[stevage]

What area are they in?

I've been freelancing for 7 years, as a primarily JS developer specialising in maps, and the landscape looks nothing like that to me. I don't have a resume, nor has anyone ever asked for one. Also, there wasn't really a "setup" phase and certainly no "marketing".

Recruiters? Is he sure he's a freelancer?

[FearNotDaniel]

> Recruiters? Is he sure he's a freelancer?

My experience in both UK and EU is that a heck a lot of "freelance" aka "B2B contract" style work does indeed come via recruiters. Either they charge the client an upfront "finders fee", or the invoicing goes via the recruiter who adds their margin to the monthly bill before passing it on to the end client. So yeah, perfectly valid for a freelancer to work via recruiters even if that's not your personal experience.

[tonyedgecombe]

Hasn’t IR35 killed that market in the UK?

[FearNotDaniel]

I'm no longer UK based, but from what I can observe at a distance, it's transformed the market rather than killed it. Listings for contract roles seem to be labelled either "inside" or "outside" IR35 depending on the requirements and conditions. So yes, whatever contracts are available are probably on average much less tax-favourable to the contractor than before the changeover, but whether that's affected the overall market volume I couldn't say.

[billy99k]

I found a recruiter that specializes in freelance/contract work in the tech industry. They negotiated my rate for me (which was 30% hire than what I was asking) and got me a very nice long-term contract (going on 7 years now).

They subcontracted me out for a year (and paid full benefits like health insurance) and after a year I started billing the company directly. I even found out what they were charging the company, reduced it by around 25% and still gave my self a 25% raise.

[deskamess]

That seems like a solid recruiter. Could you provide a link to their website?

[darkhorse13]

If you don't mind, could you tell me about this recruiter?

[senordevnyc]

I was a freelancer for more than a decade and I got my income to nearly a half million a year via “marketing”. YMMV.

[staticautomatic]

US recruiters will sometimes do C2C depending on the industry and client.