Hi Sara. I reached out to some recruiters in Cyber Security in Norway. I was really surprised that wages/contract rates were so much lower than in Ireland. With good health insurance in Ireland, the difference in health provision is removed (one of my biggest concerns). I love Norway, but this is a problem. Ireland is also beautiful (on the west coast particularly, where I am).
I second renumeration being a problem. I'm an IT professional and left Norway for another country in the EU a couple years back. Salary/cost-of-living ratio is better here than in Norway for people in IT just like in multiple other countries. In Germany for example, your salary will be higher and cost of living lower than in Norway. I thing Norway is experiencing IT worker shortage specifically due to the high cost of living and insufficient salaries compared to other European countries and hence the only Europeans who would choose Norway are those that really enjoy the Norwegian culture, learn the local language and participate in the local life.
The average salary for an IT specialist in Ireland is €48,500 per year and I assure you that an IT specialist earns way more than that on average in Norway. An average salary in Norway for an IT specialist not including what people on contract work earns is about €10.000 more per year before taxes. And if you are good at your job, you can earn very much more than that. Specially if you work on contracts. A payment of €120-150 per hour before taxes is not uncommon as contract rates if you are good at your job.
IT workers are lacking and in demand everywhere. Norway has very high taxes and not that high IT salaries (say compared to the US), while being very expensive, therefore many other places where IT are paid much better. Bad weather and hard social life don't help either.
Current situation there is no much IT jobs in norway unless you know Norwegian language and companys are laying of the people's like top banks dnb you can watch the news.
Thank you very much your video. I am a Sri lankan ,now I am working in Romania. I am machinist. Now 6 months finish here. Please help me moving to Noreay
How doctors live in Norway? I am about to start going to university in Serbia, and I after I graduate i. want to move to Norway. Also I already started learning the language
Here's my question I'm getting ready to retire from the US. And do a lot of traveling, Norway is definitely a destination for me I will be 62 in June. Do you feel that there would be opportunities for someone my age in Norway? Any info would be appreciated Thank you.
Hi sara I am Arun from Nepal but now i am working at UAE as security officer since 10 years. I want to move in Norway, can I ? If yes what is the process ???
Hello all, Hello Sara! New sub here, I am a medical doctor from Greece, And I would like to move to Norway , in order to continue my medical residency .. I know c1 is required in order to be accepted by the national medical board as a doctor ,so I can be certificated to work as an MD... My question is: Could I work as a doctor or assistant doctor in Norway until I give my language exam ,or I must find other kind of work , (I have no problem doing it.! ) untill I become certificated member my Norway s National Medical Board? In that case How can I find a job as a foreigner??? ( coming from Greece , which is from a country of European union ofc...) I speak English and Swedish (b1 level) Please help. Thank you in advance! Keep up the good work!
HI! thank you for your question, I know a lot of people in the IT business here in Norway, who did not speak Norwegian at first, but with time they learned.. Businesses know that it takes a job to learn a language :)
Were I a company looking to take some IT talent on, I would probably start fishing in red states in the US. There is good talent in those states that are being severely abused. Offer them healthcare and you will likely get lifetime loyalty. It's just a thought...
well, I can say that I work right next to an IT company and they have 2-3 employers who only speak english :) However, always good to learn it or at least show that you are trying!
Europe is meant to be EU, Moldovans still need a legal work visa. Not to be nitipicky, living in the EU also doesnt qualify you, you have to have citizenship.
