Freelance working gets hot under the white collar, says Elance
23 May 2013
Lawyers, architects and engineers are entering the global marketplace of freelance work in dramatically rising numbers, according to freelance platform Elance.
Thu, 23 May 2013Lawyers, architects and engineers are entering the global marketplace of freelance work in dramatically rising numbers, according to freelance platform Elance.
At the same time, the number of freelance opportunities available to those professions is also rising, Elance statistics show.
Currently, the most popular career fields represented on Elance are, respectively IT, creative, sales & marketing, and administration. However, both the numbers of freelancers seeking opportunities in the professions and the jobs available on Elance are growing, Kjetil Olsen, vice president, Europe for the platform, tells Recruiter.
For instance, the number of architects signed on to Elance leapt from 288 in April 2012 to 1,227 in April 2013, reflecting growth of 326% over that 12-month period. In parallel to that growth over the period was a significant rise in the number of freelance opportunities for architects, which increased by 70%.
In an interview, Olsen tells Recruiter he expects the white collar segment of the professionals’ freelance market to continue to grow at Elance. He attributed part of the growth to the dual needs for employers to fill parental cover roles and for professionals to improve their work-life balance.
In Q1, 300,000 freelance jobs were posted on Elance, with 290,000 new freelancers signing up. The Elance freelance corps’ Q1 earnings were $60m (£40m).
At the same time, the number of freelance opportunities available to those professions is also rising, Elance statistics show.
Currently, the most popular career fields represented on Elance are, respectively IT, creative, sales & marketing, and administration. However, both the numbers of freelancers seeking opportunities in the professions and the jobs available on Elance are growing, Kjetil Olsen, vice president, Europe for the platform, tells Recruiter.
For instance, the number of architects signed on to Elance leapt from 288 in April 2012 to 1,227 in April 2013, reflecting growth of 326% over that 12-month period. In parallel to that growth over the period was a significant rise in the number of freelance opportunities for architects, which increased by 70%.
In an interview, Olsen tells Recruiter he expects the white collar segment of the professionals’ freelance market to continue to grow at Elance. He attributed part of the growth to the dual needs for employers to fill parental cover roles and for professionals to improve their work-life balance.
In Q1, 300,000 freelance jobs were posted on Elance, with 290,000 new freelancers signing up. The Elance freelance corps’ Q1 earnings were $60m (£40m).
- See the June issue of Recruiter for more from Elance and Olsen.
