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Minister (2k+ posts)
Hi All,
I would like to shed some light on how Pakistan is performing in online freelance work in the world. I will give introduction of a freelance company "Elance" and according to their figures how Pakistan is performing in numbers and earnings. There would be some testimonials from existing freelancers and existing trends in online freelance work. I will introduce some more credible companies to Siasat.pk members & viewers in near future, I hope that will help Pakistani professionals to get the idea of freelance work.
www.elance.com
What is Elance?
Elance is a global, online, staffing platform where companies, organizations and individuals can hire independent freelance professionals and use online collaboration tools to manage teams and projects.[SUP][1][/SUP] Independent contractors create online profiles and portfolios, submit proposals for jobs, and collaborate and receive payment through the Elance website.
Clients
Businesses can use the Elance website to post jobs, search for freelance Professionals, and solicit proposals. They can evaluate the contractors applying for the job by reviewing qualifications, work history, ratings, portfolios, and skill test scores. Once a contractor is selected, the project communications and files can be exchanged through the Elance system. The contractor is paid by the client through Elance's system, which deducts a percentage of the fee as a "commission." [SUP][6][/SUP] For hourly-rate jobs, timesheets are automatically generated, and Elance's optional Work View tool[SUP][7][/SUP] provides an official record of work completed. For project-based jobs,Statement of work or milestones are defined to indicate progress toward completion, and funds held in escrow by Elance ensure payment upon completion of the milestone.[SUP][8][/SUP] When a contractor quotes an hourly rate or a fixed price to a client, Elance automatically includes a service fee of 8.75%,[SUP][9][/SUP] and after Elance bills the client and receives payment for the work, the fee is deducted and the balance is transferred to the contractor's account.[SUP][10][/SUP]
Freelancers
Freelancers can search Elance website for freelance Jobs, and can research clients' buying history on the system. Each freelancer can post a profile displaying past jobs and feedback, a portfolio, and specific skill and educational-background information that can be verified by a potential client.[SUP][11][/SUP] Registered free users can submit up to 40 proposals each month for free; paid membership plans allow submission of additional proposals. Payment for services performed is guaranteed, if work is done using all elements of the Elance system.[SUP][12][13][/SUP]
A 2012 survey of freelancers conducted by Elance indicated that freelancing was the "sole source of income" for 48% of respondents, and that 69% had at least a bachelor's degree.[SUP][14][/SUP]
The Elance Trends section shows freelancers available by skill and location Trends.
Skills
Information technology jobs such as web and mobile programming and development account for the majority of earnings on Elance (59%), followed by creative jobs (24%), marketing (7%), and operations (7%).[SUP][15][/SUP] Also popular are jobs for writers and graphic designers.[SUP][16][/SUP] Elance maintains a current list of their overall top 100 in-demand skills, and in 2011, the most in-demand skills were PHPprogramming, WordPress programming, article writing, graphic design, and HTML programming.[SUP][17][/SUP] Specific data, including global job growth numbers and earnings on the most in-demand skills, is made available on Elance's website.[SUP][18]
[/SUP]Where the world works differently.
Here at Elance, things work differently. They just do.
For one thing, businesses get lots of great work done fast and affordably. Plus freelancers here love their work and love the freedom to enjoy life. Pretty novel approach to the old working world, eh?
Its no wonder savvy businesses and talented freelancers alike are moving to online work at record pace and why Elance is leading the way in todays hiring revolution. The top platform for online work, Elance is the most-popular place to find, hire, manage and collaborate with online freelancers.
See how Elance works.
Better for businesses.
As 500,000+ active businesses will gladly tell you, Elance is where awesome work gets done right away, at the right price. The choices of teams from Fortune 500 companies to nimble startups looking to level the playing field, Elance gives you instant access to a community of over 2.5 million of the worlds best freelancers. Find web programmers, mobile app developers, graphic designers and other freelancers with the most-demanded skills.
Better for freelancers.
Elance is for anyone who wants to do great work and enjoy a great lifestyle. Be your own boss while choosing the jobs you want and working the hours you want. Get hired for interesting jobs whether youre at home or on a white sandy beach. Elance is the choice for 9-to-5 workers in a rut, talented people in remote regions hoping to be discovered, and everyone in between. And with Elance youre guaranteed payment for all the hard work you do.
Create your free profile
Our promise
We want you to follow your passion. Whether you are a business or an independent professional providing services, Elance strives to give you all the tools you need to hire great talent and take on interesting work.
Together we are pioneering a new way to work and a new way to build and grow companies.
Testimonials
"I get jobs that specifically fit my skills, and I interact with really, really talented people around the world."
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Freelancing on Elance has given me a family life, allowing me to work for Fortune 500 companies and still spend time at home. Its changed my family life.
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Thanks to what I earn working on Elance as a freelancer, I can pay for my rent, food, and school expenses. I can work on what I love doing I love my job and Im living the dream.
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As a freelancer on Elance, Ive been able to work cost efficiently with a variety of people no matter where we are. I cant even count all of the benefits.
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I love to work at night, and Elance allows me to avoid a boring 9-to-5 schedule.
Where is Pakistan Standing?
