Nordic Life Guide Research Desk · 15 July 2026 snapshot
Nordic Life Guide Norway English-Language Job Access Monitor 2026
A dated Norway vacancy-access snapshot using NAV / Arbeidsplassen's official English working-language filter, with job-ad, position, location and broad category counts.
Nordic Life Guide analysis
What the data shows
Nordic Life Guide's 15 July 2026 snapshot recorded 3,508 job ads covering 6,531 positions in NAV / Arbeidsplassen's English working-language filter. Oslo had the largest location-facet count at 865 ads. IT ranked #8 among the listed broad occupation-category facet counts, behind several non-tech categories. The snapshot does not measure English-only jobs, hires or visa sponsorship.
Method and boundary
Nordic Life Guide captured the counts displayed by NAV / Arbeidsplassen after applying the official Engelsk working-language filter on 15 July 2026. The result count and the location and broad occupation-category facet counts were recorded from the same filtered result set. Counts describe job ads visible in that snapshot, not unique employers, hires, visa sponsorship or English-only workplaces. One ad can cover more than one position, which is why the position count is higher than the ad count.
Data period15 July 2026 snapshot
Source checked2026-07-15
Prepared byNordic Life Guide Research Desk
Headline snapshot
3,508
job ads in the English working-language filter
6,531
positions covered by those ads
#8
IT's rank among listed broad category facet counts
The monitor records a dated NAV search snapshot. It does not claim that every job is English-only, open to every nationality, or linked to visa sponsorship.
Where the filtered ads were concentrated
| Location facet | Ads |
|---|---|
| Oslo | 865 |
| Vestland | 461 |
| Akershus | 372 |
| Rogaland | 365 |
| Trøndelag | 275 |
| Buskerud | 225 |
| Nordland | 210 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 195 |
| Troms | 162 |
| Innlandet | 145 |
| Vestfold | 109 |
| Østfold | 97 |
| Agder | 94 |
| Telemark | 68 |
| Finnmark | 62 |
| Utland | 20 |
| Svalbard | 9 |
| Broad category facet | Ads |
|---|---|
| Sales and service | 646 |
| Office and economy | 587 |
| Crafts | 437 |
| Travel and food | 387 |
| Industry and production | 376 |
| Construction | 311 |
| Education | 295 |
| IT | 267 |
| Transport and warehouse | 266 |
| Health and social care | 160 |
| Nature and environment | 70 |
| Culture and creative occupations | 65 |
| Security and emergency preparedness | 38 |
| Not specified | 2 |
Primary source and download
Official NAV / Arbeidsplassen job-search result filtered to vacancies where English is specified as a working language.
Used for: 15 July 2026 snapshot counts for job ads, positions, location facets and broad occupation-category facets
Period: Snapshot captured 2026-07-15
Checked: 2026-07-15
Official job-search guidance, including the ability to search vacancies where English is specified as the working language.
Used for: Norway job-search and English-working-language guidance
Period: Current guidance page
Checked: 2026-07-15
NAV's terms state that the public vacancy data can be used for statistical and analytical purposes, subject to the stated terms and data-protection obligations.
Used for: Permitted analytical-use boundary for the Nordic Life Guide job-access monitor methodology
Period: Current terms page
Checked: 2026-07-15