Freelancers in IT and engineeringHow did hourly rates develop in 2016?
What is the project situation like for IT and engineering freelancers? To what extent do they get the hourly rate they demand? The project portal Gulp provides answers with the first results of its Freelancer Study 2016 and its Project Market Index 2016.
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What gross revenue did IT and engineering freelancers achieve from self-employed project work? Gulp asked about gross revenue including expenses and travel costs including VAT in 2015, as not all figures for 2016 were available at the time of the survey (January 2016 to June 2016). On average, the respondents generated 139,087 euros. This corresponds to an increase of 10.8% compared to the previous year 2014 (EUR 125,541).