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Do I need French or Dutch to work in Brussels?

It depends on the job. As of 4 October 2026, CVtly sees 278 open job ads in Brussels whose working language it can tell. 63% of them ask for French or Dutch: 55% say so in the ad and 8% are written in French or Dutch, which implies it. 25% are in English and do not ask for French or Dutch at all.

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

  • 63%

    of the ads ask for French or Dutch

  • 25%

    are in English with no French or Dutch asked

  • 278

    open ads in Brussels with a clear working language

How the ads in Brussels ask for French or Dutch

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

  • Ask for French or Dutch in words 55% (154 ads)
  • Written in French or Dutch (implied) 8% (22 ads)
  • In English, French or Dutch a plus 11% (30 ads)
  • In English, no French or Dutch asked 25% (70 ads)
  • Another language 1% (2 ads)

Teams where English is most often enough

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

  • Engineering 48% of 25 ads
  • Data & Analytics 32% of 37 ads
  • Finance 27% of 11 ads
  • Operations 25% of 44 ads
  • Marketing 17% of 18 ads

English-only jobs in Brussels on CVtly

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

How we count

  • The ads

    Open job ads in Brussels 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 French or Dutch in words. Implied: the ad is written in French or 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

    278 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/brussels/do-i-need-french-or-dutch

Questions people ask

Do I need French or Dutch to work in Brussels?
It depends on the job. As of 4 October 2026, CVtly sees 278 open job ads in Brussels whose working language it can tell. 63% of them ask for French or Dutch: 55% say so in the ad and 8% are written in French or Dutch, which implies it. 25% are in English and do not ask for French or Dutch at all.
Can I find a job in Brussels in English?
Yes. 77% of the 278 open ads CVtly sees in Brussels are done in English, and 25% of all of them ask for no French or Dutch at all. Engineering has the highest share of English-only ads: 48% of 25 ads.
How does CVtly count this?
It reads each open ad in Brussels from company career sites and public job portals, keeps the 278 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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