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GraphQL freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for GraphQL – calculated from 45 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)
45
Rank 352 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▼ 28 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
20 %
Rated for 45 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
93 %
33 % fully remote · stated in 89 % of postings
The jury's verdict on GraphQL

A shrinking market.

GraphQL sits at rank 352 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is falling (▼ 28 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 352 of 531 skills, 45 postings in 90 days.
Shrinking marketMarket share ▼ 28 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible93 % of postings allow remote work.
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Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▼ 28 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 2 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
352 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for GraphQL are rising: from an average of 3 to 4 per week (+50 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

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

REST API appears in 76 % of GraphQL postings.

Often named together

REST API76 %(opens in new tab)TypeScript69 %(opens in new tab)Share of GraphQL postings that also name the skill.

Who wants GraphQL – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior62 %
Mid-level33 %
Junior4 %

Senior dominates (62 %). Pure junior roles are rare (4 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance78 %
Permanent22 %

Freelance dominates (78 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote60 %
Fully remote33 %
On site8 %

Partly remote dominates (60 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 33 % of postings.

Stated in 89 % of listings

Project language

German69 %
English31 %

German dominates (69 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Current GraphQL projects

Frequently asked questions about GraphQL freelancing

How many GraphQL projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 45 projects and jobs mentioning GraphQL were posted. That is around 4 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 28 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is GraphQL still in demand for freelancers?

GraphQL ranks 352 of 531 skills.

Are GraphQL projects possible remotely?

93 % of GraphQL postings allow remote work. 33 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a GraphQL freelancer?

REST API (76 %) and TypeScript (69 %) are most often required together with GraphQL. 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 GraphQL. 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.

Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window

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