Shortfacts - November 2021

Self-employed IT specialists

The turnover of the top ten providers for the recruitment, placement and management of IT freelancers fell by 6.5% in the coronavirus year 2020. This is the second year in a row that turnover has fallen (2019: 2.1%). For the current financial year, the personnel service providers for IT freelancers expect growth of 12%. Providers are also optimistic about the coming years: clients' IT spending is increasing and with it the demand for experts, who are already in limited supply.

Personnel service providers can meet the needs of companies quickly and flexibly by placing self-employed IT specialists. IT specialists with expertise in software development are particularly sought after. As in previous years, software development is at the top of the list. Specialists for cloud services are also in high demand.