Over 1000 freelancers participated in our #NOFREEWORK survey and the results are in. To say the outcome is shocking is an understatement. We always knew there was a problem with freelancers working for free but we never realised the extent of the issue.
On average, a freelancer works for free 15.5 days every year - that's over 3 weeks, working Monday to Friday without pay. The average cost to a freelancer? Over £5,000 per year. Perhaps the most surprising figure to come from the #NOFREEWORK survey is the average number of years experience a freelancer has when working for free. To think that there are freelancers offering their professional services for free after an average of 7 years in the industry is a real eye-opener. This statistic shows how the issue of unpaid work is not just affecting those freelancers who are starting out.
