The IT freelance economy is growing, but not at large firms

The type of company you work for may have a lot to do with whether you’re hired as a full-time employee or a contract or contingent worker.

Large, end-user companies, those with IT operating budgets of at least $20 million, are cutting back on contract workers after years of expanding their temporary workforces, according to new data by research firm Computer Economics.

But two other surveys that look at a broader group of firms see a reliance on contingency workers that is, overall, on the rise.

Computer Economics said the number of contract workers compared to regular workers declined this year to 10% at large firms, after rising in recent years. In 2012, contract workers accounted for 17% of the IT department workforces and in 2013 it was at 15%. The survey covered about 200 firms.

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