05 December 2024 Statistics
📉 November was a tough month, both for the freelance and consulting industry and for me personally. The market for assignments took a noticeable downturn, with 14.7% fewer assignments compared to the same month last year. Changes for individual roles, however, were much smaller. There were slight increases for roles like Data X, UX, and SAP. DevOps continued its upward trend,[...]
04 November 2024 Statistics
📈 In October 2024, the freelance and consultancy market in the Nordics saw a slight dip of 3.4% in available assignments compared to October 2023. At the same time the number of available consultants saw a clear uptick. It’s clearly been a bit tougher this month for many. Certain roles went against the trend, such as operations technicians, system administrators, and DevOps s[...]
03 October 2024 Statistics
📈 Comparing September to the same month last year, we've seen an 8.4% increase in assignments. In other words, we’ve been seeing positive numbers since I since my June update – definitely a positive trend. However, the number of available consultants has also risen noticeably and is now higher than both September 2023 and last month. Over the past month, we’ve noticed a sligh[...]
16 September 2024 Guest blog
Den 13 september 2024 samlades nÄgra av Sveriges mest framstÄende personer och företag inom techbranschen pÄ VENUE81 i Stockholm för den efterlÀngtade galan Developers Day 2024. KvÀllen prÀglades av glÀdje, inspiration och firande av innovation, mÄngfald och framgÄng pÄ den svenska tech-marknaden. Under eventet, som Àr ett Ärligt firande av utvecklare och företag inom IT och[...]
04 September 2024 Statistics
In August, we saw a nearly 5% increase in published assignments compared to the same month last year. Previously, we observed a rise in demand for project managers, which often precedes growth in other roles. This month, as expected, we saw an uptick in demand for system developers and various roles within "Data X" – including data engineers, data scientists, data analysts, [...]
28 August 2024 Guest blog
Brainville kan nu, som stolt möjliggörare av Developers Day 2024 (arrangeras av Developers Bay), avslöja finalisterna! 🎉 Årets Techledare ! 🎉 UtmĂ€rkelsen gĂ„r till en ledare som kan balansera teknisk expertis med affĂ€rsmannaskap och behĂ€rskar sĂ„vĂ€l kund- medarbetar- och verksamhetsperspektivet. Personens ledarskap utvecklar verksamheten framĂ„t med engagerade medarbetare [...]
26 August 2024 Blog post
Over 25,000 companies now use Brainville – from freelancers and consulting firms to consultant brokers and buyers of consulting services. We remember celebrating every hundred sign-ups and could hardly dream of reaching this point. We’re deeply grateful to everyone who has registered. 🙏 Most of the companies on Brainville are from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, but w[...]
21 August 2024 Statistics
The number of available freelancers and consultants increased in the first quarter, reaching an all time high in March. But that trend was reversed in the second quarter and by the half-year mark the number had dropped below the level at the start of the year. A positive sign, not least when considering that the Brainville platform kept growing at an even faster pace during t[...]
20 August 2024 Statistics
The number of assignments on offer increased in the first half of 2024 - only slightly compared to the corresponding period last year but significantly in relation to the previous six months. Discover more insights about this and more promising signs in our H1 2024 report! https://bit.ly/BS_H1_2024 (Direct download) Explore even more data with Brainville Statistics: https://s[...]
13 August 2024 Statistics
The first half of 2024 showed promising signs for freelancers and consultants. Job postings were up with demand growing in the larger metropolitan areas. Increased opportunities for project managers is another indication of better times ahead. Discover more insights in our H1 2024 report! Direct download   Explore even more data with Brainville Statistics !
08 August 2024 Statistics
July 2024 showed promising trends in the freelance and consulting market. We saw a slight increase in assignments compared to July 2023. While the number of assigned consultants dropped from June to July, it remains significantly higher than in June 2023, reflecting more available freelancers and consultants. Roles such as system developers, integrators, test automators, UX c[...]
