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Network Architecture freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Network Architecture – calculated from 73 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)
73
Rank 225 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 71 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
36 %
Rated for 73 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
78 %
8 % fully remote · stated in 82 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Network Architecture

Growing, but still small.

Network Architecture sits at rank 225 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is rising (▲ 71 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 225 of 531 skills, 73 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 71 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible78 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Network Architecture – and why do companies hire Network Architecture freelancers?

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

Infrastructure and operations65 %
Cloud, automation and platform operations with Network Architecture.
Consulting and design19 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around Network Architecture.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are System Administrator (32 %), Software Architect (29 %), DevOps Engineer (16 %) and Security Specialist (16 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 63 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 71 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 143 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
225 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Network Architecture are rising: from an average of 4 to 7 per week (+81 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Who wants Network Architecture – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior63 %
Mid-level33 %

Senior dominates (63 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Industries

it_software53 %
public_sector13 %
manufacturing11 %
banking_finance9 %
energy6 %

it_software dominates (53 %).

Stated in 73 % of listings

Contract type

Permanent55 %
Freelance44 %

Permanent dominates (55 %). 44 % of postings are aimed directly at freelancers.

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote70 %
On site22 %
Fully remote8 %

Partly remote dominates (70 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 8 % of postings.

Stated in 82 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main13 %
Ulm9 %
Baden-Württemberg7 %
Münster5 %
Hannover5 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (13 %).

Stated in 75 % of listings

Project language

German96 %
English4 %

German dominates (96 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Current Network Architecture projects

Frequently asked questions about Network Architecture freelancing

How many Network Architecture projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 73 projects and jobs mentioning Network Architecture were posted. That is around 6 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 71 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Network Architecture still in demand for freelancers?

Network Architecture ranks 225 of 531 skills.

Are Network Architecture projects possible remotely?

78 % of Network Architecture postings allow remote work. 8 % are fully remote.

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