One of the few positive things that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the professional environment is the implementation of flexibility in the workplace. The pandemic forced companies, small and large, to adopt remote-working. At the same time, It has also allowed new freelance jobs to emerge. As a result, there was a 22 per cent increase in freelance earnings in 2020 compared to that of 2019, according to CNBC. Inspired by this significant increase, the freelancer.international team has researched the latest reports to find out the most popular and profitable categories for 2021.

Our latest research involved a detailed analysis of our full freelancer database. According to the analysis, thirteen categories have been identified as the key areas where businesses are looking for the most freelancers.