05 August 2024 Guest blog
Den 13/9 koras vinnarna bland nĂ„gra av de mest framstĂ„ende tech-profilerna i Sverige! 🏆 Developers Day Ă€r en galakvĂ€ll som erbjuder möjlighet att mingla med toppkompetenser, utbyta idĂ©er och fĂ„ insikter om framtida trender inom tech-branschen. Sitt till bords med spĂ€nnande experter, innovatörer och techledare - fĂ„ vĂ€rdefulla kontakter som kan landa i nya spĂ€nnande möjlighete[...]
01 July 2024 Statistics
In June, as expected, the volume of assignments decreased slightly. However, compared to last June, we see a positive trend: an increase of nearly 3%. The number of freelancers and consultants indicating their availability for new assignments decreased by about 7.9% compared to May. But looking back to last year, there's a less favorable number – an increase of approximately[...]
12 June 2024 Statistics
In May, we experienced a slight setback in assignments in the Nordics, with a -6.1 % decrease compared to April. Normally, May is the last peak before summer, but that wasn't the case this year. However, the number of published assignments increased significantly in April, which was unusual for that time of year. In this context, a small decline in May seems more reasonable.[...]
20 May 2024 Guest blog
13 september Stockholm – skottĂ„rsupplaga! Developers Day  Àr en unik gala som Ă€ger rum för andra gĂ„ngen i Sverige och syftar till att hylla utvecklare och techprofiler som Ă€r hjĂ€ltar inom tech-industrin. Denna galakvĂ€ll pĂ„ VENUE 81 kommer att fira och uppmĂ€rksamma dessa yrkesgrupper som ofta jobbar i det tysta för att skapa fantastiska tekniska lösningar och innovativa pro[...]
07 May 2024 Guest blog
Idag firar vi EgenanstÀlldas Dag pÄ Gamla Brogatan 13 i centrala Stockholm. Vi har öppet hus mellan klockan 15.00-19.00 och bjuder pÄ gott fika och aktiviteter, bland annat en spÀnnande spökvandring! Detta Àr ett initiativ av RÄdet för EgenanstÀllda. Hoppas vi ses idag!  Det hÀr Àr en gÀstartikel frÄn vÄr partner Frilans Finans .
06 May 2024 Statistics
Job postings increased by an impressive +13.4% in April compared to March! This unusual and intriguing observation prompts us to reflect on market changes. Since we began analyzing our statistics in 2017, we've observed a consistent pattern: a peak in March, followed by a decline in April. However, this year, we've noticed a clear deviation from this pattern. Instead, we saw[...]
03 May 2024 Guest blog
Upgraded People AB fortsÀtter sin starka tillvÀxtresa frÄn 2023 och omsÀttningen för första kvartalet 2024 uppgick till  410,5  Msek att jÀmföra med 229,0 Msek för första kvartalet 2023. Det innebÀr en tillvÀxt om hela 79,3 %. Nya affÀrer och uppdrag Vi har under Ärets första kvartal vunnit flera spÀnnande upphandlingar och tilldelats mÄnga nya uppdrag inom sÄvÀl offentlig[...]
18 April 2024 Guest blog
Upgraded People AB tecknar ramavtal med Post och Telestyrelsen (PTS) till ett uppskattat vÀrde om 150 MSEK. Ramavtalet strÀcker sig över fyra Är och inkluderar ett brett spektrum av kompetenser. PTS sorterar under Finansdepartementet. Vi Àr bÄde glada och stolta över att ha blivit utvalda av Post och Telestyrelsen. Det kÀnns speciellt viktigt, att i dagens geopolitiska kli[...]
16 April 2024 Statistics
We've observed a noteworthy shift in consulting rates over the past year. Hourly rates have seen a decline, with buyers' prices dropping even more significantly than sellers'. In Brainville, we keep track of the initial hourly rates offered by buyers of consulting services and the hourly rates on applications from suppliers. The former decreased with 2.3 % and the latter wi[...]
16 October 2023