Skip to content
IT skill · Domain· IT Infrastructure & Security

Information Security freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Information Security – calculated from 92 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)
92
Rank 187 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 18 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
52 %
Rated for 92 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
78 %
18 % fully remote · stated in 80 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Information Security

Growing, but still small.

Information Security sits at rank 187 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is rising (▲ 18 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 187 of 531 skills, 92 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 18 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible78 % of postings allow remote work.
And how does your Information Security profile look?Check it for free

What is Information Security – and why do companies hire Information Security freelancers?

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

Consulting and design54 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around Information Security.
Infrastructure and operations32 %
Cloud, automation and platform operations with Information Security.
Data and AI5 %
Data platforms, analytics and AI solutions with Information Security.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Security Specialist (43 %), Consultant (22 %), Software Architect (11 %) and Project Manager (11 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 64 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 18 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 67 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
187 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Information Security are rising: from an average of 5 to 10 per week (+100 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills Information Security is wanted with – and which ones pay off

ISO 27001 appears in 33 % of Information Security postings.

Often named together

ISO 2700133 %(opens in new tab)Share of Information Security postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Information Security – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior64 %
Mid-level27 %
Junior3 %

Senior dominates (64 %). Pure junior roles are rare (3 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Industries

it_software47 %
banking_finance23 %
public_sector15 %
manufacturing9 %
energy4 %

it_software leads (47 %).

Stated in 82 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance57 %
Permanent42 %

Freelance dominates (57 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote61 %
On site22 %
Fully remote18 %

Partly remote dominates (61 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 18 % of postings.

Stated in 80 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Berlin8 %
Frankfurt am Main7 %
Hamburg7 %
Zürich7 %
Schleswig-Holstein7 %

Berlin leads (8 %).

Stated in 66 % of listings

Project language

German95 %
English3 %

German dominates (95 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Who posts Information Security projects

FERCHAU GmbH11
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Information Security projects

Frequently asked questions about Information Security freelancing

How many Information Security projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 92 projects and jobs mentioning Information Security were posted. That is around 7 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 18 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Information Security still in demand for freelancers?

Information Security ranks 187 of 531 skills.

Are Information Security projects possible remotely?

78 % of Information Security postings allow remote work. 18 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Information Security freelancer?

ISO 27001 (33 %) are most often required together with Information Security. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Information Security projects?

The most active recruiter accounts for 12 % of all Information Security postings of the last 90 days.

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

You now know the Information Security market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.

Your CV against 92 Information Security listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.

How freelancerjury works
Check CV