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Project Controlling freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Project Controlling – calculated from 113 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)
113
Rank 149 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 47 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
27 %
Rated for 113 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
72 %
13 % fully remote · stated in 92 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Project Controlling

Growing, but still small.

Project Controlling sits at rank 149 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is rising (▲ 47 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 149 of 531 skills, 113 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 47 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible72 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Project Controlling – and why do companies hire Project Controlling freelancers?

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Project Manager (69 %), Consultant (16 %) and Business Analyst (9 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 64 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 47 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 109 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
149 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Project Controlling are rising: from an average of 7 to 14 per week (+86 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills Project Controlling is wanted with – and which ones pay off

Stakeholder Management appears in 36 % of Project Controlling postings.

Often named together

Stakeholder Management36 %(opens in new tab)Share of Project Controlling postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Project Controlling – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior64 %
Mid-level31 %
Junior4 %

Senior dominates (64 %). Pure junior roles are rare (4 %).

Stated in 99 % of listings

Industries

manufacturing23 %
it_software16 %
telecommunications14 %
energy11 %
healthcare9 %

manufacturing leads (23 %).

Stated in 71 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance65 %
Permanent33 %

Freelance dominates (65 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote60 %
On site28 %
Fully remote13 %

Partly remote dominates (60 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 13 % of postings.

Stated in 92 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Hamburg8 %
Kiel7 %
Frankfurt am Main5 %
Frankfurt4 %
Bremen4 %

Hamburg leads (8 %).

Stated in 81 % of listings

Project language

German99 %

German dominates (99 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is Project Controlling?

Full time required74 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 31 postings with this information (27 % of all postings).

Who posts Project Controlling projects

FERCHAU GmbH49
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Project Controlling projects

Frequently asked questions about Project Controlling freelancing

How many Project Controlling projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 113 projects and jobs mentioning Project Controlling were posted. That is around 9 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 47 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Project Controlling still in demand for freelancers?

Project Controlling ranks 149 of 531 skills.

Are Project Controlling projects possible remotely?

72 % of Project Controlling postings allow remote work. 13 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Project Controlling freelancer?

Stakeholder Management (36 %) are most often required together with Project Controlling. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Project Controlling projects?

The most active recruiter accounts for 43 % of all Project Controlling postings of the last 90 days.

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