The finalists for IT Consultancy of the Year at Developers Day have been announced! 🎉 The award recognises an IT consultancy that has demonstrated over several years that it is an attractive and value-creating partner for employees, clients and business partners alike. Congratulations to this year’s finalists: 🌟 Consid 🌟 Irori 🌟 TechSeed 🌟 Sopra Steria The win[...]

When someone finds your company on Brainville, it should not take much detective work to understand what you offer. Your company profile is your shop window. It lets you describe your business and services while highlighting your areas of expertise, roles and skills. Add locations, customers, insurance details and the right contacts, and visitors can quickly get a good pictu[...]

After the expected summer slowdown in July, the consulting market shifted up a gear in August. Assignment volume more than doubled, while the increase in available consultants was considerably smaller. 📊 Assignments & competition Assignment volume increased by 115.5% compared with July and was 45.6% higher than in August last year. The recovery was visible across most loc[...]

33,333 companies registered on Brainville. We completely missed it. So naturally, I asked AI to recreate the celebration that never happened. The picture is fake. The number is real. Thank you to every freelancer, consulting firm, intermediary and buyer that makes Brainville what it is. ❤️ React on LinkedIn

Activity on Brainville has picked up after the summer slowdown. So far in August, 60% more assignments have been published per business day than in July. The number of advertisers per business day has also increased by 31%. Consultants have become more active as well. Even though August is still underway, the number of applications has already matched the total for all of [...]

Can project momentum help us understand where the consulting market is heading? The latest update of the Brainville Project Momentum Index (BPMI) is now available. July 2026 📈 BPMI (3-month rolling): 115 (−0.2 vs June) As expected, July brought a seasonal slowdown. The one-month BPMI fell to 111 (−11), while the 3-month rolling BPMI eased only marginally to 114.84. Projec[...]

After an unusually strong June, the Nordic consulting market moved sharply into summer mode in July. Assignment volumes roughly halved month to month, but remained clearly above the level seen in July last year. 📊 Assignments & competition The number of published assignments across the Nordics roughly halved compared with June. At the same time, assignment volume was 18.[...]

Introducing Brainville Project Momentum Index 2.0 How early can we actually see that the consulting market is starting to turn? I have been thinking about that question for quite some time. About six months ago, I introduced the first version of the Brainville Project Momentum Index (BPMI). It was based on a simple idea: new projects often follow a pattern where some r[...]

May pointed towards a market recovery after April's slowdown. June strengthens that picture. Activity usually slows as summer approaches, but this year the Nordic consulting market moved in the opposite direction. 📊 Assignments & competition The number of published assignments increased by 10.7% compared to May and is now 31.8% higher than in June last year (excluding hea[...]

What if a well-maintained profile in Brainville could make you visible across multiple services at the same time? That's where we're heading. In the future, companies and consultants will be able to choose to make their profiles available to external services that use Brainville to find, present, or match relevant expertise. The first external participants are now connec[...]

After a weaker April, the Nordic consulting market moved somewhat back up in May. At the same time, competition appears to have eased slightly – even if levels still seem relatively high. 📊 Assignments & competition Assignment volume increased by +2.1% compared with April (excluding healthcare) and is +3.2% higher than May 2025. After April’s decline, the market moved in[...]

Governance, security and compliance-related skills appear to be gaining momentum in the Nordic consulting market. According to Brainville data, GDPR mentions per assignment increased by +160% in 2026 compared to 2025. The absolute volumes are still relatively modest, but the broader pattern is notable. Skills related to Governance, Information Security, IT Security and Complia[...]

Competition among Frontend consultants/freelancers remains high. Frontend Developers currently have the highest average number of applications per assignment on Brainville. Applications per assignment are also up +16% in 2026 compared to 2025 so far. Does this reflect what you’re seeing in the market right now? 👉 Discuss on LinkedIn

Manage assignments, applications, and consultant profiles directly in your own system Interest in Brainville’s APIs is strong – and clearly growing. That’s why we’ve made it really easy to get started. You’ll find everything under Integrations in Brainville. 👉 Click “Apply for API access” 👉 Done That’s all it takes to get started. Once your application is approv[...]

After an upward movement in March, the market declined in April. At the same time, competition remains high. 📊 Assignments & competition Assignment volume decreased by −17.9% compared to March (excl. healthcare) and is slightly down (−2.2%) compared to April 2025. Part of the decline can be attributed to Easter, which fell early this year and likely reduced overall activi[...]

As an enabler of Developers Day , we at Brainville want to highlight that nominations for this year’s categories are now open. Take the opportunity to nominate while you can! Criteria for the categories ✨ Freelancer of the Year Awarded to a person who serves as a role model for other freelancers – both through their conduct in client assignments and through their willi[...]

We’re making it easier to integrate Brainville into your own system. All integration settings are now gathered in one place in the menu, and Assignment Export has been upgraded with support for both push and pull. With push, relevant assignments are sent to your system as they are published – ready to be matched directly with your own consultants. In a market where timin[...]

Clear assignments lead to better matches. When role, scope, requirements, timing, and location are well defined, it becomes easier for the right consultants to recognize a good fit — and for others to opt out. Based on data from Brainville’s open marketplace, these are the companies with the highest assignment quality, measured by level of detail and clarity in published assig[...]

We continue to develop Brainville with focus on what creates the most value in daily use: better matching, clearer structure, and smoother international collaboration. We are now launching two important improvements to the platform. 🤖 AI Support Throughout the Process AI is now integrated into several parts of Brainville — with one clear objective: increased precision[...]