Bitvocation’s 2025 Bitcoin jobs report has simply been launched, and it reveals persevering with progress for the business, as non-developer roles acquire steam and Bitcoin-only corporations develop 5% to turn into 47% of the broader crypto job market.
Bitvocation is a jobs board and sources platform for the Bitcoin job market. They provide a extremely curated feed of job affords, in addition to profession suggestions, specializing in network-driven hiring. They appear to assist Bitcoin startups in addition to bigger corporations within the business. In line with a press launch shared with Bitcoin Journal, Bitvocation will not be 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 precise expertise sooner.”
The 2025 jobs report reveals quite a lot of attention-grabbing developments within the Bitcoin and broader crypto business. 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 kind Bitcoin-only vs Bitcoin-adjacent corporations based mostly on the next standards:
- Bitcoin-only merchandise – Core choices are completely targeted 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 – Energetic involvement in Bitcoin improvement, open-source tasks, or the Bitcoin neighborhood.
Most surprisingly, non-developer jobs grew 74%! Making a powerful assertion, you don’t must 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 complete vary of seniority, offering alternatives to a variety of candidates.
Relating to location, the USA stays the undisputed heart of the business, although each continent affords alternatives, with Singapore seeing progress of 158% from the earlier 12 months, taking second place globally.
Distant jobs shrunk barely, shedding 10% to 2024 numbers. Nonetheless, nearly 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 keeping with a survey carried out by Bitvocation, are two-fold. Extremely specialised technical positions, corresponding to Bitcoin Core, Lightning, and security-related engineers, are troublesome to rent for. Non-technical roles that require translating Bitcoin’s values into product, progress, operations, or communication are additionally presenting a problem to employers.
The survey additionally reveals employers are searching for candidates with “Bitcoin conviction” as a lot as technical abilities, and most of all “company”. Sturdy communication, possession mindset, and “the power to function in small, fast-moving groups” mattered as a lot as technical talent, in keeping with the report. AI literacy is more and more anticipated, however not often enough by itself.
Throughout the board, employers emphasised tradition match, corresponding to “Bitcoin alignment” and “proof-of-work”, which typically means portfolios of tasks or common contributions to the business are extra vital than conventional credentials alone.
Job seekers, then again, reported typically feeling ghosted – the answer, in keeping with Bitvocation, is to “relentlessly construct your community and create alternatives by relationships, relatively than job boards”.
Curiosity in Bitcoin jobs nonetheless stays sturdy. Bitvocation registered “100% progress in subscribers,” searching for Bitcoin jobs, and over 800,000 views within the Telegram feed, in keeping with the report.
