162 public employment positions in Barcelona 2026: categories, deadlines and how to apply

Key data

Barcelona City Council convenes 162 public employment positions through competitive examination in July 2026, distributed across a wide range of technical, administrative and social services categories. The call, published in the BOE on July 7, 2026, includes the bases approved on July 2 in the Official Bulletin of the Province of Barcelona.

For those seeking job stability in the Catalan public administration, this call represents a concrete opportunity with a very tight deadline: 20 calendar days from publication in the DOGC to submit the application.

What does this call establish?

The resolution convenes a selective process through competitive examination to fill approximately 162 positions in Barcelona City Council. The positions are distributed across multiple professional categories, with particular emphasis on technical and social services profiles.

Below is the detail of the categories with the highest number of positions called:

The call also includes positions reserved for people with disabilities in different categories, in compliance with public employment access regulations.

Economic and operational impact

For Barcelona City Council, this call represents the coverage of structural needs in key areas: social services, special education, administrative management and digital transformation. The incorporation of 162 personnel strengthens the municipal workforce in sectors with high demand for citizen services.

For candidates, the impact is direct: accessing a civil servant or permanent employee position in Catalonia's largest city council implies job stability, remuneration according to municipal agreement and professional progression in the public career.

The deadline of only 20 calendar days from publication in the DOGC is the main operational constraint: anyone who does not submit the application within the deadline is automatically excluded from the process, with no possibility of later correction.

Who does it affect?

• People seeking public employment who want to access local administration in Barcelona.
• Qualified social workers interested in municipal public sector (30 positions available).
• Special education specialists with enabling qualifications (25 positions).
• Generalist administrative profiles with public management training (35 General Administration Manager positions).
• Architecture and engineering technicians interested in urban planning and municipal public works.
• ICT professionals who want to join the City Council's digitalization projects.
• Physiotherapists and speech therapists with a vocation for public service.
• Early childhood educators for municipal early childhood care services.
• People with recognized disabilities who apply for reserved positions in different categories.

Practical example

A social worker with university qualifications and experience in private social services decides to apply for the 30 Social Work Technician positions at Barcelona City Council.

Her immediate roadmap is as follows:

1. Locates the exact publication date of the call in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat of Catalonia (DOGC), which is the starting point of the 20 calendar day deadline.
2. Downloads the complete bases from the Official Bulletin of the Province of Barcelona (published July 2, 2026) to verify qualification requirements, syllabus and merit scoring.
3. Prepares and submits the application within the deadline, providing the required supporting documentation.
4. If she has recognized disability, verifies if she can apply for reserved positions in this category.

The selection process is through competitive examination, which means that the examination phase (test) is combined with merit assessment (experience, training, etc.), a model that can benefit candidates with accredited professional experience.

What should candidates do now?

1. Check the DOGC immediately to identify the exact publication date of the call and calculate the last day of the 20 calendar day deadline.
2. Download the complete bases published in the Official Bulletin of the Province of Barcelona (July 2, 2026) to learn the specific requirements for each category: required qualifications, syllabus, merit scoring and necessary documentation.
3. Verify compliance with requirements before submitting the application: qualifications, nationality, functional capacity and other access conditions.
4. Prepare supporting documentation in advance: qualifications, professional experience, complementary training and, if applicable, disability certificate for reserved positions.
5. Submit the application within the deadline. Submission outside the deadline implies automatic exclusion from the process with no possibility of correction.
6. Follow official communications from Barcelona City Council about the development of the selection process (provisional lists, claims, exam dates).

Official source

Consult complete regulation in official source

Notice: This article is purely informational in nature and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-14718