Top International Tech Hubs in Catalonia
The digital sector is booming in Catalonia, with Barcelona being the world’s best tech non-capital city. International tech companies will join a network of more than 19,000 companies related to the ICT and digital sector.
Barcelona, a great pole of attraction.
Catalonia is home to a total of 96 global technology development centers. Over the past few years, the impact of these investments has gained significant traction, doubling the number of hubs since 2018.
Many job opportunities in Barcelona—specifically, one out of every four—are digital. In 2022, the number of published digital job offers was 32,276, doubling the job demand in 2018 (15,856). This represents a remarkable 35% growth compared to the previous year, highlighting the escalating importance of the digital sector. Notably, the proportion of digital job offers has also experienced a noteworthy increase from one in ten (11%) in 2018 to a striking one in four (26%) in 2022.
Nearly 80% of companies operating within Catalonia have chosen the vibrant city of Barcelona as their physical base of operations. In addition, 46% of these companies are strategically located in the renowned 22@ technology district - a hub that symbolizes innovation and technological advancement.
The main reasons for choosing Barcelona are its attractiveness to international talent and the availability of a skilled workforce, which makes the city an undeniable choice for numerous companies.
Top International Tech Hubs in Catalonia.
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OMRON
Omron has based its European product automation center in Catalonia and offers support throughout Europe. It is the company's fourth center after Japan, the US, and China.
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MICROSOFT
Microsoft's R&D hub in Barcelona focuses on AI, advanced software engineering, machine learning, and deep learning. Its UX team creates user-friendly products like Bing, Edge, Windows, and Azure.
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NESTLÉ
Nestlé, the world's largest food company, leads its global digital revolution from Barcelona, with 600+ employees of around 50 nationalities specializing in web design, mobile applications, and digital services.
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PEPSICO
Barcelona's Pepsico Global Digital hub focuses on global digitalization programs, employing skilled professionals such as data scientists, machine learning engineers, data engineers, and service designers.
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AMAZON
Amazon's R&D center for machine learning and artificial intelligence in Catalonia employs over 100 professionals, mainly software engineers, scientists, and data analysts.
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OCADO
Ocado has based its development center specializing in e-commerce in Catalonia, where over 200 professionals from many nationalities work in digital tasks such as Software Engineering, Product, Data Science, and UX.
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LIDL
Catalonia is home to LIDL’s European e-commerce center of excellence, its European digital e-commerce hub, and its customer relationship management department. With a workforce of 250 people, it serves 30 European countries.
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BAYER
With more than 800 people and 47 nationalities, Bayer's Catalan Global Shared Service Center and Center of Excellence coordinates its global Supply Chain Management activities for 11 EMEA countries and works on sustainability and carbon reduction in all supply chain-related activities.
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HP
Home to HP’s global 3D printing and large format printing center, 2,300 professionals from 60 nationalities work in the world’s largest laboratory dedicated to research, development, and innovation in 3D plastics and metal printing.
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