Cloud freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand, rates and trends for Cloud – calculated from 232 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 232
- Rank 64 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▼ 18 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 9 %
- Rated for 232 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Median hourly rate
- €83
- 60 data points, incl. converted salaries
- Remote possible
- 83 %
- 14 % fully remote · stated in 94 % of postings
In demand, but declining.
Cloud is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 64 of 531. Its market share is falling (▼ 18 % vs. the 90 days before).
What is Cloud – and why do companies hire Cloud freelancers?
The postings that mention Cloud fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):
Typical roles
The roles hired most often are System Administrator (33 %), Consultant (12 %), DevOps Engineer (10 %) and Project Manager (10 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 53 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for Cloud are rising: from an average of 15 to 27 per week (+88 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).
What do Cloud freelancers earn?
The median is €83 per hour. The middle 50 % of all figures lie between €75 and €90.
| Segment | Median | Middle 50 % | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| All figures | €83 | €75–90 | 60 |
| Senior | – | not enough data | 21 |
| Mid-level | €83 | €75–89 | 35 |
| Junior | – | not enough data | 1 |
| Fully remote | – | not enough data | 4 |
| Partly remote | €85 | €75–90 | 53 |
| On site | – | not enough data | 2 |
| Mid-level · Partly remote | €83 | €75–90 | 33 |
Basis: 60 figures of the last 90 days – 3 hourly rates from postings and 57 converted annual salaries from job ads (salary ÷ 1,000). We do not show segments with fewer than 30 data points. Figures in CHF are not included.
Which skills Cloud is wanted with – and which ones pay off
CI/CD appears in 20 % of Cloud postings.
Often named together
CI/CD20 %(opens in new tab)DevOps18 %(opens in new tab)Azure16 %(opens in new tab)Kubernetes14 %(opens in new tab)Python13 %(opens in new tab)AWS13 %(opens in new tab)Monitoring13 %(opens in new tab)Share of Cloud postings that also name the skill.Who wants Cloud – and under which conditions
Seniority
Senior dominates (53 %). Pure junior roles are rare (6 %).
Stated in 98 % of listings
Industries
it_software dominates (68 %).
Stated in 67 % of listings
Contract type
Permanent grows the most (+84 % vs. the previous quarter). 47 % of postings are aimed directly at freelancers.
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote dominates (69 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 14 % of postings.
Stated in 94 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Frankfurt am Main leads (12 %).
Stated in 81 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (99 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Market dynamics: how contested is Cloud?
Who posts Cloud projects
Postings of the last 90 days.Current Cloud projects
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt am Main · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt am Main · 90 % remote · 16.10.2026
- Do you fit? CheckWürzburg · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckHamburg · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckNordrhein-Westfalen · on site
- Do you fit? CheckKarlsruhe · on site
Frequently asked questions about Cloud freelancing
How much does a Cloud freelancer earn per hour?
The median is currently €83 per hour, with the middle 50 % between €75 and €90.
How many Cloud projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 232 projects and jobs mentioning Cloud were posted. That is around 19 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 18 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is Cloud still in demand for freelancers?
Cloud ranks 64 of 531 skills.
Are Cloud projects possible remotely?
83 % of Cloud postings allow remote work. 14 % are fully remote.
Which skills should I learn as a Cloud freelancer?
CI/CD (20 %), DevOps (18 %) and Azure (16 %) are most often required together with Cloud. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.
Who posts Cloud projects?
The 4 most active recruiters account for 48 % of all Cloud postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Cloud. 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. Hourly rates come from postings and from annual salaries in job ads that we convert into hourly rates (salary ÷ 1,000); we state the basis for each analysis. 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
You now know the Cloud market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 232 Cloud listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.