or departure of employees and visitors, checking identification and issuing security passes
- Circulating among visitors, patrons, or employees to preserve order, protect property from theft or vandalism and enforce the regulations of the establishment
- Responding to alarms, investigating disturbances and contacting superiors, police or fire fighters as appropriate
- Performing security checks of passengers and luggage at airports
- Picking up and ensuring the safe delivery of cash and valuables to banks, automated teller machines and retail establishments
Finding security guards jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Security guard".
- 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.