CVtly job data
Do I need Dutch to work in Rotterdam?
For most jobs, yes. As of 4 October 2026, CVtly sees 242 open job ads in Rotterdam whose working language it can tell. 79% of them ask for Dutch: 14% say so in the ad and 64% are written in Dutch, which implies it. 18% are in English and do not ask for Dutch at all.
242 ads with a clear working languageData as of 4 October 2026Source: CVtly's own scans
79%
of the ads ask for Dutch
18%
are in English with no Dutch asked
242
open ads in Rotterdam with a clear working language
How the ads in Rotterdam ask for Dutch
Each ad counts once, in the first group that fits it.
- Ask for Dutch in words 14% (35 ads)
- Written in Dutch (implied) 64% (155 ads)
- In English, Dutch a plus 2% (5 ads)
- In English, no Dutch asked 18% (43 ads)
- Another language 2% (4 ads)
Teams where English is most often enough
Teams with at least 10 ads in Rotterdam: the share of their ads that are in English and ask for no Dutch.
- Engineering 65% of 23 ads
- Customer 33% of 12 ads
- Sales 28% of 39 ads
- Operations 14% of 43 ads
- Marketing 7% of 14 ads
English-only jobs in Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam 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
242 ads, data as of 4 October 2026. Shares are whole percentages of these ads. The page is updated after each scan.
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Source: CVtly job data, 4 October 2026, cvtly.com/jobs/rotterdam/do-i-need-dutch