Bitvocation’s 2025 Bitcoin jobs report has simply been launched, and it reveals persevering with development for the trade, as non-developer roles achieve steam and Bitcoin-only corporations develop 5% to grow to be 47% of the broader crypto job market.
Bitvocation is a jobs board and assets platform for the Bitcoin job market. They provide a extremely curated feed of job affords, in addition to career tips, specializing in network-driven hiring. They give the impression of being to assist Bitcoin startups in addition to bigger corporations within the trade. In accordance with a press launch shared with Bitcoin Journal, Bitvocation is just not a recruitment company. “We don’t headhunt. We’re constructing a “strategic Bitcoiners reserve” to make hiring extra environment friendly and assist startups discover the correct expertise quicker.”
The 2025 jobs report reveals a wide range of fascinating developments within the Bitcoin and broader crypto trade. Bitvocation counts a complete of 1,801 jobs; 6% greater than 2024’s 1,707 jobs report findings. Bitcoin-only corporations grew 5% from 2024, vs 53% of Bitcoin-adjacent jobs. They type Bitcoin-only vs Bitcoin-adjacent corporations based mostly on the next criteria:
- Bitcoin-only merchandise – Core choices are completely centered on Bitcoin, not competing cryptocurrencies.
- Publicly acknowledged dedication – The corporate explicitly identifies as Bitcoin-only or Bitcoin-first in its mission or communications.
- Ecosystem contribution – Lively involvement in Bitcoin improvement, open-source initiatives, or the Bitcoin neighborhood.
Most surprisingly, non-developer jobs grew 74%! Making a powerful assertion, you don’t should be a developer to work in Bitcoin. Media, design, advertising and marketing, schooling, and operations dominate job openings amongst Bitcoin-only corporations. 663 of the 1801 jobs are for mid-seniority positions, although jobs span the total vary of seniority, offering alternatives to a variety of candidates.
On the subject of location, the US stays the undisputed heart of the trade, although each continent affords alternatives, with Singapore seeing development of 158% from the earlier yr, taking second place globally.
Distant jobs shrunk barely, shedding 10% to 2024 numbers. Nonetheless, virtually half of all jobs within the report are distant jobs with Bitcoin-only corporations providing 56% of all distant alternatives.
The toughest roles to fill, in accordance with a survey performed by Bitvocation, are two-fold. Extremely specialised technical positions, equivalent to Bitcoin Core, Lightning, and security-related engineers, are troublesome to rent for. Non-technical roles that require translating Bitcoin’s values into product, development, operations, or communication are additionally presenting a problem to employers.
The survey additionally reveals employers are on the lookout for candidates with “Bitcoin conviction” as a lot as technical abilities, and most of all “company”. Robust communication, possession mindset, and “the flexibility to function in small, fast-moving groups” mattered as a lot as technical talent, in accordance with the report. AI literacy is more and more anticipated, however not often adequate by itself.
Throughout the board, employers emphasised tradition match, equivalent to “Bitcoin alignment” and “proof-of-work”, which usually means portfolios of initiatives or common contributions to the trade are extra essential than conventional credentials alone.
Job seekers, alternatively, reported typically feeling ghosted – the answer, in accordance with Bitvocation, is to “relentlessly construct your community and create alternatives by means of relationships, fairly than job boards”.
Curiosity in Bitcoin jobs however stays robust. Bitvocation registered “100% development in subscribers,” on the lookout for Bitcoin jobs, and over 800,000 views within the Telegram feed, in accordance with the report.
