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PL/SQL freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for PL/SQL – calculated from 83 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)
83
Rank 202 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 83 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
55 %
Rated for 83 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
83 %
26 % fully remote · stated in 84 % of postings
The jury's verdict on PL/SQL

Growing, but still small.

PL/SQL sits at rank 202 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is rising (▲ 83 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 202 of 531 skills, 83 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 83 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible83 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is PL/SQL – and why do companies hire PL/SQL freelancers?

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

New development38 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with PL/SQL.
Data and AI31 %
Data platforms, analytics and AI solutions with PL/SQL.
Operations and enhancement23 %
Looking after, supporting and continuously extending existing systems with PL/SQL.
Consulting and design6 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around PL/SQL.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Backend Developer (48 %), Data Engineer (31 %) and Fullstack Developer (10 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 52 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 83 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 159 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
202 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for PL/SQL are rising: from an average of 5 to 10 per week (+105 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Who wants PL/SQL – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior52 %
Mid-level34 %
Junior5 %

Senior dominates (52 %). Pure junior roles are rare (5 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Industries

banking_finance36 %
it_software23 %
public_sector16 %
logistics14 %
telecommunications4 %

banking_finance leads (36 %).

Stated in 67 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance76 %
Permanent17 %
Temp agency7 %

Freelance dominates (76 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote57 %
Fully remote26 %
On site17 %

Partly remote dominates (57 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 26 % of postings.

Stated in 84 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Zürich10 %
München8 %
Bern8 %
Düsseldorf6 %
Wiesbaden6 %

Zürich leads (10 %).

Stated in 60 % of listings

Project language

German95 %
English5 %

German dominates (95 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is PL/SQL?

Typical duration12 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 61 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 31 postings with this information (37 % of all postings).
Full time required81 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 31 postings with this information (37 % of all postings).

Current PL/SQL projects

Frequently asked questions about PL/SQL freelancing

How many PL/SQL projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 83 projects and jobs mentioning PL/SQL were posted. That is around 6 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 83 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is PL/SQL still in demand for freelancers?

PL/SQL ranks 202 of 531 skills.

Are PL/SQL projects possible remotely?

83 % of PL/SQL postings allow remote work. 26 % are fully remote.

Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention PL/SQL. 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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