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Controlling freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Controlling – calculated from 85 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)
85
Rank 199 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 1 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
8 %
Rated for 85 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
71 %
5 % fully remote · stated in 93 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Controlling

A solid base without momentum.

Controlling sits at rank 199 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is stable (▲ 1 %).

Solid demandRank 199 of 531 skills, 85 postings in 90 days.
Stable marketMarket share ▲ 1 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible71 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Controlling – and why do companies hire Controlling freelancers?

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

Consulting and design58 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around Controlling.
Operations and enhancement33 %
Looking after, supporting and continuously extending existing systems with Controlling.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Consultant (44 %), Project Manager (39 %), Backend Developer (6 %) and Business Analyst (6 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 46 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 1 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 44 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
199 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Controlling are rising: from an average of 5 to 10 per week (+95 %).

Which skills Controlling is wanted with – and which ones pay off

SAP S/4HANA appears in 36 % of Controlling postings.

Often named together

SAP S/4HANA36 %(opens in new tab)Share of Controlling postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Controlling – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior46 %
Mid-level42 %
Junior10 %

Mid-level grows the most (+29 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 98 % of listings

Industries

banking_finance33 %
it_software23 %
manufacturing19 %
energy6 %
logistics4 %

banking_finance leads (33 %).

Stated in 81 % of listings

Contract type

Permanent56 %
Freelance42 %

Permanent dominates (56 %). 42 % of postings are aimed directly at freelancers.

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote66 %
On site29 %
Fully remote5 %

Partly remote dominates (66 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 5 % of postings.

Stated in 93 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Bayern7 %
Berlin7 %
Bielefeld7 %
Baden-Württemberg7 %
Köln5 %

Bayern leads (7 %).

Stated in 87 % of listings

Project language

German99 %

German dominates (99 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Who posts Controlling projects

FERCHAU GmbH36
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Controlling projects

Frequently asked questions about Controlling freelancing

How many Controlling projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 85 projects and jobs mentioning Controlling were posted. That is around 7 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 1 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Controlling still in demand for freelancers?

Controlling ranks 199 of 531 skills.

Are Controlling projects possible remotely?

71 % of Controlling postings allow remote work. 5 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Controlling freelancer?

SAP S/4HANA (36 %) are most often required together with Controlling. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Controlling projects?

The most active recruiter accounts for 42 % of all Controlling postings of the last 90 days.

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