This year, Brainville grew by 23.4% compared to 2023, with 82% of new registrations being freelancers. At the same time, the number of available experts increased by 27%. Does this suggest that demand isn’t keeping up with supply, or are more consultants simply exploring new opportunities in a tighter market? Interestingly, 18% of new registrations come from companies with mor[...]

Are you interested in the freelance and consultancy market in the Nordics and Poland? We’re releasing our annual report, Brainville Statistics (formerly "Konsultrapporten"), this time for 2024. Sign up for this event to stay informed about when the report becomes available and to access any additional information. Please note that this is not an event you need to attend. It'[...]

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As the year came to a close, the freelance and consulting market followed its usual seasonal dip. But this December came with a twist: assignment volumes were 17% lower compared to the same month last year. 📊 Shifting Demand for Roles: 🔼On the rise: Project Managers, Solution Architects, and Developers. 🔽Facing challenges: Engineers and SAP consultants. 🏙️ Urban Centers Ho[...]

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📉 November was a tough month, both for the freelance and consulting industry and for me personally. The market for assignments took a noticeable downturn, with 14.7% fewer assignments compared to the same month last year. Changes for individual roles, however, were much smaller. There were slight increases for roles like Data X, UX, and SAP. DevOps continued its upward trend,[...]

📈 In October 2024, the freelance and consultancy market in the Nordics saw a slight dip of 3.4% in available assignments compared to October 2023. At the same time the number of available consultants saw a clear uptick. It’s clearly been a bit tougher this month for many. Certain roles went against the trend, such as operations technicians, system administrators, and DevOps s[...]

📈 Comparing September to the same month last year, we've seen an 8.4% increase in assignments. In other words, we’ve been seeing positive numbers since I since my June update – definitely a positive trend. However, the number of available consultants has also risen noticeably and is now higher than both September 2023 and last month. Over the past month, we’ve noticed a sligh[...]

Den 13 september 2024 samlades några av Sveriges mest framstående personer och företag inom techbranschen på VENUE81 i Stockholm för den efterlängtade galan Developers Day 2024. Kvällen präglades av glädje, inspiration och firande av innovation, mångfald och framgång på den svenska tech-marknaden. Under eventet, som är ett årligt firande av utvecklare och företag inom IT och[...]

In August, we saw a nearly 5% increase in published assignments compared to the same month last year. Previously, we observed a rise in demand for project managers, which often precedes growth in other roles. This month, as expected, we saw an uptick in demand for system developers and various roles within "Data X" – including data engineers, data scientists, data analysts, [...]

Brainville kan nu, som stolt möjliggörare av Developers Day 2024 (arrangeras av Developers Bay), avslöja finalisterna! 🎉 Årets Techledare ! 🎉 Utmärkelsen går till en ledare som kan balansera teknisk expertis med affärsmannaskap och behärskar såväl kund- medarbetar- och verksamhetsperspektivet. Personens ledarskap utvecklar verksamheten framåt med engagerade medarbetare [...]

Over 25,000 companies now use Brainville – from freelancers and consulting firms to consultant brokers and buyers of consulting services. We remember celebrating every hundred sign-ups and could hardly dream of reaching this point. We’re deeply grateful to everyone who has registered. 🙏 Most of the companies on Brainville are from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, but w[...]

The number of available freelancers and consultants increased in the first quarter, reaching an all time high in March. But that trend was reversed in the second quarter and by the half-year mark the number had dropped below the level at the start of the year. A positive sign, not least when considering that the Brainville platform kept growing at an even faster pace during t[...]

The number of assignments on offer increased in the first half of 2024 - only slightly compared to the corresponding period last year but significantly in relation to the previous six months. Discover more insights about this and more promising signs in our H1 2024 report! https://bit.ly/BS_H1_2024 (Direct download) Explore even more data with Brainville Statistics: https://s[...]

The first half of 2024 showed promising signs for freelancers and consultants. Job postings were up with demand growing in the larger metropolitan areas. Increased opportunities for project managers is another indication of better times ahead. Discover more insights in our H1 2024 report! Direct download   Explore even more data with Brainville Statistics !

July 2024 showed promising trends in the freelance and consulting market. We saw a slight increase in assignments compared to July 2023. While the number of assigned consultants dropped from June to July, it remains significantly higher than in June 2023, reflecting more available freelancers and consultants. Roles such as system developers, integrators, test automators, UX c[...]

Den 13/9 koras vinnarna bland några av de mest framstående tech-profilerna i Sverige! 🏆 Developers Day är en galakväll som erbjuder möjlighet att mingla med toppkompetenser, utbyta idéer och få insikter om framtida trender inom tech-branschen. Sitt till bords med spännande experter, innovatörer och techledare - få värdefulla kontakter som kan landa i nya spännande möjlighete[...]

In June, as expected, the volume of assignments decreased slightly. However, compared to last June, we see a positive trend: an increase of nearly 3%. The number of freelancers and consultants indicating their availability for new assignments decreased by about 7.9% compared to May. But looking back to last year, there's a less favorable number – an increase of approximately[...]

In May, we experienced a slight setback in assignments in the Nordics, with a -6.1 % decrease compared to April. Normally, May is the last peak before summer, but that wasn't the case this year. However, the number of published assignments increased significantly in April, which was unusual for that time of year. In this context, a small decline in May seems more reasonable.[...]

13 september Stockholm – skottårsupplaga! Developers Day  är en unik gala som äger rum för andra gången i Sverige och syftar till att hylla utvecklare och techprofiler som är hjältar inom tech-industrin. Denna galakväll på VENUE 81 kommer att fira och uppmärksamma dessa yrkesgrupper som ofta jobbar i det tysta för att skapa fantastiska tekniska lösningar och innovativa pro[...]