- Freelancers by Skill
- Freelancers by Geography
View By: Freelancers | Earnings
[TABLE="class: mint-geography, width: 675"]
[TR]
[TH="colspan: 2"]Top Countries[/TH]
[TH="class: num, align: right"]Total Earnings*[/TH]
[TH="class: num, align: right"]IT[/TH]
[TH="class: num, align: right"]Creative[/TH]
[TH="class: num, align: right"]Marketing[/TH]
[TH="class: num, align: right"]Operations[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]1.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$169,614,327[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$60,503,349[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$75,649,619[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$12,190,963[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$12,293,473[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]2.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$168,059,299[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$131,171,984[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$16,413,819[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$5,816,441[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$13,045,004[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]3.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$40,752,277[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$28,939,939[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$7,351,220[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$1,507,142[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$2,523,489[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]4.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$38,861,047[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$36,272,843[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$2,364,119[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$47,170[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$61,397[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]5.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$19,018,514[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$7,295,985[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$9,444,725[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$1,356,515[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$527,574[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]6.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$18,507,766[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$7,803,038[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$9,072,504[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$782,006[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$477,764[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]7.[/TD]
[TD] Romania[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$16,702,594[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$12,852,510[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$3,273,230[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$244,951[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$199,662[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]8.[/TD]
[TD] Russia[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$15,193,335[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$13,816,963[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$1,169,191[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$32,549[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$91,257[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]9.[/TD]
[TD] Philippines[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$7,141,783[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$1,020,480[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$1,912,502[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$788,143[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$3,076,714[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]10.[/TD]
[TD] China[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$6,946,241[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$4,843,223[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$1,447,871[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$113,775[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]$243,814[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
- Freelancers by Skill
- Freelancers by Geography
View By: Freelancers | Earnings
[TABLE="class: mint-geography, width: 675"]
[TR]
[TH="colspan: 2"]Top Countries[/TH]
[TH="class: num, align: right"]Registered Freelancers*[/TH]
[TH="class: num, align: right"]IT[/TH]
[TH="class: num, align: right"]Creative[/TH]
[TH="class: num, align: right"]Marketing[/TH]
[TH="class: num, align: right"]Operations[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]1.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]715,964[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]132,986[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]380,225[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]70,561[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]189,525[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]2.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]359,476[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]163,851[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]131,582[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]31,631[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]71,285[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]3.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]113,219[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]33,616[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]49,555[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]10,869[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]29,529[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]4.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]89,207[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]11,737[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]39,687[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]10,541[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]37,797[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]5.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]80,125[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]21,280[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]44,123[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]5,985[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]14,926[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]6.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]55,076[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]13,169[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]30,722[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]4,988[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]11,422[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]7.[/TD]
[TD] Bangladesh[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]33,064[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]11,226[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]14,313[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]4,950[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]8,246[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]8.[/TD]
[TD] Australia[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]29,471[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]7,614[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]15,604[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]2,438[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]6,019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]9.[/TD]
[TD] Kenya[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]21,842[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]3,662[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]10,146[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]1,816[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]7,050[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD="class: list-number, align: right"]10.[/TD]
[TD] South Africa[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]20,706[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]3,785[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]9,287[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]1,642[/TD]
[TD="class: num, align: right"]5,919[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Freelancing Trends
Freelancers Hired
YoY Earnings Growth in Top 25 Freelancer Countries
Top 10 Freelancer Countries[TABLE="class: country-table, width: 204"]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]1.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD]United States[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]2.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD]India[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]3.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD]Pakistan[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]4.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD]Ukraine[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]5.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD]United Kingdom[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]6.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD]Russia[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]7.[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Canada[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]8.[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Romania[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]9.[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]China[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]10.[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Philippines[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Hiring Trends
Skills in Demand
Percentage of Jobs Posted by Category
Top Skills in Demand (YoY Growth)
[TABLE="width: 215"]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]
Creative[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]Photoshop (+110%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]Web Design (+105%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]Photography (+104%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]Graphic Design (+101%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]Illustrator (+98%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 215"]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]
Marketing[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]Digital Marketing (+93%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]Social Media Marketing(+80%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]Email Marketing (+76%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]Direct Marketing (+70%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]Content Writing (+68%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 204"]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]IT & Programming[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]HTML5 (+69%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]Android (+66%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]iOS (+60%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]CSS (+59%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]PHP (+52%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 204"]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]
Operations[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]Legal Research (+95%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]Admin Support (+82%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]Contract Law (+78%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]Bookkeeping (+75%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd, bgcolor: #F5F5F5"]
[TD]Financial Analysis (+66%)[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Hiring Outlook
Companies are bullish on hiring freelancers; online is the majority of new freelancer hires.
Overall, are you planning to hire more freelancers in 2012 than 2011?
Programmers and designers are most sought after hires.
Looking ahead to the next six months, what types of online freelancers will be the most valuable to your business?
Future of Work
54% of workforces will be online in five years on average.
Looking ahead five years, can you estimate the percentage of your workforce that will be online freelancers?
Quality of talent online is better or equal to local talent.
For the skills you need, how would you compare the quality of talent for online freelancers to the quality of talent you can find locally?
Online is enabling companies to do more.
So get hired guys, Pakistan is already doing well and prospects are great. Bless you all.
