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Data Integration freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Data Integration – calculated from 68 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)
68
Rank 245 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 20 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
15 %
Rated for 68 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
95 %
38 % fully remote · stated in 88 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Data Integration

Growing, but still small.

Data Integration sits at rank 245 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is rising (▲ 20 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 245 of 531 skills, 68 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 20 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible95 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Data Integration – and why do companies hire Data Integration freelancers?

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

Data and AI51 %
Data platforms, analytics and AI solutions with Data Integration.
Consulting and design20 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around Data Integration.
Integration17 %
Connecting systems and interfaces and exchanging data around Data Integration.
New development6 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with Data Integration.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Data Engineer (51 %), Backend Developer (11 %), Consultant (11 %) and Software Architect (6 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 66 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 20 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 70 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
245 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Data Integration are rising: from an average of 3 to 9 per week (+169 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills Data Integration is wanted with – and which ones pay off

Data Modeling appears in 49 % of Data Integration postings.

Often named together

Data Modeling49 %(opens in new tab)Share of Data Integration postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Data Integration – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior66 %
Mid-level32 %

Senior dominates (66 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Industries

it_software34 %
banking_finance19 %
energy13 %
manufacturing11 %
logistics11 %

it_software leads (34 %).

Stated in 69 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance84 %
Permanent15 %

Freelance dominates (84 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote57 %
Fully remote38 %
On site5 %

Partly remote dominates (57 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 38 % of postings.

Stated in 88 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main14 %
Köln14 %
Dresden8 %
Frankfurt8 %
Heidelberg8 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (14 %).

Stated in 54 % of listings

Project language

German75 %
English25 %

German dominates (75 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Current Data Integration projects

Frequently asked questions about Data Integration freelancing

How many Data Integration projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 68 projects and jobs mentioning Data Integration were posted. That is around 5 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 20 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Data Integration still in demand for freelancers?

Data Integration ranks 245 of 531 skills.

Are Data Integration projects possible remotely?

95 % of Data Integration postings allow remote work. 38 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Data Integration freelancer?

Data Modeling (49 %) are most often required together with Data Integration. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

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