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Jenkins freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Jenkins – calculated from 230 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)
230
Rank 65 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▼ 14 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
12 %
Rated for 230 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
85 %
23 % fully remote · stated in 90 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Jenkins

In demand, but declining.

Jenkins is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 65 of 531. Its market share is falling (▼ 14 % vs. the 90 days before).

High demandRank 65 of 531 skills, 230 postings in 90 days.
Shrinking marketMarket share ▼ 14 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible85 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Jenkins – and why do companies hire Jenkins freelancers?

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

New development45 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with Jenkins.
Infrastructure and operations29 %
Cloud, automation and platform operations with Jenkins.
Testing and quality assurance14 %
Testing, quality assurance and acceptance of solutions with Jenkins.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are DevOps Engineer (31 %), Backend Developer (20 %), Fullstack Developer (18 %) and QA Engineer (14 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 70 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▼ 14 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 22 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
65 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Jenkins are rising: from an average of 12 to 26 per week (+119 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

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

Git appears in 50 % of Jenkins postings.

Often named together

Git50 %(opens in new tab)Docker44 %(opens in new tab)Java41 %(opens in new tab)Kubernetes36 %(opens in new tab)REST API33 %(opens in new tab)Scrum29 %(opens in new tab)Jira27 %(opens in new tab)Linux27 %(opens in new tab)Share of Jenkins postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Jenkins – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior70 %
Mid-level25 %
Junior3 %

Senior dominates (70 %). Pure junior roles are rare (3 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Industries

it_software34 %
public_sector24 %
logistics9 %
banking_finance8 %
manufacturing7 %

public_sector grows the most (+34 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 64 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance78 %
Permanent13 %
Temp agency9 %

Freelance dominates (78 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote62 %
Fully remote23 %
On site15 %

Partly remote dominates (62 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 23 % of postings.

Stated in 90 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Nürnberg11 %
Frankfurt10 %
Bern8 %
Frankfurt am Main6 %
München5 %

Nürnberg leads (11 %).

Stated in 68 % of listings

Project language

German88 %
English11 %

German dominates (88 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is Jenkins?

Typical duration12 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 58 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 91 postings with this information (40 % of all postings).
Full time required77 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 77 postings with this information (33 % of all postings).

Who posts Jenkins projects

FERCHAU GmbH40
Halian GmbH13
Westhouse Consulting GmbH11
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Jenkins projects

Frequently asked questions about Jenkins freelancing

How many Jenkins projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 230 projects and jobs mentioning Jenkins were posted. That is around 18 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 14 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Jenkins still in demand for freelancers?

Jenkins ranks 65 of 531 skills.

Are Jenkins projects possible remotely?

85 % of Jenkins postings allow remote work. 23 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Jenkins freelancer?

Git (50 %), Docker (44 %) and Java (41 %) are most often required together with Jenkins. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Jenkins projects?

The 3 most active recruiters account for 28 % of all Jenkins postings of the last 90 days.

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