CVtly job data
Do I need Bulgarian to work in Sofia?
For most jobs, no. As of 13 October 2026, CVtly sees 152 open job ads in Sofia whose working language it can tell. 10% of them ask for Bulgarian: 9% say so in the ad and 1% are written in Bulgarian, which implies it. 88% are in English and do not ask for Bulgarian at all.
152 ads with a clear working languageData as of 13 October 2026Source: CVtly's own scans
10%
of the ads ask for Bulgarian
88%
are in English with no Bulgarian asked
152
open ads in Sofia with a clear working language
How the ads in Sofia ask for Bulgarian
Each ad counts once, in the first group that fits it.
- Ask for Bulgarian in words 9% (13 ads)
- Written in Bulgarian (implied) 1% (2 ads)
- In English, Bulgarian a plus 1% (1 ad)
- In English, no Bulgarian asked 88% (134 ads)
- Another language 1% (2 ads)
Teams where English is most often enough
Teams with at least 10 ads in Sofia: the share of their ads that are in English and ask for no Bulgarian.
- Engineering 100% of 30 ads
- Finance 97% of 32 ads
- Data & Analytics 95% of 21 ads
- Operations 82% of 11 ads
- Customer 75% of 12 ads
How we count
The ads
Open job ads in Sofia 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 Bulgarian in words. Implied: the ad is written in Bulgarian 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
152 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/sofia/do-i-need-bulgarian