Pragueruns on a handful of strong industries. If you’re job-hunting or weighing a move, here’s where the opportunities (and the big-name employers) are.
Top industries & employers
Shared services & business process centres
Accenture, IBM, SAP, Infosys, ExxonMobil BSC
Prague's biggest source of English-speaking employment — multinationals running pan-European finance, HR and IT operations from the city.
Software & IT
JetBrains, Avast/Gen, Productboard, Rossum, Kiwi.com
A genuinely strong domestic software sector, with JetBrains and Avast both Czech-founded global products.
Video games
Warhorse Studios, Bohemia Interactive, Amanita Design
Czechia punches far above its weight in games — Kingdom Come and Arma both came out of Prague-area studios.
Automotive engineering
Škoda Auto, Continental, Bosch
The country is one of Europe's most car-manufacturing-intensive economies, with engineering and R&D roles clustered around Prague and Mladá Boleslav.
Biotechnology & pharmaceuticals
IOCB, Zentiva, Sotio
A strong research base, with the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry an internationally respected centre.
Tourism & hospitality
Hotel groups, tour operators, brewing
One of Europe's most visited cities, which supports a large hospitality sector and shapes the centre's economy.
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