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IT Manager / Head of IT Jobs in Germany

Security appears in 38% of analyzed listings. Berlin is the most frequently named city, and 49% are marked as hybrid.

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Job-market data

What the listings show

Based on 146 job listings we analyzed since 5 March 2026. Not a list of current vacancies.

146
job listings analyzed
88
companies behind these listings
58%
of listings offer hybrid or remote work
73%
of listings name a city
Skill signals

Which skills recur

Share of 146 analyzed listings that name each skill. One listing can name several.

Business methods41% of listings

Compliance
12%
Consulting
12%
Digitalisierung
8%
Project Management
8%
KPIs
4%
Reporting
3%

Security38% of listings

Security
38%
GDPR
5%
ISO 27001
3%
OAuth
2%
OpenID Connect
2%
Zero Trust
2%

AI & GenAI36% of listings

Artificial Intelligence
18%
LLMs
16%
Machine Learning
6%
AI Tools
6%
NLP
3%
Cursor
3%

DevOps34% of listings

DevOps
12%
Monitoring
10%
Terraform
9%
Docker
8%
Linux
6%
Kubernetes
6%
Positioning

What gets you in, and what sets you apart

Use this to decide what your CV leads with: expected skills keep you in the running, rarer ones set you apart.

Shares of the analyzed listings; skills are extracted from each listing.

Your edge

Rarer but present. These are what set a candidate apart.

  • Python27 listings · 19%
  • Artificial Intelligence26 listings · 18%
  • APIs25 listings · 17%
  • Azure24 listings · 16%
  • LLMs23 listings · 16%
Use the findings

What to take into your search

Skill requirements vary by listing

In the listingsEven the most named skills (Security, Python and Artificial Intelligence) each appear in fewer than half of listings.How to use itChoose examples that fit the specific posting. No one keyword represents the whole job type.

Fully remote listings are less common

In the listingsOnly 9% of listings are fully remote. Hybrid is 49% and onsite 23%.How to use itIf you need fully remote work, check the work mode before spending time on an application.

Check for AI requirements

In the listingsAI/GenAI skills appear in 36% of listings (Artificial Intelligence, LLMs, Machine Learning).How to use itIf you have relevant AI experience, describe the work and its outcome where the posting calls for it.
Working conditions

Work patterns and requirements

Work mode

49%Hybrid
Hybrid 49%
Onsite 23%
Unspecified 19%
Remote 9%
Do these jobs need German?

Of 146 analyzed listings, 52 require German, 48 say it is optional or a plus, and 46 do not say.

German optional 27%
German a plus 6%
German required 36%
Not stated 32%

44% of the listings are written in English.

Seniority
Senior 32%
Mid-level 20%
Lead/Principal 20%
Junior 6%
Unspecified 23%
Who these listings are open to
Contract 3%
Part-time 1%
Internship / Praktikum 1%
Unspecified 32%

Full-time 64% (not shown in the bar).

Where the jobs cluster

Top locations

106 listings name a city (73%)
40 name no city (27%)

These postings don't specify a city in the data we have. That doesn't mean location isn't required, only that none was listed.

Cities named most often

  1. 1Berlin20 listings14%
  2. 2Hamburg9 listings6%
  3. 3Munich7 listings5%
  4. 4Cologne6 listings4%
  5. 5Frankfurt5 listings3%
  6. 6Stuttgart4 listings3%

Counts and shares are of all 146 analyzed listings.

The recurring stack

What appears together

  • Security + SaaS11%
  • Security + Azure11%
  • Security + APIs10%
  • AWS + Google Cloud10%
  • Azure + AWS10%
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does a skill percentage mean every employer requires it?

No. It is the share of analyzed listings that explicitly name the skill. Read each posting, then show examples only for skills you actually have.

What if a listing has no city?

40 of 146 analyzed listings have no city in our data. They are not assigned to a city in the chart; this does not establish whether remote work is possible.

Why can the open listings differ from the market figures?

The market figures come from an analysis dated 22 September 2026. The open listings are loaded from the current index and can change between visits.

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Source: Kariyan job index, Germany. Some location, language and seniority fields are incomplete. We do not publish salary, demographic or response-rate data.

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