Cucumber freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand and trends for Cucumber – calculated from 47 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 47
- Rank 337 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▲ 18 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 23 %
- Rated for 47 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Remote possible
- 96 %
- 24 % fully remote · stated in 96 % of postings
Growing, but still small.
Cucumber sits at rank 337 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is rising (▲ 18 % vs. the 90 days before).
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for Cucumber are rising: from an average of 3 to 6 per week (+108 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).
Which skills Cucumber is wanted with – and which ones pay off
Java appears in 74 % of Cucumber postings.
Who wants Cucumber – and under which conditions
Seniority
Senior dominates (68 %). Pure junior roles are rare (4 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Industries
logistics leads (38 %).
Stated in 68 % of listings
Contract type
Freelance dominates (60 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote dominates (71 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 24 % of postings.
Stated in 96 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Frankfurt am Main leads (44 %).
Stated in 72 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (91 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Who posts Cucumber projects
Postings of the last 90 days.Current Cucumber projects
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt am Main · 80 % remote · 36 months · Juli 2026
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt am Main · 60 % remote · ASAP
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- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckMünchen · fully remote · ASAP
Frequently asked questions about Cucumber freelancing
How many Cucumber projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 47 projects and jobs mentioning Cucumber were posted. That is around 4 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 18 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is Cucumber still in demand for freelancers?
Cucumber ranks 337 of 531 skills.
Are Cucumber projects possible remotely?
96 % of Cucumber postings allow remote work. 24 % are fully remote.
Which skills should I learn as a Cucumber freelancer?
Java (74 %) are most often required together with Cucumber. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.
Who posts Cucumber projects?
The most active recruiter accounts for 21 % of all Cucumber postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Cucumber. 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
You now know the Cucumber market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 47 Cucumber listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.