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Business Analysis freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Business Analysis – calculated from 228 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)
228
Rank 67 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▼ 2 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
78 %
Rated for 228 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
90 %
22 % fully remote · stated in 88 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Business Analysis

In demand and stable.

Business Analysis is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 67 of 531. Its market share is stable (▼ 2 %).

High demandRank 67 of 531 skills, 228 postings in 90 days.
Stable marketMarket share ▼ 2 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible90 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Business Analysis – and why do companies hire Business Analysis freelancers?

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

Consulting and design86 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around Business Analysis.
Data and AI7 %
Data platforms, analytics and AI solutions with Business Analysis.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Business Analyst (80 %), Consultant (7 %) and Project Manager (6 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 68 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▼ 2 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 39 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
67 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Business Analysis are rising: from an average of 13 to 26 per week (+96 %).

Which skills Business Analysis is wanted with – and which ones pay off

Stakeholder Management appears in 51 % of Business Analysis postings.

Often named together

Stakeholder Management51 %(opens in new tab)Requirements Engineering34 %(opens in new tab)Jira28 %(opens in new tab)Confluence25 %(opens in new tab)Agile Methods23 %(opens in new tab)User Stories23 %(opens in new tab)Requirements Management20 %(opens in new tab)Scrum18 %(opens in new tab)Share of Business Analysis postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Business Analysis – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior68 %
Mid-level29 %

Senior dominates (68 %). Pure junior roles are rare (1 %).

Stated in 98 % of listings

Industries

banking_finance33 %
it_software20 %
logistics12 %
public_sector11 %
insurance8 %

it_software grows the most (+4 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 81 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance88 %
Temp agency6 %
Permanent6 %

Freelance dominates (88 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote67 %
Fully remote22 %
On site10 %

Partly remote dominates (67 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 22 % of postings.

Stated in 88 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Bern17 %
Frankfurt am Main16 %
Zürich13 %
Frankfurt7 %
Hannover4 %

Bern leads (17 %).

Stated in 68 % of listings

Project language

German81 %
English19 %

German dominates (81 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is Business Analysis?

Typical duration10 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 47 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 83 postings with this information (36 % of all postings).
Full time required70 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 73 postings with this information (32 % of all postings).

Who posts Business Analysis projects

FERCHAU GmbH19
GHR Global Human Resources AG19
Halian GmbH15
Hays AG14
Westhouse Consulting GmbH13
emagine GmbH12
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Business Analysis projects

Frequently asked questions about Business Analysis freelancing

How many Business Analysis projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 228 projects and jobs mentioning Business Analysis were posted. That is around 18 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 2 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Business Analysis still in demand for freelancers?

Business Analysis ranks 67 of 531 skills.

Are Business Analysis projects possible remotely?

90 % of Business Analysis postings allow remote work. 22 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Business Analysis freelancer?

Stakeholder Management (51 %), Requirements Engineering (34 %) and Jira (28 %) are most often required together with Business Analysis. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Business Analysis projects?

The 6 most active recruiters account for 40 % of all Business Analysis postings of the last 90 days.

Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Business Analysis. 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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