How much do Polish Freelancers Earn

 

You can write about the benefits of remote work and freelancing all the time. Some of the benefits are obvious: Remote work gives you more independence, more opportunities for growth and more freedom. Others are less exposed, but just as important: more motivation, more responsibility for yourself and building your brand, and finally a greater sense of control over your life.

Remote work is not only a benefit for freelancers. Employers and employers, mainly small and medium-sized companies, also use it more and more often. The ability to work from home for permanent employees is an additional motivation and way to increase productivity. Remote work in the case of contractors employed on contracts is a way to reduce the costs associated with hiring a full-time employee for orders that do not require it.

However, is it possible to make a living from being a freelancer? How much does a Polish freelancer earn and who does he work for? As every year, thanks to the survey, these questions were answered by the Polish portal for freelancers.

How much do Polish freelancers earn?

Useme.eu conducted a survey in which over 1,200 people took part. They were both freelancers whose only source of income is remote work on a contract and freelancers who combine remote work with full-time work.

Most of the respondents included copywriters and graphic designers (30% and 24%, respectively), followed by programmers specializing in stores and websites, and IT service specialists (10% and 12%, respectively).

Freelancers’ earnings depend on the industry in which they operate. The general trend is that copywriters are executing more jobs for lower rates , and developers – fewer jobs, but with larger budgets. Graphic designers are in the middle of the pack.

In the group of copywriters, 44% earn monthly income of up to PLN 1,000, and 26% earn up to PLN 2,000. 31% of copywriters earn over PLN 2,000.

Inequalities are smaller in the group of graphic designers : 45% of freelancers earn up to PLN 1,000 here. The higher the income, the smaller the inequality: 19% of graphic designers earn over PLN 2,000 working remotely, and 35% earn over PLN 3,000.

These inequalities are even smaller for industries such as photography, video and animation . Here, 37% of freelancers earn over PLN 1,000, 21% earn over PLN 2,000, and 42% earn over PLN 3,000 per month.

The smallest differences in rates can be seen in the programming and IT industry , where as many as 29% of freelancers earn over PLN 5,000 per month.

Freelancers work mainly for small and medium-sized companies and micro-enterprises. A large group of clients of remote workers are also natural persons who outsource individual work. Large companies are a smaller group of principals for freelancers.
Less and less often there is a situation where freelancers resign from concluding a contract for a specific task or issuing a VAT invoice through Useme.eu – this is less than 14% compared to nearly 40% declaring work without security last year.