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Databases freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Databases – calculated from 150 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)
150
Rank 106 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 17 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
9 %
Rated for 150 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
73 %
15 % fully remote · stated in 95 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Databases

In demand and growing.

Databases is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 106 of 531. Its market share is rising (▲ 17 % vs. the 90 days before).

High demandRank 106 of 531 skills, 150 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 17 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible73 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Databases – and why do companies hire Databases freelancers?

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

Consulting and design25 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around Databases.
New development22 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with Databases.
Infrastructure and operations22 %
Cloud, automation and platform operations with Databases.
Operations and enhancement12 %
Looking after, supporting and continuously extending existing systems with Databases.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are System Administrator (21 %), Backend Developer (12 %), Business Analyst (10 %) and Data Engineer (10 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 39 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 17 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 67 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
106 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Databases are rising: from an average of 8 to 19 per week (+130 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

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

SQL appears in 27 % of Databases postings.

Often named together

SQL27 %(opens in new tab)Share of Databases postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Databases – and under which conditions

Seniority

Mid-level43 %
Senior39 %
Junior16 %

Mid-level grows the most (+27 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 93 % of listings

Industries

it_software45 %
manufacturing21 %
public_sector7 %
energy6 %
logistics6 %

it_software grows the most (+21 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 73 % of listings

Contract type

Permanent57 %
Freelance43 %

Permanent dominates (57 %). 43 % of postings are aimed directly at freelancers.

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote58 %
On site27 %
Fully remote15 %

Partly remote dominates (58 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 15 % of postings.

Stated in 95 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main10 %
Dresden7 %
Frankfurt6 %
Baden-Württemberg6 %
Berlin5 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (10 %).

Stated in 79 % of listings

Project language

German97 %
English3 %

German dominates (97 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is Databases?

Full time required92 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 53 postings with this information (35 % of all postings).

Who posts Databases projects

FERCHAU GmbH41
DIS AG10
iPAXX AG10
Peak One GmbH10
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Databases projects

Frequently asked questions about Databases freelancing

How many Databases projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 150 projects and jobs mentioning Databases were posted. That is around 12 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 17 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Databases still in demand for freelancers?

Databases ranks 106 of 531 skills.

Are Databases projects possible remotely?

73 % of Databases postings allow remote work. 15 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Databases freelancer?

SQL (27 %) are most often required together with Databases. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Databases projects?

The 4 most active recruiters account for 47 % of all Databases postings of the last 90 days.

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