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Do I need Dutch to work in Amsterdam?

It depends on the job. As of 4 October 2026, CVtly sees 1,076 open job ads in Amsterdam whose working language it can tell. 42% of them ask for Dutch: 23% say so in the ad and 19% are written in Dutch, which implies it. 51% are in English and do not ask for Dutch at all.

1,076 ads with a clear working languageData as of 4 October 2026Source: CVtly's own scans

  • 42%

    of the ads ask for Dutch

  • 51%

    are in English with no Dutch asked

  • 1,076

    open ads in Amsterdam with a clear working language

How the ads in Amsterdam ask for Dutch

Each ad counts once, in the first group that fits it.

  • Ask for Dutch in words 23% (252 ads)
  • Written in Dutch (implied) 19% (205 ads)
  • In English, Dutch a plus 5% (54 ads)
  • In English, no Dutch asked 51% (545 ads)
  • Another language 2% (20 ads)

Teams where English is most often enough

Teams with at least 10 ads in Amsterdam: the share of their ads that are in English and ask for no Dutch.

  • Engineering 82% of 137 ads
  • Product 82% of 39 ads
  • Data & Analytics 68% of 81 ads
  • Operations 52% of 149 ads
  • Finance 48% of 82 ads

English-only jobs in Amsterdam on CVtly

A few open roles that are in English and ask for no Dutch. Each opens its page on CVtly.

How we count

  • The ads

    Open job ads in Amsterdam that CVtly found on company career sites, public job portals and a few job boards at its last check. Ads that look closed are left out, and so are ads whose working language it cannot tell with enough confidence.

  • Explicit or implied

    Explicit: the ad or its title asks for Dutch in words. Implied: the ad is written in Dutch and the job is done in it, so the ad does not need to say so.

  • The same check as your interview chance

    CVtly reads the languages of each ad with the same check it uses to score your chance of an interview.

  • Date and sample

    1,076 ads, data as of 4 October 2026. Shares are whole percentages of these ads. The page is updated after each scan.

To cite these numbers:

Source: CVtly job data, 4 October 2026, cvtly.com/jobs/amsterdam/do-i-need-dutch

Questions people ask

Do I need Dutch to work in Amsterdam?
It depends on the job. As of 4 October 2026, CVtly sees 1,076 open job ads in Amsterdam whose working language it can tell. 42% of them ask for Dutch: 23% say so in the ad and 19% are written in Dutch, which implies it. 51% are in English and do not ask for Dutch at all.
Can I find a job in Amsterdam in English?
Yes. 74% of the 1,076 open ads CVtly sees in Amsterdam are done in English, and 51% of all of them ask for no Dutch at all. Engineering has the highest share of English-only ads: 82% of 137 ads.
How does CVtly count this?
It reads each open ad in Amsterdam from company career sites and public job portals, keeps the 1,076 ads whose working language it can tell, and checks which languages each one asks for, in words or by being written in them. Data as of 4 October 2026.

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