[BiteCode_dev]

You can, but in France you would have to go freelance, as I did.

There would be no way to charge what I make if I were an employee. In fact, most companies would not give me the level of responsability I had as a junior freelance, even today.

And yet, it's better in IT than in any other field. You already make more money, and the requirements are relaxed compared to other sectors.

I some countries, like the UK (well, brexited now), it can be better. But you'll also most likely be working for a bank.

[simonh]

True, that. You can make good money as a dev in finance here in London. Not as much as in the US, but better than most of Europe.

[moneywoes]

How much time do you spend looking for contracts vs working for Freelance?

[BiteCode_dev]

I haven't spend any time looking for contracts for a decade. Once I got the ball rolling, work came to me.

I think the hard part as a freelancer is to start. Once people know about you, there is such a high demand for devs that people will come to you. They have problems to solve, and it's not that easy to find somebody you know will solve them.