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HTML freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for HTML – calculated from 152 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)
152
Rank 101 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▼ 33 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
19 %
Rated for 152 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
90 %
28 % fully remote · stated in 88 % of postings
The jury's verdict on HTML

In demand, but declining.

HTML is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 101 of 531. Its market share is falling (▼ 33 % vs. the 90 days before).

High demandRank 101 of 531 skills, 152 postings in 90 days.
Shrinking marketMarket share ▼ 33 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible90 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is HTML – and why do companies hire HTML freelancers?

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

New development73 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with HTML.
Operations and enhancement15 %
Looking after, supporting and continuously extending existing systems with HTML.
Consulting and design8 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around HTML.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Frontend Developer (33 %), Fullstack Developer (25 %), Backend Developer (23 %) and Business Analyst (6 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 60 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▼ 33 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▼ 4 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
101 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for HTML are rising: from an average of 11 to 13 per week (+16 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

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

JavaScript appears in 64 % of HTML postings.

Often named together

JavaScript64 %(opens in new tab)CSS53 %(opens in new tab)TypeScript49 %(opens in new tab)REST API41 %(opens in new tab)Git40 %(opens in new tab)SQL30 %(opens in new tab)Angular30 %(opens in new tab)CI/CD26 %(opens in new tab)Share of HTML postings that also name the skill.

Who wants HTML – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior60 %
Mid-level32 %
Junior8 %

Senior dominates (60 %). Pure junior roles are rare (8 %).

Stated in 98 % of listings

Industries

it_software39 %
public_sector28 %
retail_ecommerce7 %
healthcare6 %
manufacturing4 %

it_software grows the most (+70 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 56 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance82 %
Permanent13 %
Temp agency5 %

Freelance dominates (82 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote62 %
Fully remote28 %
On site10 %

Partly remote dominates (62 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 28 % of postings.

Stated in 88 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Nürnberg16 %
Bern9 %
Frankfurt am Main8 %
Düsseldorf8 %
Bayern7 %

Nürnberg leads (16 %).

Stated in 61 % of listings

Project language

German88 %
English13 %

German dominates (88 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is HTML?

Typical duration6 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 41 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 68 postings with this information (45 % of all postings).
Full time required74 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 43 postings with this information (28 % of all postings).

Who posts HTML projects

FERCHAU GmbH19
Westhouse Consulting GmbH10
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current HTML projects

Frequently asked questions about HTML freelancing

How many HTML projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 152 projects and jobs mentioning HTML were posted. That is around 12 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 33 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is HTML still in demand for freelancers?

HTML ranks 101 of 531 skills.

Are HTML projects possible remotely?

90 % of HTML postings allow remote work. 28 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a HTML freelancer?

JavaScript (64 %), CSS (53 %) and TypeScript (49 %) are most often required together with HTML. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts HTML projects?

The 2 most active recruiters account for 19 % of all HTML postings of the last 90 days.

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