[codingdave]

Recruiters. Most of the calls I get are for hourly contracts doing boring dev work for the corporations in my area. I tend to ignore them all, but if you are just looking for some basic hourly work, respond to the recruiters who spam/cold call you.

[mholubowski]

Hey, I genuinely appreciate your reply. I hope you have a good week kind stranger.

[leros]

Do those pay competitively compared to a good salaried position at a big US company? On a per hourly basis of course. Most of what I see in hourly positions is far below what I'm used to.

[codingdave]

It varies. I've gotten calls about gigs that are laughably low, and I've gotten calls about gigs that are above market value for corporate work. Corporate work is never as high as FAANG or even most SaaS companies, though.

[leros]

Any tips on how to find the above market rate ones?

[codingdave]

I hear about above market rates when it is about niche skills. Think about what you know that is an uncommon skill and look for contracts using those skills. If you have a collection of unusual skills, find contracts that use them all. My best hourly gigs have been migrating apps from one obscure tech stack to another.