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What thousands of sponsor vacancies say about hiring internationals

How many Dutch visa sponsors actually hire internationals, and what do they offer?

Werk en carrièreBijgewerkt op 28 september 2026 · Door Hitesh SatwaniDe cijfers hieronder komen live uit het vacatureoverzicht
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JobThing follows the career sites of 1,949 of the 13,297 organisations on the IND register of recognised sponsors. Between them they have 13,371 vacancies open in the Netherlands today, 27% in English without asking for Dutch. 37% state a salary, 1% promise relocation or visa support in the text, and where a salary is stated the median advertised figure is €44,198 a year. All figures are live.

What this covers: the 1,949 sponsors with a careers page or applicant tracking system we can read, about 15% of the register. That sample leans towards larger employers and the tech, engineering and finance sectors, so treat the shares as describing published sponsor vacancies, not every sponsor in the country.

Key findings

  • Permission is common, hiring is a smaller circle. Of the 1,949 sponsors we follow, 1,365 (70%) have a vacancy open right now; the register itself is a list of permissions, not of open roles.
  • English is the minority. 3,570 of 13,371 postings (27%) are in English and do not ask for Dutch; 9,034 are written in Dutch.
  • Relocation is stated, not assumed. 99 postings (1%) mention relocation support or visa sponsorship in their own words.
  • Salary transparency is low. 37% of postings state pay. Among English postings that do, 18% clear the 2026 highly skilled migrant threshold of €5,942 a month on the stated minimum.
  • Starter roles exist. 2,341 postings are internships, graduate or entry-level (18%).
  • Hybrid over remote. 3,346 postings describe hybrid work; only 652 are remote within the Netherlands.

By sector

SectorOpen jobsIn EnglishMention relocationState a salaryMedian advertised salary
Engineering & technical2,6096800%40%€41,316
Construction & installation1,249670%53%€45,600
Software & IT1,2076142%33%€54,000
Finance & insurance1,1572981%46%€45,744
Sales & business1,0372821%25%€45,744
Healthcare & care742440%42%€42,234
Logistics & transport7391400%34%€34,716
Management5361631%38%€52,000
Retail & stores446600%43%€31,404
Open applications & internships440820%17%€42,000
Data & AI4292141%29%€51,600
Consulting & advisory421961%40%€49,968

By city

CityOpen jobsIn EnglishEmployers hiringMention relocationMedian advertised salary
Amsterdam2,5191,2554162%€45,900
Rotterdam8612111441%€45,526
Utrecht8471901560%€48,000
Eindhoven4561331041%€47,164
The Hague308112722%€38,724
Amersfoort24020460%€44,778
Delft239179351%€49,584
Echt1794530%€40,344
Groningen17712540%€45,600
Schiphol16910270%€42,000

Method

Employers come from the IND public register. For each one we look for a careers page or applicant tracking system feed; 1,949 of 13,297 have one we can read reliably, and those are the employers covered here. Vacancies are collected from those feeds and limited to locations in the Netherlands. Language, salary, level, hours, work mode and relocation statements are extracted from the posting text by rules, and each job page shows the sentence behind its relocation badge. Salaries are annualised (monthly figures times 12) and the median is taken over stated minimums; hourly rates are excluded. Medians are hidden where fewer than ten postings state a salary. Counts change daily as employers post and close roles, so quote this page with its date.

Journalists and researchers: you are welcome to cite these figures with a link. For a snapshot on a specific date or a deeper cut, get in touch.

Sources

Vragen

How many companies in the Netherlands can sponsor a visa?

13,297 organisations are on the IND public register of recognised sponsors today, across the labour, research, study and exchange registers. JobThing reads the career sites of 1,949 of them, and 1,365 of those have a vacancy open in the Netherlands right now.

What share of Dutch job postings offer visa sponsorship?

Among open postings from recognised sponsors, 1% state relocation support or visa sponsorship in the text. Every employer on the list is able to sponsor; the share that says so in the advert is much smaller.

What is the typical salary in sponsor job postings?

Where a salary is stated, the median advertised minimum is €44,198 a year. Only 37% of postings state one, so treat it as indicative.