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Enterprise Architecture freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Enterprise Architecture – calculated from 104 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)
104
Rank 161 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 26 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
33 %
Rated for 104 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
95 %
22 % fully remote · stated in 71 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Enterprise Architecture

Growing, but still small.

Enterprise Architecture sits at rank 161 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is rising (▲ 26 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 161 of 531 skills, 104 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 26 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible95 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Enterprise Architecture – and why do companies hire Enterprise Architecture freelancers?

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

Consulting and design62 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around Enterprise Architecture.
Infrastructure and operations18 %
Cloud, automation and platform operations with Enterprise Architecture.
New development12 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with Enterprise Architecture.
Data and AI6 %
Data platforms, analytics and AI solutions with Enterprise Architecture.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Software Architect (68 %), Project Manager (10 %), Consultant (6 %) and DevOps Engineer (6 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 89 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 26 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 79 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
161 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Enterprise Architecture are rising: from an average of 7 to 12 per week (+88 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills Enterprise Architecture is wanted with – and which ones pay off

Stakeholder Management appears in 30 % of Enterprise Architecture postings.

Often named together

Stakeholder Management30 %(opens in new tab)Share of Enterprise Architecture postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Enterprise Architecture – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior89 %

Senior dominates (89 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Industries

it_software42 %
banking_finance19 %
public_sector12 %
energy10 %
manufacturing7 %

it_software grows the most (+29 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 66 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance76 %
Permanent21 %

Freelance dominates (76 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote73 %
Fully remote22 %
On site5 %

Partly remote dominates (73 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 22 % of postings.

Stated in 71 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main7 %
Nürnberg7 %
Stuttgart7 %
Brüssel7 %
München5 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (7 %).

Stated in 54 % of listings

Project language

German70 %
English30 %

German dominates (70 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is Enterprise Architecture?

Typical duration6 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 27 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 33 postings with this information (32 % of all postings).

Who posts Enterprise Architecture projects

Halian GmbH13
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Enterprise Architecture projects

Frequently asked questions about Enterprise Architecture freelancing

How many Enterprise Architecture projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 104 projects and jobs mentioning Enterprise Architecture were posted. That is around 8 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 26 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Enterprise Architecture still in demand for freelancers?

Enterprise Architecture ranks 161 of 531 skills.

Are Enterprise Architecture projects possible remotely?

95 % of Enterprise Architecture postings allow remote work. 22 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Enterprise Architecture freelancer?

Stakeholder Management (30 %) are most often required together with Enterprise Architecture. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Enterprise Architecture projects?

The most active recruiter accounts for 13 % of all Enterprise Architecture postings of the last 90 days.

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