🚀 30,000 companies have joined Brainville – and counting! What began as a Nordic marketplace for freelancers and consultants is gradually expanding beyond the region. 🌍 Today, over 30,000 companies have registered in Brainville – from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Poland and several other European countries. Our roots are Nordic, but our vision reaches further: an open m[...]

After a slower September, activity picked up again in October. The total number of published assignments across the Nordics increased by +5.2 % compared to the previous month and by +12 % year-on-year. At the same time, the number of consultants and freelancers who made themselves available for new assignments rose by +16.9 % – a sign of both high engagement and growing compet[...]

Prices and market data are important – but only when backed by a solid foundation. 💡 With Brainville Statistics, you get: ✔️ Insights based on up to 40,000 assignments every year. ✔️ Over 320,000 assignments in total – and far more applications – since we started measuring. ✔️ Rates that matter – we report average prices per role. We don’t (yet) break them down by seniority[...]

📊 The market in September Across the Nordics, the number of assignments increased by about 3 % compared to September 2024 – and by a remarkable 53 % compared to August. The number of consultants actively looking for assignments rose by 24 % year-on-year and 11 % month-on-month. 👥 Roles Developers continued to strengthen their position, up 4.5 % . Testers, IT sec[...]

📊 Market in August August 2025 was slightly weaker than the same month last year – about -2% (excluding healthcare). At the same time, we saw a clear, but expected, recovery from July. 👥 Roles Developers decreased by around -4%, going against the trend we saw in the first half of 2025, when developers actually strengthened their position. Meanwhile, business analysts (+2%), [...]

🎉 Nu kan vi äntligen avslöja finalisterna inom kategorin årets techledare! 🎉 Motiveringen för kategorin lyder: Går till en ledare som kan balansera teknisk expertis med affärsmannaskap och behärskar såväl kund- som medarbetar- och verksamhetsperspektivet. Personens ledarskap utvecklar verksamheten framåt med engagerade medarbetare och nöjda kunder. Finalisterna i kategorin ä[...]

🎉 Nu kan vi äntligen avslöja finalisterna inom kategorin årets IT-konsultbolag! 🎉   Motiveringen för kategorin lyder: Går till ett IT-konsultbolag som under flera års tid bevisat att man är attraktiv och värdeskapande hos såväl medarbetare, kunder och samarbetspartners. Finalisterna i kategorin är: 🌟 Consid 🌟 HiQ 🌟 TechSeed   Missa inte när vi utser vinnaren under Deve[...]

Which freelance and consultant roles attract the most eyes per assignment – and therefore the fiercest competition? 📊 In our H1 2025 report, we looked at which roles generated the highest number of unique views per assignment. This gives us a good indicator of where competition among consultants is currently strongest. The result? IT Manager tops the list – closely followed b[...]

The Nordic capitals continued to attract more demand in H1 2025, with Stockholm leading the way. At the same time, IT & Telecom reached its highest level since 2022, showing clear growth across the region. 📊 You can download the full H1 2025 report directly here: https://bit.ly/BS_H1_2025 🎁 If you like, share, or comment to spread the word on LinkedIn (via our post) , [...]

As always, the market takes a sharp summer dip in July. Compared to June 2025, the number of assignments fell by just over 50% – completely normal for the season when vacations take over. The more relevant comparison is with July 2024: here we see a decline of -7.1% in the number of assignments, excluding healthcare-related assignments. The number of shared consultants, howeve[...]

🎉 Nu kan vi äntligen avslöja finalisterna inom kategorin årets utvecklare! 🎉 Motiveringen för kategorin lyder: Går till en person med djup teknisk kompetens som både löser komplexa problem med robusta lösningar och även sprider sin kunskap till andra utvecklare. Finalisterna i kategorin är: 🌟 Daniel Stenberg 🌟 Jimmy Engström 🌟 Patrik Svensson Missa inte när vi utser vi[...]

🎉 Nu kan vi äntligen avslöja finalisterna inom kategorin Årets innovation! 🎉 Motiveringen för kategorin lyder: Går till en idé som antingen är helt nyskapande eller som förnyar befintligt till något nytt. Innovationen kan vara en produkt, tjänst eller affärsidé som baseras på digital teknik och som visar sig lovande eller redan fungerar. Finalisterna i kategorin är: 🌟 Leg[...]

Med hösten runt hörnet är det ett bra läge att ta nya tag i bolaget! För många konsulter kan små justeringar i arbetssätt och ekonomihantering göra stor skillnad för lönsamheten. Bokföringstjänsten Wint har därför tagit fram en kostnadsfri guide för enmanskonsulter som vill utvecklas och skapa långsiktig framgång. Den visar hur du kan skala upp smartare – utan att fastna i [...]

🎉 Nu har Developers Day äntligen avslöja finalisterna inom kategorin Årets frilansare! 🎉 Motiveringen för kategorin lyder: En person som är en förebild för andra frilansare både med sitt sätt att agera i uppdrag hos kunder och som med sin generösa inställning hjälper andra frilansare att bli framgångsrika. Finalisterna i kategorin är: 🌟 Clara Ribbenberg 🌟 Erik Hedberg 🌟[...]

🎉 Nu har Developers Day äntligen avslöja finalisterna inom kategorin Årets utbildare! 🎉 Motiveringen för kategorin lyder: Går till en person som på ett professionellt sätt bidrar med kvalitativ kunskap och lyfter kompetensnivån inom tech. Finalisterna i kategorin är: 🌟 Anders Bjarby 🌟 Jimmy Engström 🌟 Tore Nestenius Missa inte när vi utser vinnaren under Developers[...]

📊 The Market Right Now: June 2025 in Numbers Things are moving – just a bit slower. That’s expected. June traditionally sees lower activity than May, and this year is no exception. Fewer posted assignments and a slight drop in applications reflect that. 🚀 Strong Growth in Denmark and Norway During the first half of the year, we’ve seen 10–20% more registrations compared to[...]

Den 12 september i Stockholm, i anslutning till Programmerarens Dag, arrangeras   Developers Day  – galan för tech-industrins hjältar. Det här är en kväll där ni har möjlighet att synas i strålkastarljuset tillsammans med Sveriges ledande utvecklare, techprofiler och företag som formar morgondagen. Varför delta? Bygg varumärkesvärde:  Visa ditt företags stöd för innovation och[...]

Assignments in May decreased by −0.4 % compared to May last year and −3.2 % compared to April this year. Given that April included quite a few public holidays, one could have expected a positive figure for May. 💡 At the same time, the number of assigned consultants remained essentially unchanged from April – but is up by 23 % compared to May 2024. Roles increasing in share (r[...]

Have you noticed more and more listings for licenses, hardware deliveries or full-service commitments in the assignment list lately? While that’s great for some, we know it’s not relevant for everyone. That’s why you can now filter these out – both in your assignment feed and in your watchlist emails. Also, just a friendly nudge: some users haven’t set up their watchlist pre[...]

Last month’s upswing seems to have been just that – a temporary blip. In April, most indicators pointed down again, though there are reasonable explanations. ➡️ Assignment volume (excluding healthcare) dropped by -8.2% compared to March and -1.9% compared to April 2024. It’s worth noting that the full Easter holiday fell in April this year – something that usually dampens mark[...]