As Malta continues to establish itself as a thriving hub in the Mediterranean, its labour market reflects an evolving landscape influenced by local and global trends. By fostering innovation, investing in skills development, and prioritising competitive and fair compensation, Malta is poised to maintain its status as a vibrant centre of talent and opportunity.

Guiding employers and job seekers with expert salary insights

To be aware of which sector would be most suitable for a future career is to be familiar with industry-specific careers, benefits, and salaries. Consequently, the yearly Malta Salary Benchmark, tailored by Broadwing Recruitment, has been published after eager anticipation. These sector-specific guides provide individuals with supplementary accessibility in the job-seeking endeavour, facilitating the comparison of salaries and benefits across various roles and sectors within Malta allowing professionals and employers to align their expectations of their concerned industries.

These benchmarks provide essential wage information and recruitment trends, drawing on data from a diverse array of companies and vacancies. As a recruitment agency, Broadwing frequently engages with candidates and professionals across multiple sectors, ensuring an up-to-date understanding of market dynamics.

A trusted source for annual salary insights: View Broadwing’s free sector-specific guides now to compare average salaries and benefits across Malta

Finance: As the financial services sector has been gaining momentum in recent years, it has become an increasingly valuable and resilient sector for the Maltese economy. Due to its increasing size, the industry provides many new vacancies. The salary guide for finance and accounting careers in Malta offers key insights into competitive salary benchmarks, covering roles from entry-level accountants to CFOs. It highlights salary ranges based on experience, qualifications, and market demand. Malta's financial services sector, including accounting and audit, tax, insurance, and banking, provides diverse opportunities powered by strategic location and regulatory excellence.

View the finance salary guide here.

Legal and compliance: While maintaining a business, it must operate within the established legal frameworks. As the Maltese labour market continues to grow with more businesses and start-ups, professionals in the legal and compliance sector become increasingly essential. They have become the backbone of many companies. This guide provides an overview of compensation in the legal sector, from junior associates to senior partners. It covers areas such as risk, financial crime, corporate services, and governance, reflecting the demand for legal adherence and regulatory compliance.

View the legal and compliance salary guide here.

Technology: Throughout the past years, Malta has successfully diversified its respective economy with information and communication technologies, not only by being a key sector in its own right; but also, being a transversal sector supporting the growth of other important sectors.

To drive the digital transformation of the Maltese work environment, the information technology (IT) sector offers top talent in the world of IT and the internet of things. As your strategic partner, Broadwing’s salary guide for talent in technology offers insights into compensation trends, supporting tech professionals and companies. It covers roles from software developers and data specialists to networking and infrastructure engineers, and IT managers, emphasising Malta's focus on innovation and digital transformation.

Elaborating on its services, Broadwing Limited Director, Ben Pace Lehner comments that the company specialises in “attracting tech professionals with expertise in areas such as banking, financial technology, payment services, electronic money, investment services, capital investments, wealth management, and insurance, as well as telecoms, iGaming, renewable energy and automobile industries.”

View the IT salary guide here.

Marketing  and media: Due to the country’s status as an international digital hub, Malta attracts talent with universal experience. Professionals in Malta have exposure to working with global clients and navigating cross-border transactions, bringing valuable expertise to the table. The guide outlines salary trends for marketing careers, from digital marketers to advertising specialists, reflecting the demand for creative content and digital channels within the vibrant landscape of the Maltese market.

View the marketing and media salary guide here.

Business support: Malta has an educated, dedicated, and multilingual workforce with a strong work ethic and the availability of top professionals. Careers in the business support discipline, provide specialists with diverse opportunities to contribute to organisational success, fostering efficiency, collaboration, and client satisfaction. This guide provides an overview of compensation for business support roles, from administrative assistants to office managers, highlighting the importance of front and back-office skills and attributes.

View the general business support salary guide here.

Operations: Careers in the operations discipline in Malta, offer professionals the chance to play integral roles in optimising processes, ensuring efficiency, and maintaining high standards of procedures within the operational landscape of businesses. Covering roles from project coordinators and surveying to supply chain managers, this guide outlines salary ranges reflecting demand for operational excellence in Malta's business environment.

View the operations salary guide here.

Engineering  and technical: Careers in the engineering and technical sectors in Malta, offer professionals a dynamic environment to contribute their expertise and skills, shaping the infrastructure, manufacturing, and industrial landscape of the country.

To provide you with further context, the sample data for this guide has been sourced from a wide array of companies, encompassing but not limited to developers, contractors, architecture firms, HVAC and ELV companies, as well as manufacturing organisations. The guide offers insights into salary trends for engineering roles, covering electrical and mechanical engineering, structural engineering, and architecture roles, as well as various technical positions, emphasising the significance of innovation in Malta's engineering landscape.

View the engineering and technical salary guide here.

C-Level and managerial disciplines: Malta fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, with a growing ecosystem of startups and innovation hubs. This encourages local and international talent to explore commercial ventures, contribute to the growth of innovative industries, and attract seasoned senior professionals with leadership opportunities to drive strategic decision-making and organisational success within the dynamic business landscape of the country.

Broadwing’s guide provides crucial insights into compensation trends for top-tier leadership roles, covering positions from CEOs to vice presidents and directorships, helping organisations attract and retain exceptional talent.

View the c-suite and managerial salary guide here.

Broadwing Limited: An international leading recruitment agency

Broadwing Limited is a leading international HR and recruitment agency with its headquarters strategically located in the vibrant Republic of Malta. As an EU member state, Malta offers a robust platform for global business with legal certainty, top-tier advisors, a skilled workforce, and a business-friendly climate.

Broadwing Recruitment specialises in the needs of both employers and employees, providing them with high-quality, tailored recruitment solutions across the various sectors the Maltese work environment provides. The endeavours have come to show, while the award-winning, internationally rising human resources and recruitment company continues to build and maintain exclusive relationships with all involved individuals. Supported by an expansive network of expert recruitment consultants across Europe, including Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, and Slovakia.

Concurrently, they provide organisations and candidates alike, with various resources, including jobseeker, HR, and employer assistance, along with occupational psychometric testing, employment law advisory and free tools, such as the Malta Salary Calculator that grants insights into the net salary individuals take home each month.

“Our expertise and network ensure ideal candidate-organisation matches, solidifying our leading position,” says Alan Cini, Managing Director, Broadwing Limited.

Broadwing’s track record of successful placements serves as a testament to its unwavering dedication to facilitating mutually beneficial connections in the ever-evolving job market. Since 2018, the HR and Recruitment company have secured hundreds of placements globally.