Ask HN: What consultancy/freelance skillsets are paying the most /hr and where?

23 points·chirau··5 comments

Throwaway to rid clients ever discovering this, but I operate glorified UI freelance in the mask of an agency and charge by a day rate of $1,050. Internally I'm factoring that on five hours a day at $175/hr. – on the surface, using a traditional work week ideology that rate looks reasonable. The question never arises on how many hours per day I'm factoring. That said, design is different than coding obviously. Being created by someone with ten years of experience doing so (me) can charge lots more than a newer freelancer. I hit in between that and what the big agencies charge.

There’s no need to feel guilty about that as long as you’re providing the value your clients are paying for.

Although I see why you used a throwaway. I’m always astounded how much consultants will publicly share about their pricing strategies and clients, many of whom likely read the posts themselves.

I don't think that rate is particularly extreme or controversial. At least in NYC or the Bay Area. Second, if your clients are paying this and you keep getting clients, congrats, you're well within the market price for this.

Well, there a lot of specialized consultancies that pay well but with a high barrier of entry (I don't think you'll become a, say, Guidewire consultant overnight, or replace with whatever specialized field you know).

If you mean with a generalist's knowledge of IT, the place to be is San Francisco Area. This report might help you:

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/blog/linkedin-workforce-report...

I guess IT Infrastructure and Systems Management is not sexy :) . I wonder if it pays the bills though.

Interim CEOs make a fair penny.

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