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OpenShift freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for OpenShift – calculated from 151 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)
151
Rank 103 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 4 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
28 %
Rated for 151 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
92 %
33 % fully remote · stated in 94 % of postings
The jury's verdict on OpenShift

In demand and stable.

OpenShift is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 103 of 531. Its market share is stable (▲ 4 %).

High demandRank 103 of 531 skills, 151 postings in 90 days.
Stable marketMarket share ▲ 4 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible92 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is OpenShift – and why do companies hire OpenShift freelancers?

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

New development57 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with OpenShift.
Infrastructure and operations31 %
Cloud, automation and platform operations with OpenShift.
Testing and quality assurance6 %
Testing, quality assurance and acceptance of solutions with OpenShift.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Backend Developer (30 %), DevOps Engineer (30 %), Fullstack Developer (19 %) and Software Architect (6 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 77 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 4 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 48 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
103 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for OpenShift are rising: from an average of 9 to 19 per week (+105 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

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

Docker appears in 50 % of OpenShift postings.

Often named together

Docker50 %(opens in new tab)Java48 %(opens in new tab)CI/CD46 %(opens in new tab)Spring Boot40 %(opens in new tab)Microservices29 %(opens in new tab)Git28 %(opens in new tab)PostgreSQL27 %(opens in new tab)REST API25 %(opens in new tab)Share of OpenShift postings that also name the skill.

Who wants OpenShift – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior77 %
Mid-level20 %

Senior dominates (77 %). Pure junior roles are rare (1 %).

Stated in 99 % of listings

Industries

it_software25 %
banking_finance19 %
public_sector19 %
logistics16 %
insurance6 %

it_software leads (25 %).

Stated in 68 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance74 %
Permanent15 %
Temp agency11 %

Freelance dominates (74 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote58 %
Fully remote33 %
On site8 %

Partly remote dominates (58 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 33 % of postings.

Stated in 94 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Bern15 %
Frankfurt am Main12 %
Hamburg10 %
Berlin9 %
Frankfurt8 %

Bern leads (15 %).

Stated in 62 % of listings

Project language

German95 %
English5 %

German dominates (95 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is OpenShift?

Typical duration12 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 62 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 79 postings with this information (52 % of all postings).
Full time required78 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 72 postings with this information (48 % of all postings).

Who posts OpenShift projects

Westhouse Consulting GmbH17
GHR Global Human Resources AG15
mund consulting AG13
APRIORI - business solutions AG10
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current OpenShift projects

Frequently asked questions about OpenShift freelancing

How many OpenShift projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 151 projects and jobs mentioning OpenShift were posted. That is around 12 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 4 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is OpenShift still in demand for freelancers?

OpenShift ranks 103 of 531 skills.

Are OpenShift projects possible remotely?

92 % of OpenShift postings allow remote work. 33 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a OpenShift freelancer?

Docker (50 %), Java (48 %) and CI/CD (46 %) are most often required together with OpenShift. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts OpenShift projects?

The 4 most active recruiters account for 36 % of all OpenShift postings of the last 90 days.

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