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

Demand and trends for Project Planning – calculated from 74 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)
74
Rank 222 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 74 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
26 %
Rated for 74 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
85 %
24 % fully remote · stated in 84 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Project Planning

Growing, but still small.

Project Planning sits at rank 222 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is rising (▲ 74 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 222 of 531 skills, 74 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 74 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible85 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Project Planning – and why do companies hire Project Planning freelancers?

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Project Manager (83 %) and Consultant (10 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 58 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 74 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 147 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
222 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Project Planning are rising: from an average of 2 to 12 per week (+411 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

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

Stakeholder Management appears in 59 % of Project Planning postings.

Often named together

Stakeholder Management59 %(opens in new tab)Risk Management42 %(opens in new tab)Share of Project Planning postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Project Planning – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior58 %
Mid-level30 %
Junior8 %

Senior dominates (58 %). Pure junior roles are rare (8 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Industries

it_software34 %
banking_finance15 %
manufacturing14 %
telecommunications8 %
energy7 %

it_software leads (34 %).

Stated in 80 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance74 %
Permanent23 %

Freelance dominates (74 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote61 %
Fully remote24 %
On site15 %

Partly remote dominates (61 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 24 % of postings.

Stated in 84 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main11 %
Berlin9 %
Köln6 %
München4 %
Wuppertal4 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (11 %).

Stated in 64 % of listings

Project language

German88 %
English12 %

German dominates (88 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is Project Planning?

Full time required73 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 33 postings with this information (45 % of all postings).

Who posts Project Planning projects

FERCHAU GmbH14
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Project Planning projects

Frequently asked questions about Project Planning freelancing

How many Project Planning projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 74 projects and jobs mentioning Project Planning were posted. That is around 6 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 74 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Project Planning still in demand for freelancers?

Project Planning ranks 222 of 531 skills.

Are Project Planning projects possible remotely?

85 % of Project Planning postings allow remote work. 24 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Project Planning freelancer?

Stakeholder Management (59 %) and Risk Management (42 %) are most often required together with Project Planning. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Project Planning projects?

The most active recruiter accounts for 19 % of all Project Planning postings of the last 90 days.

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