Barcelona announces 242 public employment positions in 2026: categories, deadlines and how to apply

Key data

The Barcelona City Council has announced through competitive examination 242 public employment positions distributed across six professional categories. The resolution was published in the BOE on July 6, 2026, although the complete bases were already available from July 2 in the Official Bulletin of the Province of Barcelona. The application submission deadline is 20 calendar days counted from publication in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat of Catalonia (DOGC).

The positions include both positions in the General Administration scale and the Special Administration scale, and include both career civil servants and permanent staff.

What does this call establish?

The call details the positions by category and their distribution between open competition and positions reserved for people with disabilities, thus complying with mandatory labor inclusion quotas. Below is the complete breakdown:

The category with the highest number of positions is Subaltern with 146 positions, followed by Administrative Assistant with 69. Together they account for 89% of the total call. The complete bases, which regulate the specific requirements for each category, the syllabus and the scoring system for the competitive examination, were published in the Official Bulletin of the Province of Barcelona on July 2, 2026.

Impact and opportunity for candidates

This call represents one of the most comprehensive municipal public employment offers in Barcelona in recent years. For candidates, it represents an opportunity to access a stable position as a career civil servant or permanent staff member at the City Council of Spain's second largest city.

From an operational perspective, there are two critical aspects to consider:

• Tight deadline: Only 20 calendar days from publication in the DOGC. You must keep track of that exact date to not miss the deadline.
• Two types of competition: There is open competition and competition reserved for people with disabilities. Candidates with recognized disabilities should assess which competition suits them best based on expected competition.
• Two legal regimes: Some categories are civil service positions (Administrative Assistant, Subaltern, Laboratory Assistant) and others are permanent staff (Driver, Library Support Staff, Logistics Support Assistant). Contractual conditions and job stability differ between both regimes.

Who does it affect?

• Citizens wishing to access public employment at the Barcelona City Council in any of the six announced categories.
• People with recognized disabilities who want to access through the reserved competition.
• Administrative professionals interested in the 69 Administrative Assistant positions.
• Professional drivers interested in the 8 Driver positions.
• People with logistics support or library profiles seeking job stability in the public sector.
• Laboratory technicians applying for the 4 Laboratory Assistant positions (Special Administration scale).
• Labor advisors and HR consulting firms that manage selection processes or accompany candidates in competitive examinations.

Practical example

Imagine you are a person with a disability certificate of 33% or higher and have been working as an administrative assistant in the private sector for years. This call allows you to apply for the competition reserved for people with disabilities in the Administrative Assistant category, where you compete with a smaller group of candidates than in open competition. With 69 total positions in that category, and some of them reserved for the disability quota, the chances of access are significantly higher than in a standard call.

The process is a competitive examination, which means that the exam score (examination phase) is combined with accredited merits (competition phase: experience, training, etc.). This benefits candidates with previous experience in public administration or similar positions.

The first step is to locate the exact date of publication in the DOGC to calculate the last day of the 20 calendar day deadline and submit the application on time.

What should interested parties do now?

1. Locate the publication date in the DOGC: The 20 calendar day deadline starts counting from that day, not from publication in the BOE (July 6, 2026). Check the DOGC to identify the exact date the deadline begins.
2. Download the complete bases: They are published in the Official Bulletin of the Province of Barcelona from July 2, 2026. They contain the specific requirements for each category, the syllabus and the competition scoring scale.
3. Identify the appropriate category and competition type: Review whether you meet the requirements for the category you are interested in and decide whether to apply for open competition or the competition reserved for people with disabilities.
4. Prepare the documentation: Gather documents that accredit your merits for the competition phase (work experience, qualifications, training courses) before the deadline expires.
5. Submit the application within the deadline: The deadline is 20 calendar days from publication in the DOGC. One day late means automatic exclusion from the process.

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Notice: This article is for informational purposes only 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-2026-14620