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IT Support freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for IT Support – calculated from 262 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)
262
Rank 49 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 58 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
79 %
Rated for 262 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
72 %
1 % fully remote · stated in 100 % of postings
The jury's verdict on IT Support

In demand and growing.

IT Support is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 49 of 531. Its market share is rising (▲ 58 % vs. the 90 days before).

High demandRank 49 of 531 skills, 262 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 58 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible72 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is IT Support – and why do companies hire IT Support freelancers?

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

Infrastructure and operations86 %
Cloud, automation and platform operations with IT Support.
Operations and enhancement14 %
Looking after, supporting and continuously extending existing systems with IT Support.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 58 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 124 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
49 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for IT Support are rising: from an average of 14 to 32 per week (+133 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills IT Support is wanted with – and which ones pay off

Microsoft 365 appears in 18 % of IT Support postings.

Often named together

Microsoft 36518 %(opens in new tab)Ticketing System17 %(opens in new tab)Windows15 %(opens in new tab)MS Office15 %(opens in new tab)System Administration13 %(opens in new tab)Active Directory12 %(opens in new tab)Share of IT Support postings that also name the skill.

Who wants IT Support – and under which conditions

Seniority

Mid-level58 %
Junior39 %
Senior3 %

Mid-level dominates (58 %).

Stated in 99 % of listings

Industries

it_software77 %
manufacturing6 %
banking_finance6 %
telecommunications4 %

it_software dominates (77 %).

Stated in 68 % of listings

Contract type

Permanent91 %
Freelance7 %

Permanent dominates (91 %). 7 % of postings are aimed directly at freelancers.

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote70 %
On site28 %

Partly remote dominates (70 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 1 % of postings.

Stated in 100 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main46 %
Frankfurt am Main5 %
Mannheim4 %
Dresden4 %
Wiesbaden3 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (46 %).

Stated in 98 % of listings

Project language

German100 %

German dominates (100 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is IT Support?

Full time required98 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 122 postings with this information (47 % of all postings).

Who posts IT Support projects

DIS AG134
FERCHAU GmbH20
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current IT Support projects

Frequently asked questions about IT Support freelancing

How many IT Support projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 262 projects and jobs mentioning IT Support were posted. That is around 21 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 58 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is IT Support still in demand for freelancers?

IT Support ranks 49 of 531 skills.

Are IT Support projects possible remotely?

72 % of IT Support postings allow remote work. 1 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a IT Support freelancer?

Microsoft 365 (18 %), Ticketing System (17 %) and Windows (15 %) are most often required together with IT Support. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts IT Support projects?

The 2 most active recruiters account for 59 % of all IT Support postings of the last 90 days.

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