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Kotlin freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Kotlin – calculated from 101 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)
101
Rank 168 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▼ 19 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
53 %
Rated for 101 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
86 %
32 % fully remote · stated in 96 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Kotlin

A shrinking market.

Kotlin sits at rank 168 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is falling (▼ 19 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 168 of 531 skills, 101 postings in 90 days.
Shrinking marketMarket share ▼ 19 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible86 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Kotlin – and why do companies hire Kotlin freelancers?

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Backend Developer (42 %), Fullstack Developer (35 %) and Mobile Developer (16 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 67 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▼ 19 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 15 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
168 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Kotlin are rising: from an average of 8 to 11 per week (+27 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

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

Java appears in 51 % of Kotlin postings.

Often named together

Java51 %(opens in new tab)Kubernetes44 %(opens in new tab)Spring Boot39 %(opens in new tab)CI/CD35 %(opens in new tab)Docker34 %(opens in new tab)DevOps34 %(opens in new tab)Share of Kotlin postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Kotlin – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior67 %
Mid-level24 %
Junior4 %

Senior dominates (67 %). Pure junior roles are rare (4 %).

Stated in 98 % of listings

Industries

banking_finance35 %
it_software24 %
logistics22 %
healthcare6 %
public_sector6 %

banking_finance leads (35 %).

Stated in 67 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance85 %
Permanent9 %
Temp agency6 %

Freelance dominates (85 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote54 %
Fully remote32 %
On site14 %

Partly remote dominates (54 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 32 % of postings.

Stated in 96 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main31 %
Zürich23 %
Frankfurt11 %
Zürich6 %
Berlin5 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (31 %).

Stated in 64 % of listings

Project language

German95 %
English5 %

German dominates (95 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is Kotlin?

Typical duration12 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 52 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 50 postings with this information (50 % of all postings).
Full time required87 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 45 postings with this information (45 % of all postings).

Who posts Kotlin projects

Westhouse Consulting GmbH11
mund consulting AG10
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Kotlin projects

Frequently asked questions about Kotlin freelancing

How many Kotlin projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 101 projects and jobs mentioning Kotlin were posted. That is around 8 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 19 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Kotlin still in demand for freelancers?

Kotlin ranks 168 of 531 skills.

Are Kotlin projects possible remotely?

86 % of Kotlin postings allow remote work. 32 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Kotlin freelancer?

Java (51 %), Kubernetes (44 %) and Spring Boot (39 %) are most often required together with Kotlin. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Kotlin projects?

The 2 most active recruiters account for 21 % of all Kotlin postings of the last 90 days.

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