Freelance jobs demand has seen a paradigm shift. The pandemic has changed the way the corporate work. Offices are empty, and houses are full. Working online has become a routine. It’s all a digital world now. Everyone is working remotely. And remote work is here to stay.
Everyone got affected, even freelancers
Well, it was the same for most freelancers. It always has been a digital world. Serving clients from remote places. Pandemic has affected freelancers too. There has been an imbalance in the supply and demand of jobs. Recently many freelance and business websites have published reports related to the change in the demand for freelancing jobs.
“Online Freelancing Platforms Market is growing at a High CAGR during the forecast period 2021-2027. The increasing interest of the individuals in this industry is that the major reason for the expansion of this market”.
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High demand jobs
As per Forbes, content producers, bilingual services, office and customer support, mental health support service, and home design and renovation services are going to be in high demand. These five freelance options to consider were culled from recent surveys by Freelancer.com and FlexJobs.com, along with input from SideHusl.com.
Upwork listed fifteen most in-demand tech skills right now are: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Website Development, PHP, API, Development, WordPress, HTML5, Web Design, Python, Web Application, API Integration, jQuery, MySQL, and React. The data was sourced from the Upwork database and is based on gross services volume from April 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020. Each skill had a minimum of 500 projects during the period. These projects were taken into consideration for creating the list.
Vaamanaa Sethi of Business Insider has published some domain fields which are highly in demand for freelancers. Digital marketing, Web development, Content writing, Graphic design, and Blockchain development.
Steven John of We-Heart.com has shared the possible high-demand freelancing skills. Copywriting, Graphic designer, Social network influencer, SEO experts, and Virtual assistant freelancing skills will be in demand.
ITPro listed high-tech jobs that will be in high demand. Web development and design, Internet security specialist, mobile app developer, 3D modelling and CAD, Game development, Software development, IT project management. A number of surveys and reports on high-paying freelance jobs were conducted to create this list.
Digital services like Web development, Content Writing, and Graphic designing are the most common skills that will remain in demand. So, the freelance community needs to adapt. And develop the expertise to meet the demand.
