Bitcoin in, Microsoft out in Freelancer.com job statistics - 26th October 2017

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Listings related to cryptocurrency have surged on the 25 million-user Freelancer.com marketplace, as establishment names are forgotten. Bloomberg

by Michael Bailey

Jobs related to bitcoin surged 82 per cent on Freelancer.com's 25 million-user marketplace last quarter, while the share of Microsoft-related tasks plummeted 41 per cent.

In an analysis of the 482,525 new jobs posted on Freelancer.com in the three months to September 30, 2017, the marketplace also reported a resurgence in 'maker culture' with tasks related to 3D design up 29.1 per cent to 5,677, including requests for 3D modelling of education materials through to designing the New Museum of Art by SANNA in New York.

Jobs in Adobe Indesign were the fastest-growing Freelancer category in the quarter, surging 29.3 per cent to 1653, while tasks involving creative design were up 24.5 per cent on the previous quarter to 2178, and included designing a child seat for a Brompton bike.

A the price of a bitcoin broke $US6000 last week, Freelancer.com saw job postings related to bitcoin and cryptography rise by 82 per cent and 59 per cent respectively over the quarter, albeit off lower bases than aforementioned categories.

Jobs related to bitcoin surged 82 per cent on Freelancer.com's 25 million-user marketplace last quarter, while the share of Microsoft-related tasks plummeted 41 per cent.

In an analysis of the 482,525 new jobs posted on Freelancer.com in the three months to September 30, 2017, the marketplace also reported a resurgence in 'maker culture' with tasks related to 3D design up 29.1 per cent to 5,677, including requests for 3D modelling of education materials through to designing the New Museum of Art by SANNA in New York.

Jobs in Adobe Indesign were the fastest-growing Freelancer category in the quarter, surging 29.3 per cent to 1653, while tasks involving creative design were up 24.5 per cent on the previous quarter to 2178, and included designing a child seat for a Brompton bike.

A the price of a bitcoin broke $US6000 last week, Freelancer.com saw job postings related to bitcoin and cryptography rise by 82 per cent and 59 per cent respectively over the quarter, albeit off lower bases than aforementioned categories.

Meanwhile the trend is going the other way for jobs related to Microsoft. In commentary accompanying its statistics, Freelancer.com called the 41.1 per cent fall in Microsoft jobs, to just 681 postings over the quarter, evidence of "secular decline".

However the commentary did sound a note of hope.

"The recent announcement around a new mixed reality headset from the Seattle tech giant might yet see a whole new set of developers clamoring to build the next sweeping application of the tech," it said.

Meanwhile the dominance of Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat in the social media stakes was evident in continuing falls for jobs related to most other platforms.

Out of favour social media accounts included Pinterest, down 34.7 per cent to 1,575 jobs for the last quarter, Twitter down 27.3 per cent to 2,488 and Google Plus down 34.9 per cent to 1,472 postings.

ASX-listed Freelancer.com has had struggles of its own recently, with an ex-employee suing for unfair dismissal and its share price falling after a flat half yearly result. However the freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace still claims to be the world's largest by total number of users and jobs posted, with more than 12 million listings to date if acquired marketplaces are included.

(The Australian Financial Review)