IT freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand and trends for IT – calculated from 31 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 31
- Rank 502 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▼ 64 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 13 %
- Rated for 31 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Remote possible
- 68 %
- 3 % fully remote · stated in 100 % of postings
A shrinking market.
IT sits at rank 502 of 531, rather at the edge of demand. Its market share is falling (▼ 64 % vs. the 90 days before).
Who wants IT – and under which conditions
Seniority
Junior leads (40 %).
Stated in 97 % of listings
Contract type
Permanent dominates (58 %). 39 % of postings are aimed directly at freelancers.
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote dominates (65 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 3 % of postings.
Stated in 100 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Bremen leads (10 %).
Stated in 97 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (97 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Who posts IT projects
Postings of the last 90 days.Current IT projects
- Do you fit? CheckGarching bei München · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckUlm · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckRegensburg · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckKöln · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckHamburg · 50 % remote
Frequently asked questions about IT freelancing
How many IT projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 31 projects and jobs mentioning IT were posted. The market share changed by ▼ 64 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is IT still in demand for freelancers?
IT ranks 502 of 531 skills.
Are IT projects possible remotely?
68 % of IT postings allow remote work. 3 % are fully remote.
Who posts IT projects?
The most active recruiter accounts for 100 % of all IT postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention IT. 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.
Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window
You now know the IT market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 31 IT listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.