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Software Testing freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Software Testing – calculated from 97 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)
97
Rank 179 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 24 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
59 %
Rated for 97 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
69 %
19 % fully remote · stated in 94 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Software Testing

Growing, but still small.

Software Testing sits at rank 179 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is rising (▲ 24 % vs. the 90 days before).

Solid demandRank 179 of 531 skills, 97 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 24 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible69 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Software Testing – and why do companies hire Software Testing freelancers?

The postings that mention Software Testing fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):

Testing and quality assurance62 %
Testing, quality assurance and acceptance of solutions with Software Testing.
New development29 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with Software Testing.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are QA Engineer (67 %) and Backend Developer (19 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 39 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 24 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 76 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
179 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Software Testing are rising: from an average of 7 to 10 per week (+36 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills Software Testing is wanted with – and which ones pay off

Test Automation appears in 44 % of Software Testing postings.

Often named together

Test Automation44 %(opens in new tab)Share of Software Testing postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Software Testing – and under which conditions

Seniority

Mid-level51 %
Senior39 %
Junior10 %

Mid-level dominates (51 %).

Stated in 97 % of listings

Industries

it_software34 %
automotive15 %
public_sector15 %
manufacturing10 %
telecommunications7 %

it_software leads (34 %).

Stated in 70 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance64 %
Permanent22 %
Temp agency14 %

Freelance dominates (64 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote51 %
On site31 %
Fully remote19 %

Partly remote dominates (51 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 19 % of postings.

Stated in 94 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Bayern11 %
Frankfurt9 %
Bremen9 %
Kiel5 %
München4 %

Bayern leads (11 %).

Stated in 76 % of listings

Project language

German95 %
English5 %

German dominates (95 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Who posts Software Testing projects

FERCHAU GmbH30
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Software Testing projects

Frequently asked questions about Software Testing freelancing

How many Software Testing projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 97 projects and jobs mentioning Software Testing were posted. That is around 7 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 24 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Software Testing still in demand for freelancers?

Software Testing ranks 179 of 531 skills.

Are Software Testing projects possible remotely?

69 % of Software Testing postings allow remote work. 19 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Software Testing freelancer?

Test Automation (44 %) are most often required together with Software Testing. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Software Testing projects?

The most active recruiter accounts for 31 % of all Software Testing postings of the last 90 days.

Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Software Testing. 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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