It will be even easier next year! NOK will sunk even lower, prices will rise, taxes will rise. The outcome? mass exodus :D I run away from Norway to Switzerland and what I can tell you - Life is again beautiful! If you have socialists views on the world, than stay in Norway or come to Norway, some people do like to struggle. But if you are ambitious, don't believe in this social crap like work/life balance etc and you actually want to have something, make money, improve and be independent than avoid Norway like plague. Norwegian system knows better how you should live, Norwegian system is allknowing and all mighty, you are there to obey and follow - the bullshit that was invented 30 years ago. Public health system that they are so proud of? even their king went for surgery abroad... that is how bad the system is, its "free", but most of things you will hear " you need to do it privately". So my monthy private insurance cost me less abroad than public in Norway that is no good. From my earnings I pay 18,6% of tax here and in Norway - 46% from this year ( I work two jobs)! For highways I pay 40chf per year, how much do you pay in Norway? :D, Norway has finished in winter 2022, and died in March 2023, So good luck! in No-way! (Norway) Maybe you heard it too if you know rich Norwegians, " Norway is a rich man paradise, but workers hell" and it was before 2021, When the Left was elected rich people started to run away :D to the point that they made exit tax, and now they are even improving it to keep people in :D Norway is safe, Norway is beautiful and it is the best place to live, from middle of the may till September, but to live there all year and work, is a nightmare. Ikke stress at work, sounds nice at first but than you will realise this means "idiocracy" But hey, go end experience it, third world maybe interested and will believe in Norwegian propaganda :D And to you Norwegians and residents of Norway, when it started to get worse? because if your answer is 2017-2018 than you can thanks one of your politician, who was recruited by Klaus Schwab, :D because " you will have nothing and be happy" is happening now in Norway. long lines to the food banks, but still every where I hear and read about Norway is the same propaganda " We are the best, life here is great and everywhere else is worse and here people are the happiest" Most of young people I met when I asked them about their dreams- they do not have dreams! But they want something - to leave Norway! because in their own country they cannot enjoy life. They can not go to the clubs and party, and why? beer 14 euro in the club! taxi in the village 28km 100euro and eating out? forget it! sometimes I think that the restaurants are so expensive because they treat it as entertainment :D Norwegians are great people but why they let themselves be controlled? when they lost the will to progress? Living in the past, thinking about future and forgeting about the present that is Norway, Few thousands years ago people invented a system and called it a God In 1970's Norway also invented a system but didn't named it, how often I heard - " system says", " according to the system", " we follow the system" AVE SYSTEM but I prefer to use a brain :D And Welcome in the European Union family, because that will unfortunatelly happent to you, that is why your government made you a crisis ( country who has energy, oil, military industry etc should prosper like no other in europe) , but they made a crisis for you so you yourself will want to joint EU, that is how socialists work - you are free but you have to do as we want (lke shadow bans - we cannot forbid you to post something, but we will make it invisible for others :D) You may not see it but the fact that prices fluctuate (energy, petron etc) is not because of the market prices, it is there to create "proper habits" - it is calles " boiling the frog" Before November 2022, each month I was left with 15000nok (1600 euro), so 19200euro per year changing nothing in my life in 2023 I was left, year in total, 70000nok so not even 6000 euro Doing the same things in Switzerland, even having more fun and social life, 4100chf was left after 2 months. P.S The strangest thing is that the poorest people in Norway are actually Norwegians, imigrants when they don't like it they move, refugees and south "imigrants" gets social benefits, but the common young Norwegians are the poorest, why? beats me
You were able to save 19200€ in 2022 ? Dude that’s a lot. Heck for some even 6000€ in savings it’s a lot. Where do you come from ?? Where I came from saving 300/500€ per month (after all the expenses and some extras) it’s really good starting point. And of course you have to share the house with a roommate or your girlfriend/boyfriend otherwise you can’t afford even the rent alone or you will be left with almost nothing at the end of the month. P.S I assume that you were living alone, am I right ? Because again, if you did, even saving 6000 while living alone is a lot.
Hey Sara, me and my wife started working for Ubisoft 12 years ago and have been working in IT ever since. We have double citizenship UK and Romanian which grants us both great flexibility, we own a house in England and are full time employed here. Our dream is to live in Norway or Finland and it would mean the world to us if you could put us in contact with any IT recruiters that can handle English speaking applicants. We do not speak Norwegian yet, sorry. Do you need my email address or anything I can do to initiate contact?
Why now is a good time to get a job in Norway in 2024
I don't really know. I think doing some more jobs research (programming/web developer) in both countries can make it more clear to me.
Hi Sara, I just got a degree in library and information science and I will be super happy if you can help me Lookout for a job in Norway
How much is unemployment benefit in Norway?
I am a doctor but i dont speak the language, so I guess I have to find another job just to start living in Norway!
Hi Sara,am forklift operators with 2 years experience so can you help me get a job in Norway..
I thank you for your positivity and your bright, friendly character. I feel more confident moving to Norway after watching this.
That means so much to me to hear! Thank you SO much. Always nice to be prepared - both for the good stuff and the less good 😊
Hi Sara. I reached out to some recruiters in Cyber Security in Norway. I was really surprised that wages/contract rates were so much lower than in Ireland. With good health insurance in Ireland, the difference in health provision is removed (one of my biggest concerns). I love Norway, but this is a problem. Ireland is also beautiful (on the west coast particularly, where I am).
do you care to share the differences?
I second renumeration being a problem. I'm an IT professional and left Norway for another country in the EU a couple years back. Salary/cost-of-living ratio is better here than in Norway for people in IT just like in multiple other countries. In Germany for example, your salary will be higher and cost of living lower than in Norway.
