WAN freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand and trends for WAN – calculated from 42 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 42
- Rank 382 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▼ 28 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 40 %
- Rated for 42 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Remote possible
- 79 %
- 8 % fully remote · stated in 90 % of postings
A shrinking market.
WAN sits at rank 382 of 531, in the solid middle of demand. Its market share is falling (▼ 28 % vs. the 90 days before).
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for WAN are rising: from an average of 3 to 6 per week (+100 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).
Which skills WAN is wanted with – and which ones pay off
LAN appears in 76 % of WAN postings.
Who wants WAN – and under which conditions
Seniority
Mid-level dominates (51 %). Pure junior roles are rare (2 %).
Stated in 98 % of listings
Contract type
Permanent dominates (60 %). 40 % of postings are aimed directly at freelancers.
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote dominates (71 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 8 % of postings.
Stated in 90 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Hamburg leads (14 %).
Stated in 83 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (95 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Who posts WAN projects
Postings of the last 90 days.Current WAN projects
- Do you fit? CheckStuttgart · fully remote · 12 months · 02.11.2026 / ASAP
- Do you fit? CheckWels · 50 % remote · sofort
- Do you fit? CheckNiedersachsen · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckBayern · on site
- Do you fit? CheckNordrhein-Westfalen · 50 % remote
- Do you fit? CheckBaden-Württemberg · 50 % remote
Frequently asked questions about WAN freelancing
How many WAN projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 42 projects and jobs mentioning WAN were posted. That is around 3 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 28 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is WAN still in demand for freelancers?
WAN ranks 382 of 531 skills.
Are WAN projects possible remotely?
79 % of WAN postings allow remote work. 8 % are fully remote.
Which skills should I learn as a WAN freelancer?
LAN (76 %) are most often required together with WAN. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.
Who posts WAN projects?
The most active recruiter accounts for 29 % of all WAN postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention WAN. 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.
Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window
You now know the WAN market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 42 WAN listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.