Security freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand and trends for Security – calculated from 105 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 105
- Rank 158 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▼ 33 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 10 %
- Rated for 105 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Remote possible
- 93 %
- 26 % fully remote · stated in 85 % of postings
A shrinking market.
Security sits at rank 158 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is falling (▼ 33 % vs. the 90 days before).
What is Security – and why do companies hire Security freelancers?
The postings that mention Security fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):
Typical roles
The roles hired most often are Software Architect (22 %), System Administrator (22 %), Consultant (13 %) and Backend Developer (11 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 72 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for Security are rising: from an average of 6 to 13 per week (+117 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).
Who wants Security – and under which conditions
Seniority
Senior dominates (72 %). Pure junior roles are rare (8 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Industries
it_software dominates (55 %).
Stated in 59 % of listings
Contract type
Freelance dominates (76 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote dominates (67 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 26 % of postings.
Stated in 85 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Frankfurt am Main leads (19 %).
Stated in 61 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (89 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Who posts Security projects
Postings of the last 90 days.Current Security projects
- Do you fit? CheckZürich · 50 % remote · 24 months · 01.11.2026
- Do you fit? Checkfully remote · sofort
- Do you fit? Checkfully remote · October/November
- Do you fit? CheckHamburg · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? Checkfully remote · October/November
- Do you fit? CheckMünster · 50 % remote
Frequently asked questions about Security freelancing
How many Security projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 105 projects and jobs mentioning Security were posted. That is around 8 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 33 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is Security still in demand for freelancers?
Security ranks 158 of 531 skills.
Are Security projects possible remotely?
93 % of Security postings allow remote work. 26 % are fully remote.
Who posts Security projects?
The most active recruiter accounts for 15 % of all Security postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Security. 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
You now know the Security market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 105 Security listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.