The 7 most in-demand freelancing IT skills | $125 per hour.

Many jobs pay more than $125 per hour.

Rehan Pinjari
4 min readFeb 12, 2023
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Tech companies have recently made news of enormous unemployment.

Google, Microsoft, and Amazon reported layoffs totaling tens of thousands, while Twitter and Meta also announced job cuts in the fall.

However, the demand for technical skills remains high.

“The skills gap is still sharp, and it’s still a significant gap,” says Vicki Salemi, a Monster job expert.

“Employers are struggling to find employees in this tight job market” to fill some IT positions.

While companies may only sometimes want full-time experts, some may need part-time or contract work.

If you have technical skills and are looking for employment, here are seven skills that will likely be in high demand for freelancers this year.

According to the freelancer platform Upwork, along with descriptions of what each takes and how much freelancers on the site pay.

Full Stack Development

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Full-stack developers are skilled in both the front and back ends of websites.

The front end is what users see and interact with, while the back end is what keeps the site running.

They are skilled with coding languages such as JavaScript and Python, and they test websites and software to ensure that they work correctly.

On Upwork, full-stack developers typically charge up to $135 per hour.

Mobile App Development

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A software engineer that focuses on developing apps for smartphones, tablets, and desktops is known as a mobile app developer.

They know coding languages, debug software errors, and work with graphic designers and data scientists to build their apps.

They can charge up to $155 each hour.

Web Design

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Web designers build the web by mixing programming languages such as HTML and JavaScript with graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop.

Web designers on Upwork might charge up to $250 per hour.

UX/UI Design

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These designers focus on making websites and applications that are easy to use.

They design the structure of their websites, design content, prototypes, and test for problems.

They can charge up to $120 each hour.

CMS Development

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A content management system, or CMS, is software that helps the user in managing their content, from creation to publication.

It also saves content in its database for future use.

CMS developers are in charge of developing both the back end and the front end of the technology.

CMS developers may earn up to $105 per hour.

Manual Testing

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These specialists test software usability without the use of automated methods.

They test the software in various scenarios and report any errors or issues that come up.

On Upwork, manual testers may earn up to $50 per hour.

Script And Automation

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Automation scripts are a set of software commands that help automate tasks such as sending an email to a customer.

They are written by specialists in coding languages such as Python and JavaScript.

Scripting and automation experts can charge up to $350 per hour.

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Rehan Pinjari
Rehan Pinjari

Written by Rehan Pinjari

Self-Taught Developer & UI/UX Designer

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