Audiologists and Speech Therapists: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Audiologists and Speech Therapists is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 2266) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Audiologist
  • Language therapist
  • Speech pathologist
  • Speech therapist
11European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
1country reports a surplus
1,479open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
2266ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 11 European countries reported a shortage of audiologists and speech therapists: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal and Slovenia. 1 reported a surplus: Slovakia.

Pay in the UK for this job

£45,511median gross pay a year, full-time
£862median gross pay a week, full-time
10,000full-time jobs (ONS estimate)

UK occupation used: Speech and language therapists (SOC 2020 code 2223). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 2266 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.

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

EligibleGOV.UK level: Higher Skilled
Pay scalegoing rate follows national pay scales

This occupation (UK code 2223, Speech and language therapists) 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 2266 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 audiologists and speech therapists 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

1,451 open ads
  • Speech therapist
    German title: Logopäde
    Sankt Vincentius Krankenhaus · Speyer · Posted 2026-10-19
  • Speech therapist
    German title: Logopäde / Logopädin
    Pfennigparade Phoenix Schulen und Kitas GmbH · München · Posted 2026-10-19
  • Speech therapist
    German title: Logopäde
    Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein · Lübeck · Posted 2026-10-17
  • Speech therapist
    German title: Logopäde
    Klinikum Magdeburg gGmbH · Magdeburg · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Speech therapist
    German title: Logopäde
    Evang. Diakonissenhaus Berlin Teltow Lehnin Stiftung bürgerlichen Rechts · Forst (Lausitz) · Posted 2026-10-14
  • Speech therapist
    German title: Logopäde
    Klinikum Fulda gAG · Fulda · Posted 2026-10-14

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

Sweden

28 open ads

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

Where audiologists and speech therapists are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all professionals (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
AustriaShortage€4,602 a month *Vienna: €1,250
BelgiumShortage€5,370 a month *Brussels: €1,150
BulgariaShortage€1,367 a monthSofia: €650
EstoniaShortage€2,262 a monthTallinn: €720
FinlandShortage€4,673 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
GermanyShortage€5,270 a monthBerlin: €1,350
GreeceShortage€1,904 a month *Athens: €1,150
LatviaShortage€2,136 a monthRiga: €870
NetherlandsShortage€4,726 a monthNot yet verified
PortugalShortage€2,323 a month *Lisbon: €1,400
SloveniaShortage€2,727 a monthLjubljana: €950
SlovakiaSurplus€1,830 a monthBratislava: €910

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 audiologists and speech therapists alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What audiologists and speech therapists do

Audiologists and speech therapists evaluate, manage and treat physical disorders affecting human hearing, speech, communication and swallowing. They prescribe corrective devices or rehabilitative therapies for hearing loss, speech disorders, and related sensory and neural problems and provide counselling on hearing safety and communication performance.

Typical tasks

  • Evaluating hearing, speech and language performance in patients to determine the nature of hearing and communication disorders
  • Administering hearing or speech/language tests or other examinations using specialized diagnostic instruments and equipment, and interpreting test results alongside other medical, social and behavioural diagnostic data to determine appropriate courses of treatment
  • Planning, directing and participating in counselling, screening, speech rehabilitation and other programmes related to hearing and communication
  • Prescribing hearing aids and other assistive devices according to patients’ needs and instructing them in their use
  • Planning and conducting treatment programmes to manage physical disorders affecting speech and swallowing
  • Counselling and guiding hearing and/or language-impaired individuals, their families, teachers and employers
  • Referring patients and families to additional medical or educational services if needed

Finding audiologists and speech therapists jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Speech therapist".
  • 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. United Kingdom, closest UK occupation: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (median pay of full-time employees).
  • Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.

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