I thing Norway is experiencing IT worker shortage specifically due to the high cost of living and insufficient salaries compared to other European countries and hence the only Europeans who would choose Norway are those that really enjoy the Norwegian culture, learn the local language and participate in the local life.
The average salary for an IT specialist in Ireland is €48,500 per year and I assure you that an IT specialist earns way more than that on average in Norway.
An average salary in Norway for an IT specialist not including what people on contract work earns is about €10.000 more per year before taxes.
And if you are good at your job, you can earn very much more than that.
Specially if you work on contracts.
A payment of €120-150 per hour before taxes is not uncommon as contract rates if you are good at your job.
IT workers are lacking and in demand everywhere. Norway has very high taxes and not that high IT salaries (say compared to the US), while being very expensive, therefore many other places where IT are paid much better. Bad weather and hard social life don't help either.
Thanks Sara - wish me a luck ! Starting in Feb in Norway.
Hello can you give us examples of those recruiting companies for the IT field?
Thank you Sara for this video.
Current situation there is no much IT jobs in norway unless you know Norwegian language and companys are laying of the people's like top banks dnb you can watch the news.
Thanks
Thanks Sara! Very informative information. I am from the Netherlands and i can not choose between moving to Norway or to Sweden. How difficult 😊
Thank you very much your video.
I am a Sri lankan ,now I am working in Romania. I am machinist. Now 6 months finish here. Please help me moving to Noreay
Tusen takk Sara- is there much demand for traditional security professionals in Norway?
hope norway opens remote IT jobs
How doctors live in Norway? I am about to start going to university in Serbia, and I after I graduate i. want to move to Norway. Also I already started learning the language
They live amazing here, the salary is very high for doctors
Here's my question I'm getting ready to retire from the US. And do a lot of traveling, Norway is definitely a destination for me I will be 62 in June. Do you feel that there would be opportunities for someone my age in Norway? Any info would be appreciated Thank you.
Dear sara I am from India and I need job so plz how to apply help me
Thanks 👍
Hi sara I am Arun from Nepal but now i am working at UAE as security officer since 10 years. I want to move in Norway, can I ? If yes what is the process ???
Hello all, Hello Sara! New sub here, I am a medical doctor from Greece, And I would like to move to Norway , in order to continue my medical residency .. I know c1 is required in order to be accepted by the national medical board as a doctor ,so I can be certificated to work as an MD... My question is: Could I work as a doctor or assistant doctor in Norway until I give my language exam ,or I must find other kind of work , (I have no problem doing it.! ) untill I become certificated member my Norway s National Medical Board? In that case How can I find a job as a foreigner??? ( coming from Greece , which is from a country of European union ofc...) I speak English and Swedish (b1 level) Please help. Thank you in advance! Keep up the good work!
Not relevant as of August 2024. Tons of IT companies are laying people off left and right, also here in Norway(think recent Oda layoffs).
Interesting..
Like Maria from Colômbia, many people dont speak norwegian. Does it worth to spend time trying to get an I.T job?
HI! thank you for your question, I know a lot of people in the IT business here in Norway, who did not speak Norwegian at first, but with time they learned.. Businesses know that it takes a job to learn a language :)
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Were I a company looking to take some IT talent on, I would probably start fishing in red states in the US. There is good talent in those states that are being severely abused. Offer them healthcare and you will likely get lifetime loyalty. It's just a thought...
I'm an engineer from the UK, where would be a good website to search for work in Norway? Would I need a visa?
You would need a visa yes
For IT geeks, I am not well versed with Norwegian , should I first learn Norwegian and then apply?
English is enough.
well, I can say that I work right next to an IT company and they have 2-3 employers who only speak english :) However, always good to learn it or at least show that you are trying!
@@sarainnorway do you need Norwegian for normal jobs or English is enough?
How to work as a nurse mam please reply mee .........is there any requirement agency is there mam ?
Europe is meant to be EU, Moldovans still need a legal work visa. Not to be nitipicky, living in the EU also doesnt qualify you, you have to have citizenship.
Hi I'm in Kenya can I get a job for baby sitting
Noryway warehose helpar job available now
How Norwegian women gets with foreigners?
