Working in a library, in social services or in municipal sports facilities are some of the possibilities offered by the Public Employment Offer of 2026 of the Madrid City Council. The two offers approved in July add up 2,557 placesthe highest figure in the Consistory’s historical series, according to municipal information.
For those who are thinking about taking the exam, the first step is to distinguish the places of free shift of those intended for internal promotion. The latter are aimed at public employees who meet the conditions to access another category. It is also advisable to check the phase of each process, because the approval of the offer does not in itself open a deadline for submitting applications.
How the places are distributed
The general offer concentrates 1,583 places for the City Council and its autonomous bodies. Of them, 1,077 correspond to the free shift and 506 to internal promotion. It was approved on July 23 and published in the Official Gazette of the Madrid City Council (BOAM) on the 27th.
The other block corresponds to Municipal Police, Firefighters and SAMUR-Civil Protection. This offer, approved on July 16 and published on the 20th, includes 974 placesdistributed between 759 free shift and 215 internal promotion.
Together, both offers contemplate 1,836 free shift places. Within the general offer there are positions for both civil servants and labor personnel, so interested people must review the specific category they want to apply for.
What professional profiles are sought?
The cast covers very different occupations. In the general offer there are positions administrative assistant, management technician and general administration technicianalong with specialized profiles in architecture, engineering, communication and information technologies.
Social services also have a presence, with places of social worker and social educator. The healthcare field includes professionals in medicine, nursing, psychology, pharmacy and veterinary medicine, as well as certain medical specialties.
For those looking for other categories, the list includes positions in libraries and archives, gardening, maintenance and general services. The sports facilities incorporate profiles of sports instructor and rescue and first aid.
In Security and Emergencies, the distribution of free shift includes 439 police positions185 as a specialist firefighter and 10 as a specialist firefighter driver. To these are added 70 auxiliary medical transport technicians, 24 extra-hospital emergency doctors and 22 extra-hospital emergency nurses, in addition to police command positions.
What requirements must be met
Each category has its own bases. They specify the required qualification, the conditions of participation, the selection system and the tests that applicants will have to pass. The syllabus and necessary documentation are also detailed.
Therefore, before preparing an opposition, it is advisable to locate your call and check that all the requirements are met. The offer brings together positions from different professional groups and does not allow establishing a single access qualification for the 2,557 places.
The same review is necessary for those who want to participate for a space reserved for people with disabilities or by internal promotion. Conditions and layout must be checked in the corresponding process documentation.
Where to check the deadlines and submit the application
The City Council gathers the information in its oppositions web spacelinked to the Madrid Talento project. There you can locate the processes and consult their bases, announcements and resolutions. The portal also has information for those who are beginning to take the exam and a dictionary of common terms.
Registration must be done within specific deadline for each callfollowing the indicated procedure. The municipal information describes the electronic processing through a digital certificate, electronic DNI or the supported Cl@ve systems, as well as the payment of the corresponding fees.
After submitting the application, you must follow the lists of admitted and excluded. If there is a defect that can be corrected, the resolution will indicate how to correct it and within what period. Registration of the application does not replace this subsequent verification.
When will the exams be
The public employment offer authorizes the positions that are expected to be filled, while Each call launches its selection process. Therefore, there is no single registration or exam date for all positions included in the 2026 offer.
The courts will communicate the dates, locations and instructions of the tests. The municipal portal allows you to subscribe to the processes of interest to receive notices when announcements and resolutions are published, a useful option to follow the chosen opposition.