CVtly job data
Do I need Danish to work in Copenhagen?
It depends on the job. As of 13 October 2026, CVtly sees 216 open job ads in Copenhagen whose working language it can tell. 34% of them ask for Danish: 23% say so in the ad and 11% are written in Danish, which implies it. 60% are in English and do not ask for Danish at all.
216 ads with a clear working languageData as of 13 October 2026Source: CVtly's own scans
34%
of the ads ask for Danish
60%
are in English with no Danish asked
216
open ads in Copenhagen with a clear working language
How the ads in Copenhagen ask for Danish
Each ad counts once, in the first group that fits it.
- Ask for Danish in words 23% (49 ads)
- Written in Danish (implied) 11% (24 ads)
- In English, Danish a plus 5% (11 ads)
- In English, no Danish asked 60% (130 ads)
- Another language 1% (2 ads)
Teams where English is most often enough
Teams with at least 10 ads in Copenhagen: the share of their ads that are in English and ask for no Danish.
- Data & Analytics 92% of 25 ads
- Engineering 81% of 37 ads
- Marketing 59% of 17 ads
- Operations 54% of 24 ads
- Sales 46% of 28 ads
How we count
The ads
Open job ads in Copenhagen 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 Danish in words. Implied: the ad is written in Danish 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
216 ads, data as of 13 October 2026. Shares are whole percentages of these ads. The page is updated after each scan.
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Source: CVtly job data, 13 October 2026, cvtly.com/jobs/copenhagen/do-i-need-danish