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How much English does a job in Hungary need?

We counted how many postings ask for English, where it is close to a basic requirement, and where you can apply without it.

9 October 2026Data: as of today5 min read

73%

of postings ask for English: 1,391 out of the 1,897 whose requirements we checked.

In this article:English and the restWhere it is near-mandatoryWhere it matters lessWho asks the most

English and the rest

Of the languages that appear in postings, English comes first with 1,391 postings. The second, Hungarian, follows with 704, so English is asked for in roughly 2.0 times as many postings.

Top 5Most requested languages

postings per language

  1. 1English1,391
  2. 2Hungarian704
  3. 3German167
  4. 4French12
  5. 5Chinese7

Where is it close to a basic requirement?

The share differs a lot by category. The highest is in Data / AI: 263 postings, of which 83% ask for English.

Top 5Where most postings ask for English

percent of the category’s postings

  1. 1Data / AI83%219 / 263 postings
  2. 2IT biztonság83%98 / 118 postings
  3. 3Adatelemző / BI80%106 / 133 postings
  4. 4Hardver / Embedded79%31 / 39 postings
  5. 5QA / Teszt75%74 / 99 postings

Where can you try without it?

At the other end is Rendszergazda / Hálózat: 142 postings, 56% of them mention English. This does not mean English never comes in handy in these jobs, only that the posting does not ask for it.

Top 5Where the fewest postings ask for English

percent of the category’s postings

  1. 1Rendszergazda / Hálózat56%80 / 142 postings
  2. 2Frontend61%46 / 75 postings
  3. 3Fullstack67%73 / 109 postings
  4. 4Termék / Projekt68%65 / 95 postings
  5. 5Backend71%226 / 320 postings

Who asks for it most often?

For employers, what counts is how many of their postings ask for English. Deutsche Telekom TSI Hungary Kft. posted the most: 36 postings asking for English.

Top 5Postings asking for English

per employer

  1. 1Deutsche Telekom TSI Hungary Kft.36
  2. 2morgan stanley23
  3. 3qualysoft19
  4. 4Bluebird19
  5. 5Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Hungary19

How we counted

  • We counted the board’s default view: live postings plus the last 30 days of LinkedIn. The senior level is left out.
  • Only postings whose requirement tags are already filled in were counted.
  • The English tag goes on a posting when its text mentions English language skills. A posting that says nothing about it carries no tag, so treat the share as a lower estimate.
  • Categories are derived from a posting’s title and tags. Only those with at least 30 postings are listed.
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