Where to Look for Freelance Software Development Work

We are at a very interesting point with the prospects for a freelance software . We have a level of demand for software that is pretty much unprecedented, and we have telecommuting capabilities that break down many barriers to being able to find and complete freelance software engineering work. Of course, those same telecommunications abilities are making the market more competitive as it brings more economical developers from across the world into the fold. Furthermore, more established companies and startups may have more need for developers than ever, but they are also more competitive than ever and will put out job reqs that have an almost absurd list of required skills, usually with a combination that is so specific that it is unlikely to ever find someone that fulfills all its needs. Therefore, the modern market for a freelancer has many options but it is not as much of a smorgasbord of opportunities as it would seem. With that said, let us look at the areas in which a freelancer should concentrate in order to find consistent work:



MOBILE DEVELOPMENT This is perhaps the most rapidly expanding market and also the one that is experiencing the greatest shortfall. Mobile technologies are relatively immature and do not have enough people deeply skilled in them but are confronting the demands of companies creating consumer mobile apps and also creating mobile portals for their legacy backend systems. This means that the real money for a freelancer will be in mobile development.




WEBSITE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT The line between hardcore software engineers (the kind that would work in an enterprise environment) and web is constantly getting blurred. This is perhaps advantageous to developers of all stripes: web developers get to apply their skills in enterprise and engineers with more of a systems programming background can cut their teeth on web technologies in order to make an independent living. Given that there is hardly an entity (Fortune 500 company all the way to aspiring indie music artist) that does not have a website, the opportunities in this field are almost endless.



SMALL BUSINESS IT MAINTENANCE Since small businesses do not have overhead for full time IT labor, their systems are prime candidates for one-off maintenance by freelance professionals. A freelancer can gain a good amount of experience with this methodology by hopping from job to job, fixing the mistakes of previous engineers, and learning a variety of new skills in the process. Professionals such as lawyers, university researchers, restaurant/bar owners, are often looking for ways to trim their IT costs, improve efficiency, and upgrade old systems.



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