Measured, not estimated
How many remote jobs are actually open to anyone?
17.3% of them. We classify every posting we track by how open it really is, and most roles advertised as remote turn out to be quietly restricted to one country.
| Scope | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide — no country restriction stated | 1,234 | 17.3% |
| Regional — open across a region such as EMEA or North America | 723 | 10.1% |
| One country only | 4,085 | 57.1% |
| Unspecified — says “remote” and no more | 1,111 | 15.5% |
| All remote postings | 7,153 | 44.9% of all postings |
Why “remote” so rarely means anywhere
Employing someone in another country creates obligations in that country: payroll registration, income tax withholding, social contributions, employment protections. Most companies restrict remote hiring to places where they already have a legal entity, or to a region covered by an employer of record. “Remote” in a job title is usually a statement about the office, not about the border.
That is why the single-country roles cluster so heavily: the United States (2,494), the United Kingdom (230), Canada (210), France (176).
What the labels mean
- Worldwide — the posting states no country restriction at all. This is the only kind listed on the main board.
- Regional — open across several countries, or a named region like EMEA.
- One country — remote, but you must already live there.
- Unspecified — it says “remote” and nothing more.
Where we refuse to guess
A posting earns the worldwide label only by saying something unambiguous. One whose location reads just “Remote” is filed as unspecified, because most such postings turn out to be country-gated once you read the body. Promoting them would make the number at the top of this page look far better and make this site useless.
A stated timezone or overlap requirement is treated as a geographic restriction by another name, and lowers our confidence in a worldwide claim even when the posting uses the word “anywhere”. Classifications we are not confident about are left off the board entirely.
Counts cover 15,945 open postings, last updated .