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Computer Science freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Computer Science – calculated from 47 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)
47
Rank 341 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▼ 70 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
4 %
Rated for 47 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
59 %
9 % fully remote · stated in 94 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Computer Science

A shrinking market.

Computer Science sits at rank 341 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is falling (▼ 70 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 341 of 531 skills, 47 postings in 90 days.
Shrinking marketMarket share ▼ 70 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible59 % of postings allow remote work.
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Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▼ 70 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▼ 58 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
341 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Computer Science are falling: from an average of 5 to 4 per week (−16 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Who wants Computer Science – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior52 %
Mid-level34 %
Junior14 %

Senior dominates (52 %).

Stated in 94 % of listings

Industries

it_software35 %
manufacturing26 %
automotive12 %
telecommunications6 %
energy6 %

manufacturing grows the most (+17 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 72 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance49 %
Permanent47 %
Temp agency4 %

Permanent grows the most (+54 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote50 %
On site41 %
Fully remote9 %

Partly remote dominates (50 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 9 % of postings.

Stated in 94 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Nordrhein-Westfalen10 %
Hamburg8 %
Bremen8 %
Mannheim5 %
Berlin5 %

Nordrhein-Westfalen leads (10 %).

Stated in 83 % of listings

Project language

German98 %

German dominates (98 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Who posts Computer Science projects

FERCHAU GmbH33
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Computer Science projects

Frequently asked questions about Computer Science freelancing

How many Computer Science projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 47 projects and jobs mentioning Computer Science were posted. That is around 4 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 70 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Computer Science still in demand for freelancers?

Computer Science ranks 341 of 531 skills.

Are Computer Science projects possible remotely?

59 % of Computer Science postings allow remote work. 9 % are fully remote.

Who posts Computer Science projects?

The most active recruiter accounts for 70 % of all Computer Science postings of the last 90 days.

Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Computer Science. 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.

Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window

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