Jira freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand, rates and trends for Jira – calculated from 793 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 793
- Rank 6 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▼ 6 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 7 %
- Rated for 793 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Median hourly rate
- €84
- 50 data points, incl. converted salaries
- Remote possible
- 91 %
- 23 % fully remote · stated in 91 % of postings
In demand, but declining.
Jira is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 6 of 531. Its market share is falling (▼ 6 % vs. the 90 days before).
What is Jira – and why do companies hire Jira freelancers?
The postings that mention Jira fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):
Typical roles
The roles hired most often are Project Manager (24 %), Business Analyst (13 %), QA Engineer (12 %) and Backend Developer (9 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 59 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for Jira are rising: from an average of 47 to 83 per week (+78 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).
What do Jira freelancers earn?
The median is €84 per hour. The middle 50 % of all figures lie between €73 and €92.
| Segment | Median | Middle 50 % | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| All figures | €84 | €73–92 | 50 |
| Senior | €88 | €80–94 | 36 |
| Mid-level | – | not enough data | 12 |
| Junior | – | not enough data | 1 |
| Fully remote | – | not enough data | 7 |
| Partly remote | €85 | €73–91 | 43 |
| Senior · Partly remote | €88 | €80–92 | 30 |
Basis: 50 figures of the last 90 days – 43 hourly rates from postings and 7 converted annual salaries from job ads (salary ÷ 1,000). We do not show segments with fewer than 30 data points. Figures in CHF are not included.
Which skills Jira is wanted with – and which ones pay off
Confluence appears in 64 % of Jira postings.
Often named together
Confluence64 %(opens in new tab)Scrum30 %(opens in new tab)Stakeholder Management21 %(opens in new tab)Project Management18 %(opens in new tab)Agile Methods18 %(opens in new tab)Git15 %(opens in new tab)Kanban15 %(opens in new tab)Java13 %(opens in new tab)Share of Jira postings that also name the skill.Who wants Jira – and under which conditions
Seniority
Senior dominates (59 %). Pure junior roles are rare (4 %).
Stated in 99 % of listings
Industries
logistics grows the most (+10 % vs. the previous quarter).
Stated in 75 % of listings
Contract type
Freelance dominates (77 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote dominates (67 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 23 % of postings.
Stated in 91 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Frankfurt am Main grows the most (+7 % vs. the previous quarter).
Stated in 69 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (92 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Market dynamics: how contested is Jira?
Who posts Jira projects
Postings of the last 90 days.Current Jira projects
- Do you fit? CheckMünchen · 50 % remote · 01.11.2026
- Do you fit? CheckRaaba-Grambach · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? Check
- Do you fit? CheckHeimertingen · 20 % remote · ASAP
- Do you fit? CheckMünchen · 60 % remote · 18 months · Januar 2027
- Do you fit? CheckNürnberg · 80 % remote · 01.11.2026
Frequently asked questions about Jira freelancing
How much does a Jira freelancer earn per hour?
The median is currently €84 per hour, with the middle 50 % between €73 and €92.
How many Jira projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 793 projects and jobs mentioning Jira were posted. That is around 62 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 6 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is Jira still in demand for freelancers?
Jira ranks 6 of 531 skills.
Are Jira projects possible remotely?
91 % of Jira postings allow remote work. 23 % are fully remote.
Which skills should I learn as a Jira freelancer?
Confluence (64 %), Scrum (30 %) and Stakeholder Management (21 %) are most often required together with Jira. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.
Who posts Jira projects?
The 6 most active recruiters account for 42 % of all Jira postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Jira. 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. Hourly rates come from postings and from annual salaries in job ads that we convert into hourly rates (salary ÷ 1,000); we state the basis for each analysis. 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 Jira market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 793 Jira listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.