Freelance Radar Q3 2024

In our “Freelance Radar” survey conducted in July 2024, 704 members of our community shared their insights about their current project situation, rates, skills and business prospects.

📋 The results at a glance

Aktuelle Projektlage	32% of IT freelancers see their current project situation as better than three months ago.
Aktuelles Projekt	68% of IT freelancers are currently involved in a project.
Aktueller Stundensatz	Most IT freelancers charge between 80 and 109 euros per hour.
Skills und Technologien	Java, TypeScript, and React.js dominate the skillset of IT freelancers.
Arbeitsort	Most IT freelancers have worked from home 72% of the time over the last three months.
Projektakquise	26% of IT freelancers acquired new clients mainly through online platforms.
Geschäftsaussichten	36% of respondents expect a positive development, while 28% have a negative outlook.
KI Nutzung	28% of IT freelancers use AI tools daily, and 31% use them occasionally.
KI Aussichten	53% of IT freelancers expect positive effects from AI tools on their work.

Aktuelle Projektlage

Ist deine aktuelle Projektsituation besser oder schlechter im Vergleich zu vor 3 Monaten?

Results of current survey

Trend of recent surveys

32% of IT freelancers see their current project situation as better than three months ago.

Aktuelles Projekt

Bist du derzeit in einem Kundenprojekt?

Results of current survey

Trend of recent surveys

68% of IT freelancers are currently involved in a project.

Aktueller Stundensatz

Wo liegt dein aktueller Stundensatz?

Results of current survey

Trend of recent surveys

Most IT freelancers charge between 80 and 109 euros per hour.

Skills und Technologien

Mit welchen Skills und Technologien hast du in den letzten 3 Monaten gearbeitet?

Results of current survey

Java, TypeScript, and React.js dominate the skillset of IT freelancers.

Arbeitsort

Wo hast du in den letzten 3 Monaten hauptsächlich deine Arbeit verrichtet?

Results of current survey

Most IT freelancers have worked from home 72% of the time over the last three months.

Projektakquise

Über welche Kanäle hast du in den letzten 3 Monaten Neukunden akquiriert?

Results of current survey

26% of IT freelancers acquired new clients mainly through online platforms.

Geschäftsaussichten

Wie wird sich deine Projektsituation voraussichtlich in den nächsten 6 Monaten entwickeln?

Results of current survey

Trend of recent surveys

36% of respondents expect a positive development, while 28% have a negative outlook.

KI Nutzung

Inwieweit nutzt du in deiner täglichen Arbeit KI-Tools?

Results of current survey

Trend of recent surveys

28% of IT freelancers use AI tools daily, and 31% use them occasionally.

KI Aussichten

Wird sich die weitere Etablierung von KI-Tools deiner Einschätzung nach eher positiv oder negativ auf deine Arbeit auswirken?

Results of current survey

Trend of recent surveys

53% of IT freelancers expect positive effects from AI tools on their work.

Due to rounding, the presented numbers may not add up precisely to the totals provided, and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.