Vallettaruns 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
Remote gaming & iGaming
Betsson, Kindred, LeoVegas, Tipico, Flutter brands, and hundreds of MGA licensees
The Malta Gaming Authority's licensing regime made the island Europe's remote gaming capital, and the sector is the single largest employer of foreign professionals here — largely clustered in St Julian's and Sliema rather than Valletta.
Financial services & funds
Bank of Valletta, HSBC Malta, MFSA-licensed fund managers and administrators
A substantial funds, insurance and payments sector supervised by the MFSA. The regulatory and compliance workload has grown sharply since Malta's greylisting and subsequent delisting.
Aviation & maritime registration
Malta Ship Registry, Transport Malta, Lufthansa Technik Malta, SR Technics
Malta operates one of the largest ship registers in the world and a growing aircraft register, with real MRO engineering employment attached to both rather than just paperwork.
Tourism & hospitality
Valletta's hotels and restaurants, cruise terminal operators, the Three Cities marinas
Tourism is the visible economy of Valletta itself. It is seasonal, and it is what makes the capital's summer streets so different from its January ones.
Film & television production
Malta Film Studios, the Malta Film Commission, international productions
Malta's cash rebate and its water tanks at Rinella have drawn large productions for decades. Valletta and the Three Cities stand in regularly for the historical Mediterranean.
Language schools & education
EC English, IELS, Maltalingua and a long list of accredited schools
English-language teaching to European and Asian students is a genuine industry here, and one of the reasons the island's summer population swells so dramatically.
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