I'm from Sri Lanka, can you help me please
Hello medam My name is ranjith from India living in Russia iam looking for a gud job in Norway
Madam please helpe me
help me please
It will be even easier next year! NOK will sunk even lower, prices will rise, taxes will rise. The outcome? mass exodus :D I run away from Norway to Switzerland and what I can tell you - Life is again beautiful! If you have socialists views on the world, than stay in Norway or come to Norway, some people do like to struggle. But if you are ambitious, don't believe in this social crap like work/life balance etc and you actually want to have something, make money, improve and be independent than avoid Norway like plague. Norwegian system knows better how you should live, Norwegian system is allknowing and all mighty, you are there to obey and follow - the bullshit that was invented 30 years ago. Public health system that they are so proud of? even their king went for surgery abroad... that is how bad the system is, its "free", but most of things you will hear " you need to do it privately". So my monthy private insurance cost me less abroad than public in Norway that is no good. From my earnings I pay 18,6% of tax here and in Norway - 46% from this year ( I work two jobs)! For highways I pay 40chf per year, how much do you pay in Norway? :D, Norway has finished in winter 2022, and died in March 2023,
So good luck! in No-way! (Norway)
Maybe you heard it too if you know rich Norwegians, " Norway is a rich man paradise, but workers hell" and it was before 2021, When the Left was elected rich people started to run away :D to the point that they made exit tax, and now they are even improving it to keep people in :D
Norway is safe, Norway is beautiful and it is the best place to live, from middle of the may till September, but to live there all year and work, is a nightmare. Ikke stress at work, sounds nice at first but than you will realise this means "idiocracy"
But hey, go end experience it, third world maybe interested and will believe in Norwegian propaganda :D
And to you Norwegians and residents of Norway, when it started to get worse? because if your answer is 2017-2018 than you can thanks one of your politician, who was recruited by Klaus Schwab, :D because " you will have nothing and be happy" is happening now in Norway. long lines to the food banks, but still every where I hear and read about Norway is the same propaganda " We are the best, life here is great and everywhere else is worse and here people are the happiest"
Most of young people I met when I asked them about their dreams- they do not have dreams! But they want something - to leave Norway! because in their own country they cannot enjoy life. They can not go to the clubs and party, and why? beer 14 euro in the club! taxi in the village 28km 100euro and eating out? forget it! sometimes I think that the restaurants are so expensive because they treat it as entertainment :D
Norwegians are great people but why they let themselves be controlled? when they lost the will to progress? Living in the past, thinking about future and forgeting about the present that is Norway,
Few thousands years ago people invented a system and called it a God
In 1970's Norway also invented a system but didn't named it, how often I heard - " system says", " according to the system", " we follow the system"
AVE SYSTEM but I prefer to use a brain :D
And Welcome in the European Union family, because that will unfortunatelly happent to you, that is why your government made you a crisis ( country who has energy, oil, military industry etc should prosper like no other in europe) , but they made a crisis for you so you yourself will want to joint EU, that is how socialists work - you are free but you have to do as we want (lke shadow bans - we cannot forbid you to post something, but we will make it invisible for others :D)
You may not see it but the fact that prices fluctuate (energy, petron etc) is not because of the market prices, it is there to create "proper habits" - it is calles " boiling the frog"
Before November 2022, each month I was left with 15000nok (1600 euro), so 19200euro per year changing nothing in my life in 2023 I was left, year in total, 70000nok so not even 6000 euro
Doing the same things in Switzerland, even having more fun and social life, 4100chf was left after 2 months.
P.S The strangest thing is that the poorest people in Norway are actually Norwegians, imigrants when they don't like it they move, refugees and south "imigrants" gets social benefits, but the common young Norwegians are the poorest, why? beats me
You were able to save 19200€ in 2022 ? Dude that’s a lot. Heck for some even 6000€ in savings it’s a lot. Where do you come from ?? Where I came from saving 300/500€ per month (after all the expenses and some extras) it’s really good starting point. And of course you have to share the house with a roommate or your girlfriend/boyfriend otherwise you can’t afford even the rent alone or you will be left with almost nothing at the end of the month.
P.S I assume that you were living alone, am I right ?
Because again, if you did, even saving 6000 while living alone is a lot.
Hi, is there a demand for English-speaking jobs in Norway? Any dedicated website to look for SAP jobs in Norway apart from LinkedIn, Indeed...
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How much time does it takes after 2 mails from the embasy approval of residence work permit to get a visa appointment? @sarainnorway
Hey Sara, me and my wife started working for Ubisoft 12 years ago and have been working in IT ever since. We have double citizenship UK and Romanian which grants us both great flexibility, we own a house in England and are full time employed here. Our dream is to live in Norway or Finland and it would mean the world to us if you could put us in contact with any IT recruiters that can handle English speaking applicants. We do not speak Norwegian yet, sorry. Do you need my email address or anything I can do to initiate contact?