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Agile Development freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Agile Development – calculated from 145 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.

As of: week 41/2026 · updated weekly
Listings (90 d)
145
Rank 111 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 36 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
5 %
Rated for 145 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
85 %
20 % fully remote · stated in 94 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Agile Development

In demand and growing.

Agile Development is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 111 of 531. Its market share is rising (▲ 36 % vs. the 90 days before).

High demandRank 111 of 531 skills, 145 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 36 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible85 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Agile Development – and why do companies hire Agile Development freelancers?

The postings that mention Agile Development fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):

New development46 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with Agile Development.
Consulting and design29 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around Agile Development.
Data and AI9 %
Data platforms, analytics and AI solutions with Agile Development.
Testing and quality assurance9 %
Testing, quality assurance and acceptance of solutions with Agile Development.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Backend Developer (21 %), Business Analyst (13 %), Project Manager (11 %) and Tech Lead (11 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 60 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 36 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 93 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
111 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Agile Development are rising: from an average of 10 to 15 per week (+49 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills Agile Development is wanted with – and which ones pay off

Scrum appears in 28 % of Agile Development postings.

Often named together

Scrum28 %(opens in new tab)Java28 %(opens in new tab)Jira24 %(opens in new tab)Share of Agile Development postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Agile Development – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior60 %
Mid-level30 %
Junior5 %

Senior dominates (60 %). Pure junior roles are rare (5 %).

Stated in 99 % of listings

Industries

it_software33 %
banking_finance21 %
logistics13 %
manufacturing12 %
public_sector10 %

it_software leads (33 %).

Stated in 65 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance74 %
Permanent15 %
Temp agency11 %

Freelance dominates (74 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote66 %
Fully remote20 %
On site15 %

Partly remote dominates (66 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 20 % of postings.

Stated in 94 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main17 %
Frankfurt11 %
Zürich9 %
Berlin6 %
Hamburg6 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (17 %).

Stated in 75 % of listings

Project language

German96 %
English4 %

German dominates (96 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is Agile Development?

Typical duration12 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 63 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 49 postings with this information (34 % of all postings).
Full time required72 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 58 postings with this information (40 % of all postings).

Who posts Agile Development projects

FERCHAU GmbH20
Westhouse Consulting GmbH17
Constaff GmbH11
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Agile Development projects

Frequently asked questions about Agile Development freelancing

How many Agile Development projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 145 projects and jobs mentioning Agile Development were posted. That is around 11 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 36 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Agile Development still in demand for freelancers?

Agile Development ranks 111 of 531 skills.

Are Agile Development projects possible remotely?

85 % of Agile Development postings allow remote work. 20 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Agile Development freelancer?

Scrum (28 %), Java (28 %) and Jira (24 %) are most often required together with Agile Development. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Agile Development projects?

The 3 most active recruiters account for 33 % of all Agile Development postings of the last 90 days.

Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Agile Development. Projects posted several times that are detected as duplicates count once; postings without an assignable IT category are missing, so the figures are a lower bound. The trend compares the share of all IT postings with the 90 days before and only appears with enough comparison data. We do not show figures based on fewer than 30 data points. The rating “must have” or “nice to have” comes from an AI analysis of the posting texts. Distributions only refer to postings that state the respective attribute; we state the coverage alongside. Recruiters are the posters of the listing according to the source, only above a minimum number of postings. An AI assigns the project type and role of each posting from its title, category and skills; the shares are counted postings, not estimates, and only appear with enough classified postings.

Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window

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