Spring Boot freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand, rates and trends for Spring Boot – calculated from 352 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 352
- Rank 28 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▼ 4 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 73 %
- Rated for 352 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Median hourly rate
- €76
- 30 data points, incl. converted salaries
- Remote possible
- 95 %
- 27 % fully remote · stated in 97 % of postings
In demand and stable.
Spring Boot is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 28 of 531. Its market share is stable (▼ 4 %).
What is Spring Boot – and why do companies hire Spring Boot freelancers?
The postings that mention Spring Boot fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):
Typical roles
The roles hired most often are Backend Developer (44 %), Fullstack Developer (28 %), Software Architect (10 %) and DevOps Engineer (5 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 68 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for Spring Boot are rising: from an average of 26 to 36 per week (+41 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).
What do Spring Boot freelancers earn?
The median is €76 per hour. The middle 50 % of all figures lie between €68 and €80.
| Segment | Median | Middle 50 % | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| All figures | €76 | €68–80 | 30 |
| Senior | – | not enough data | 19 |
| Mid-level | – | not enough data | 9 |
| Junior | – | not enough data | 1 |
| Fully remote | – | not enough data | 5 |
| Partly remote | – | not enough data | 25 |
Basis: 30 figures of the last 90 days – 20 hourly rates from postings and 10 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 Spring Boot is wanted with – and which ones pay off
Kubernetes appears in 54 % of Spring Boot postings.
Often named together
Kubernetes54 %(opens in new tab)Docker43 %(opens in new tab)REST API43 %(opens in new tab)CI/CD39 %(opens in new tab)Microservices36 %(opens in new tab)Scrum30 %(opens in new tab)PostgreSQL30 %(opens in new tab)Git28 %(opens in new tab)Share of Spring Boot postings that also name the skill.Who wants Spring Boot – and under which conditions
Seniority
Senior dominates (68 %). Pure junior roles are rare (4 %).
Stated in 98 % of listings
Industries
logistics grows the most (+33 % vs. the previous quarter).
Stated in 66 % of listings
Contract type
Freelance dominates (72 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote dominates (68 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 27 % of postings.
Stated in 97 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Frankfurt am Main grows the most (+30 % vs. the previous quarter).
Stated in 70 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (95 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Market dynamics: how contested is Spring Boot?
Who posts Spring Boot projects
Current Spring Boot projects
- Do you fit? CheckJava/Angular Developer mit Spring-Boot/OpenShift-Erfahrung (m/w/d) - 100% Remote(opens in a new tab)Frankfurt am Main · fully remote · 3 months · 03.11.2026, gerne früher
- Do you fit? CheckHannover · fully remote · 3 months · 01.01.2027
- Do you fit? CheckHamburg · 80 % remote · asap
- Do you fit? CheckBern · 60 % remote · 01.01.2027
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt am Main · 90 % remote · 37 months · 02.11.2026
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt · 90 % remote · 01.12.2026
Frequently asked questions about Spring Boot freelancing
How much does a Spring Boot freelancer earn per hour?
The median is currently €76 per hour, with the middle 50 % between €68 and €80.
How many Spring Boot projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 352 projects and jobs mentioning Spring Boot were posted. That is around 28 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 4 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is Spring Boot still in demand for freelancers?
Spring Boot ranks 28 of 531 skills.
Are Spring Boot projects possible remotely?
95 % of Spring Boot postings allow remote work. 27 % are fully remote.
Which skills should I learn as a Spring Boot freelancer?
Kubernetes (54 %), Docker (43 %) and REST API (43 %) are most often required together with Spring Boot. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.
Who posts Spring Boot projects?
The 6 most active recruiters account for 42 % of all Spring Boot postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Spring Boot. 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 Spring Boot market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 352 Spring Boot listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.