SAFe freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand, rates and trends for SAFe – calculated from 321 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 321
- Rank 33 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▲ 4 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 17 %
- Rated for 321 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Median hourly rate
- €90
- 31 data points, incl. converted salaries
- Remote possible
- 92 %
- 14 % fully remote · stated in 97 % of postings
In demand and stable.
SAFe is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 33 of 531. Its market share is stable (▲ 4 %).
What is SAFe – and why do companies hire SAFe freelancers?
The postings that mention SAFe fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):
Typical roles
The roles hired most often are Project Manager (25 %), Business Analyst (18 %), Consultant (10 %) and DevOps Engineer (10 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 79 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for SAFe are rising: from an average of 14 to 42 per week (+209 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).
What do SAFe freelancers earn?
The median is €90 per hour. The middle 50 % of all figures lie between €80 and €110.
| Segment | Median | Middle 50 % | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| All figures | €90 | €80–110 | 31 |
| Senior | – | not enough data | 28 |
| Mid-level | – | not enough data | 3 |
| Fully remote | – | not enough data | 2 |
| Partly remote | – | not enough data | 28 |
| On site | – | not enough data | 1 |
Basis: 31 figures of the last 90 days – 27 hourly rates from postings and 4 converted annual salaries from job ads (salary ÷ 1,000). We do not show segments with fewer than 30 data points. Figures in CHF are not included.
Which skills SAFe is wanted with – and which ones pay off
Scrum appears in 63 % of SAFe postings.
Often named together
Scrum63 %(opens in new tab)Jira32 %(opens in new tab)Agile Methods29 %(opens in new tab)Confluence28 %(opens in new tab)CI/CD23 %(opens in new tab)Stakeholder Management22 %(opens in new tab)Kubernetes19 %(opens in new tab)DevOps18 %(opens in new tab)Share of SAFe postings that also name the skill.Who wants SAFe – and under which conditions
Seniority
Senior dominates (79 %). Pure junior roles are rare (0 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Industries
public_sector grows the most (+84 % vs. the previous quarter).
Stated in 77 % of listings
Contract type
Freelance dominates (73 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote dominates (77 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 14 % of postings.
Stated in 97 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Frankfurt am Main grows the most (+16 % vs. the previous quarter).
Stated in 82 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (96 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Market dynamics: how contested is SAFe?
Who posts SAFe projects
Current SAFe projects
- Do you fit? CheckZürich · 50 % remote · 24 months · 01.11.2026
- Do you fit? Check
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt · 90 % remote · 16.10.2026
- Do you fit? CheckZürich · on site · 12 months · Januar 2027
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt am Main · 90 % remote · 20.10.2026
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt am Main · 95 % remote · 16.10.2026
Frequently asked questions about SAFe freelancing
How much does a SAFe freelancer earn per hour?
The median is currently €90 per hour, with the middle 50 % between €80 and €110.
How many SAFe projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 321 projects and jobs mentioning SAFe were posted. That is around 25 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 4 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is SAFe still in demand for freelancers?
SAFe ranks 33 of 531 skills.
Are SAFe projects possible remotely?
92 % of SAFe postings allow remote work. 14 % are fully remote.
Which skills should I learn as a SAFe freelancer?
Scrum (63 %), Jira (32 %) and Agile Methods (29 %) are most often required together with SAFe. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.
Who posts SAFe projects?
The 6 most active recruiters account for 62 % of all SAFe postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention SAFe. 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. Hourly rates come from postings and from annual salaries in job ads that we convert into hourly rates (salary ÷ 1,000); we state the basis for each analysis. 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
You now know the SAFe market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 321 SAFe listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.