Professional social network and job site LinkedIn has released its ranking of the 25 jobs with the greatest potential for growth in 2026. Find out what they are if you hope to improve your career in Spain this year.
The jobs expected to be the most in-demand in 2206 in Spain are positions related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), engineering, and logistics.
Positions are managerial levels are also expected to grow. This includes IT sales managers, civil engineering managers and purchasing managers.
According to the platform, AI is completely transforming career paths, from job searching to professional development.
The list of the positions the companies expect to be in-demand this year compiles the professions that have seen the most growth over the past three years.
AI Engineers – This is expected to be the most in-demand position in Spain this year. These are the people who build, deploy, and maintain real-world applications using artificial intelligence and machine learning. These jobs will be most prevalent in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.
AI Directors – The second position on the list is also to do with AI. They integrate Artificial Intelligence into business strategy, operations, and creative processes. According to LinkedIn, most of these jobs will be in Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante.
Logistics Analysts – In third place are professionals who analyse and optimise a company’s entire supply chain. They supply the raw materials right through to delivering finished products, by using data to improve efficiency, cut costs, and enhance speed. The platform believes most of these will be found in Barcelona, Madrid and Tarragona.
Civil Engineering managers – People with these jobs plan, design, and coordinate construction and infrastructure projects, complying with technical regulations. They will mostly be available Madrid, Badajoz and Ciudad Real.
IT Sales Managers – They manage commercial strategies to sell technology products and services to clients. Most of these positions will be found in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.
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The other job roles on the list include:
Commissioning Managers
Machine Learning Researchers
Legal Advisors
Subscription Analysts
Biomedical Engineers
Public Affairs Officers
Simulation Engineers
Business Process Consultants
IT Systems Architects
Medical Assistants
Organisational Development Managers
Cost Controllers
Product Management Directors
Purchasing Managers
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Data from the social network has revealed that 67 percent of workers surveyed in Spain feel ill-prepared to find a new job in 2026.
The increasingly demanding and competitive job market is shaped by the emergence of new technologies that many feel they don’t have enough experience of.
A total 58 percent of the professionals surveyed even believe that finding a job in 2026 will be more difficult today than it was a year ago.
According to Virginia Collera, head of LinkedIn News Spain and Latin America, the labour market is going through a period of accelerated transformation, in which many professionals know they want to change jobs, but are not always clear on how to take the next step.
To try and help professionals feel more prepared for finding a job in 2026, LinkedIn has said it will introduce two new AI-powered tools in Spain that facilitate, as well as optimise the job search process. Look out for these when applying this year.
Employment is expected to increase by 2.3 percent in 2026 in Spain, while the unemployment rate is projected to fall to an average of 10 percent annually.
If these projections are correct, the Spanish economy will have generated more than 1.5 million jobs between 2024 and 2026.
