The European Hiring Awards
Who's ramping up and who's pulling back across European, 2026-06-30 → 2026-07-07. Momentum is measured only across the 151 employers tracked for the whole 8-day window — real hiring churn, not companies newly added to coverage.
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Movers of the week
Net change in each employer's open postings over the past 8 days (2026-06-30 → 2026-07-07) — not hires, but a hiring-momentum signal.
▲ Ramping up
| Dustin Group | 41→82 | ▲ +41 (+100%) |
| Kongsberg Gruppen | 60→105 | ▲ +45 (+75%) |
| Repsol | 49→73 | ▲ +24 (+49%) |
| Norconsult | 43→64 | ▲ +21 (+48.8%) |
| Vattenfall | 246→305 | ▲ +59 (+24%) |
| Saab | 578→683 | ▲ +105 (+18.2%) |
▼ Pulling back
| LVMH | 50→34 | ▼ -16 (-32%) |
| Attendo | 87→66 | ▼ -21 (-24.1%) |
| CaixaBank | 126→96 | ▼ -30 (-23.8%) |
| Salling Group | 3,135→2,448 | ▼ -687 (-21.9%) |
| Arla Foods | 92→72 | ▼ -20 (-21.7%) |
| Wärtsilä | 129→105 | ▼ -24 (-18.6%) |
Change over the last 8 days of daily tracking; employers under 40 open roles at the window start are excluded (noisy in percent terms). Character awards are from the latest snapshot across every European company we cover. Younger markets show a shorter window until history accrues.