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Windows freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Windows – calculated from 263 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)
263
Rank 48 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▲ 20 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
44 %
Rated for 263 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
66 %
6 % fully remote · stated in 98 % of postings
The jury's verdict on Windows

In demand and growing.

Windows is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 48 of 531. Its market share is rising (▲ 20 % vs. the 90 days before).

High demandRank 48 of 531 skills, 263 postings in 90 days.
Growing marketMarket share ▲ 20 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible66 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is Windows – and why do companies hire Windows freelancers?

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

Infrastructure and operations72 %
Cloud, automation and platform operations with Windows.
New development13 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with Windows.
Operations and enhancement8 %
Looking after, supporting and continuously extending existing systems with Windows.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are System Administrator (61 %), Security Specialist (9 %), DevOps Engineer (6 %) and Software Architect (5 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 27 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▲ 20 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 70 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
48 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for Windows are rising: from an average of 20 to 25 per week (+24 %). Volume is developing better than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills Windows is wanted with – and which ones pay off

Linux appears in 37 % of Windows postings.

Often named together

Linux37 %(opens in new tab)IT Support15 %(opens in new tab)Microsoft 36514 %(opens in new tab)Active Directory13 %(opens in new tab)Share of Windows postings that also name the skill.

Who wants Windows – and under which conditions

Seniority

Mid-level47 %
Senior27 %
Junior25 %

Junior grows the most (+54 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 96 % of listings

Industries

it_software61 %
manufacturing11 %
public_sector8 %
banking_finance5 %
telecommunications4 %

it_software dominates (61 %).

Stated in 71 % of listings

Contract type

Permanent60 %
Freelance37 %

Permanent dominates (60 %). 37 % of postings are aimed directly at freelancers.

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote60 %
On site34 %
Fully remote6 %

Partly remote dominates (60 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 6 % of postings.

Stated in 98 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Frankfurt am Main19 %
Nürnberg5 %
Bayern4 %
Berlin4 %

Frankfurt am Main leads (19 %).

Stated in 91 % of listings

Project language

German97 %
English3 %

German dominates (97 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is Windows?

Typical duration6 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 28 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 36 postings with this information (14 % of all postings).
Full time required95 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 83 postings with this information (32 % of all postings).

Who posts Windows projects

FERCHAU GmbH64
DIS AG37
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current Windows projects

Frequently asked questions about Windows freelancing

How many Windows projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 263 projects and jobs mentioning Windows were posted. That is around 21 per week. The market share changed by ▲ 20 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is Windows still in demand for freelancers?

Windows ranks 48 of 531 skills.

Are Windows projects possible remotely?

66 % of Windows postings allow remote work. 6 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a Windows freelancer?

Linux (37 %), IT Support (15 %) and Microsoft 365 (14 %) are most often required together with Windows. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts Windows projects?

The 2 most active recruiters account for 38 % of all Windows postings of the last 90 days.

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