Consulting freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand, rates and trends for Consulting – calculated from 138 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 138
- Rank 118 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▲ 3 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 7 %
- Rated for 138 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Median hourly rate
- €95
- 37 data points, incl. converted salaries
- Remote possible
- 85 %
- 37 % fully remote · stated in 95 % of postings
In demand and stable.
Consulting is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 118 of 531. Its market share is stable (▲ 3 %).
What is Consulting – and why do companies hire Consulting freelancers?
The postings that mention Consulting fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):
Typical roles
The roles hired most often are Consultant (54 %), Project Manager (22 %) and Software Architect (9 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 61 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for Consulting are stable at around 12 per week.
What do Consulting freelancers earn?
The median is €95 per hour. The middle 50 % of all figures lie between €88 and €100.
| Segment | Median | Middle 50 % | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| All figures | €95 | €88–100 | 37 |
| Senior | – | not enough data | 16 |
| Mid-level | – | not enough data | 20 |
| Fully remote | – | not enough data | 5 |
| Partly remote | €94 | €88–98 | 32 |
Basis: 37 figures of the last 90 days – 2 hourly rates from postings and 35 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.
Who wants Consulting – and under which conditions
Seniority
Senior dominates (61 %). Pure junior roles are rare (3 %).
Stated in 98 % of listings
Industries
it_software leads (39 %).
Stated in 67 % of listings
Contract type
Freelance dominates (62 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Fully remote grows the most (+18 % vs. the previous quarter). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 37 % of postings.
Stated in 95 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Hamburg leads (6 %).
Stated in 57 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (91 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Market dynamics: how contested is Consulting?
Who posts Consulting projects
Postings of the last 90 days.Current Consulting projects
- Do you fit? Checkfully remote · sofort
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt am Main · 90 % remote · 19.10.2026
- Do you fit? CheckBayern · on site
- Do you fit? Check12–36 months · 01.09.2026
- Do you fit? CheckHamburg · on site · asap
- Do you fit? CheckHamburg · fully remote
Frequently asked questions about Consulting freelancing
How much does a Consulting freelancer earn per hour?
The median is currently €95 per hour, with the middle 50 % between €88 and €100.
How many Consulting projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 138 projects and jobs mentioning Consulting were posted. That is around 11 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 3 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is Consulting still in demand for freelancers?
Consulting ranks 118 of 531 skills.
Are Consulting projects possible remotely?
85 % of Consulting postings allow remote work. 37 % are fully remote.
Who posts Consulting projects?
The most active recruiter accounts for 33 % of all Consulting postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Consulting. 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 Consulting market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 138 Consulting listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.