It is said that even inexperienced people can become freelance programmers, even though they can expect high income. For what reason is such a thing possible?

Demand is high due to lack of IT personnel
The shortage of programmers has been a problem in the IT industry for years. Combined with the negative image of 3K (hard, unable to return, low salary) in the IT industry, the reason is that the industry is easy for human resources to leave.

However, on the contrary, this talent shortage is increasing the demand for freelance programmers. There is an increasing tendency to seek out development resources that cannot be secured by in-house personnel.

Development of crowdsourcing services
The domestic crowdsourcing service market is growing at a tremendous pace. According to Yano Research Institute, the crowdsourcing market size, which was 39.1 billion yen in 2014, is projected to grow to 295 billion yen in 2020.

This growth rate is said to be at an abnormal level in some cases. For freelance programmers who are deeply involved in crowdsourcing, this is a very powerful tailwind.

Increasing freelance working environment
With the spread of IT, platforms on the Internet, such as crowdsourcing mentioned above, continue to develop at an amazing speed. Also, from a global perspective, the number of jobs that can be undertaken by individuals without being tied to the place of work is increasing.

In addition, the number of coworking spaces that are attractive as companies that have adopted remote work and freelance workplaces is steadily increasing.

This rapid enrichment of the freelance work environment confirms the high demand for freelancers.

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