Employability · In-demand profiles
What employers seek beyond the degree: 24 profiles analysed by SEPE
SEPE’s Occupational Observatory analyses 2,845 advertisements and translates 24 profiles into concrete requirements. The common signal is not one “future profession”, but a combination of qualification, verifiable tools, applied experience, languages and professional requirements where relevant.
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- 2,845 advertisements analysed · Spain
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Requirements observed in postings · Not a vacancy ranking
Our interpretation
Why it matters
For study choices, entry roles, applications and credentials found in real postings are more useful than a generic “future career” label. The report connects degrees with requested work, although it does not measure total market volume.
Editorial recommendation
What to do
Turn each pathway into a verifiable checklist: qualifying or related degree, one professional tool, placement or experience, language level and any registration or mobility requirement. Then compare that combination with current postings in the target region.
Verified facts
What the report measures — and what it does not
SEPE reviewed 2,845 advertisements, mainly from private job portals, to describe 24 profiles covering 25 CNO-11 occupational groups and 72 CO-SISPE occupations. It examines tasks, competences, qualifications, experience, languages, digital tools and advertised conditions.
Its stated objective is not to quantify the number of vacancies. Percentages come from different samples by profile and cannot be turned into a national ranking of demand, shortages or graduate outcomes.
Verified facts
Four concrete links between degree and role
- Public Works or Civil Engineering: 114 advertisements. Site, technical-office and project roles mention Excel, Presto, MS Project, TCQ, Primavera, AutoCAD, BIM, Cype and Revit. Open-ended contracts appeared in 77% and full-time hours in 91%.
- Information and Documentation: 112 advertisements. Libraries, archives and document management require cataloguing and metadata —MARC21, RDA, UDC or Dublin Core— plus systems such as AbsysNet, ALMA, SharePoint, Documentum or Aconex. English appeared in 39%.
- English Studies, Translation, Education or related degrees: 88 language-teaching advertisements. English appeared in 76%; fluent or bilingual proficiency, exam preparation, experience and teaching training are valued. Part-time hours appeared in 68%, with permanent seasonal contracts prevailing among open-ended offers.
- Dentistry: 121 advertisements. A qualifying degree, professional registration and insurance are required; one or two years of experience and sometimes a master’s degree or specialisation are requested. Open-ended contracts appeared in 99%.
Editorial analysis
Where the samples were concentrated
Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia recur among the provinces with the most advertisements in all four profiles; Seville also appears in engineering, documentation and language teaching, and Gipuzkoa in documentation. This distribution describes the tracked sample, not all regional hiring.
Context and timetable
How to interpret advertised conditions
A published vacancy is not a completed hire. Contract type, hours and experience are advertised conditions; they do not prove later retention, effective pay or subject-related employment. Percentages should not be compared across profiles without considering the size and composition of each sample.
Primary source and reading standard
SEPE · Job-offer profiles 2026 (14 Oct 2026)Check the original document and its date before acting. The portal’s proposals are labelled as editorial recommendations and do not replace applicable rules.
Disclosure: Luis Manuel Tolmos has a professional connection with Brains International Schools, described in his profile. This analysis is independent.
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