Smart working or remote working in Italy has become more available only in recent years and if you are planning to move to Italy you may need to consider your location carefully as most of the remote jobs being advertised are based in Milan. Italian media have reported that other cities where you can find many remote working opportunities include Rome Florence, Bari and Genoa. The number of Italian workers that can work remotely had a huge increase from 250,000 in 2017 to almost 4 million (as predicted by the end of 2025). Large multinational companies are more likely to recruit remote workers.

Another factor to include when evaluating remote jobs is the requirement to speak Italian, as only a fraction of available vacancies are aimed at English speakers or only need a working knowledge of the English language.

The technology sector is the biggest recruiter of remote workers.

In Demand Remote Jobs in Italy

The main sectors requiring candidates are technology and engineering.

Indeed and Glassdoor list a selection of remote jobs in Italy that require candidates to speak English, for example:

• Global Pricing Consultant for a life sciences company;
• Property Manager for an energy company;
• Italy Point of Care Customer Services Operations Manager;
• Human Resources Business Partner;
• Account Manager for a fashion company;
• GIS Impact Assessment Specialist for an international organisation;
• Project Manager for a technology company;
• UGC Video Content Creator for an Education Technology firm;
• Employee and Labour Relations Senior Manager;
• Senior Cyber Architect for a multinational technology company;
• Professional Services Engineer for a technology company;
• Head of Account Management for a payment data processing company;
• Professional Services Regional Support Manager for a software company;
• Project Workers Advisor for an international technology company.

Highest Paying Remote Jobs in Italy

These are some of the remote roles with good rates of pay advertised on job sites in Italy:

• ADV Academic Programs and Services Resource teacher for a US education body (this specific role is only available to US citizens and pays more than $120,000 a year, while the School Principal being advertised at the same workplace will receive a salary of about $150,000 a year);
• R & D Supervisor with a salary of €3,000 per month;
• Customer Onboarding Specialist with fluent Italian paid between €27,000 and €30,000 per year;
• Inside Sales Agent with fluent Italian paid between €35,000 and €37,000 a year;
• Accounting Specialist with a salary between €35,000 and €45,000 a year;
• Engagement and External Relations Officer with a salary between €40,000 and €50,000 a year;
• Algorithm Trading Developer with a salary between €45,000 and €50,000 a year;
• Senior iOS Developer with a salary between €60,000 and €100,000 a year.

Advantages of Working in Italy

Quality of life, local cuisine and availability of cultural attractions are major pulls for remote workers who plan to move to Italy.

The work culture and lifestyle can be quite different from region to region, but generally speaking you can expect to have a full lunch break but finish work a bit later than average.

Employers tend to offer good benefit packages.

The cost of living in Italy is slightly lower than the European average. If you look for accommodation outside of major cities, prices become more affordable.

Languages Spoken in Italy

The official language spoken in Italy is Italian. There are also many regional dialects but foreigners are not expected to be familiar with those. About 35% of the population can speak English as a foreign language. The population of Italy is 60 million.

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