Governance, security and compliance-related skills appear to be gaining momentum in the Nordic consulting market. According to Brainville data, GDPR mentions per assignment increased by +160% in 2026 compared to 2025. The absolute volumes are still relatively modest, but the broader pattern is notable. Skills related to Governance, Information Security, IT Security and Complia[...]

Competition among Frontend consultants/freelancers remains high. Frontend Developers currently have the highest average number of applications per assignment on Brainville. Applications per assignment are also up +16% in 2026 compared to 2025 so far. Does this reflect what you’re seeing in the market right now? 👉 Discuss on LinkedIn

Manage assignments, applications, and consultant profiles directly in your own system Interest in Brainville’s APIs is strong – and clearly growing. That’s why we’ve made it really easy to get started. You’ll find everything under Integrations in Brainville. 👉 Click “Apply for API access” 👉 Done That’s all it takes to get started. Once your application is approv[...]

After an upward movement in March, the market declined in April. At the same time, competition remains high. 📊 Assignments & competition Assignment volume decreased by −17.9% compared to March (excl. healthcare) and is slightly down (−2.2%) compared to April 2025. Part of the decline can be attributed to Easter, which fell early this year and likely reduced overall activi[...]

As an enabler of Developers Day , we at Brainville want to highlight that nominations for this year’s categories are now open. Take the opportunity to nominate while you can! Criteria for the categories ✨ Freelancer of the Year Awarded to a person who serves as a role model for other freelancers – both through their conduct in client assignments and through their willi[...]

We’re making it easier to integrate Brainville into your own system. All integration settings are now gathered in one place in the menu, and Assignment Export has been upgraded with support for both push and pull. With push, relevant assignments are sent to your system as they are published – ready to be matched directly with your own consultants. In a market where timin[...]

Clear assignments lead to better matches. When role, scope, requirements, timing, and location are well defined, it becomes easier for the right consultants to recognize a good fit — and for others to opt out. Based on data from Brainville’s open marketplace, these are the companies with the highest assignment quality, measured by level of detail and clarity in published assig[...]

We continue to develop Brainville with focus on what creates the most value in daily use: better matching, clearer structure, and smoother international collaboration. We are now launching two important improvements to the platform. 🤖 AI Support Throughout the Process AI is now integrated into several parts of Brainville — with one clear objective: increased precision[...]

Nominations for Developers Day 2026 are now open! For the fourth year in a row, Developers Day brings together the tech industry to celebrate innovation, leadership, and passion. It’s time to highlight the people and companies making a real difference – and we need your help. Who do you think deserves recognition? A colleague who inspires, a mentor who uplifts others, a te[...]

After the year-end slowdown, January shows a clear rebound in activity across the Nordic consulting market. This is largely seasonal: December is typically affected by holidays, and the transition into January almost always brings higher volumes. With that context in mind, published assignments increased by 11.3% compared to December and were 1.0% higher year-on-year. Consulta[...]

Providing feedback to applicants is a cornerstone of a professional assignment market. Consultants don’t necessarily expect a positive response — but they do expect clarity. Clear responses make it easier to make informed decisions, prioritize correctly, and plan availability. Based on data from Brainville’s open marketplace, these are the companies with the highest reply freq[...]

Active advertisers contribute to a more transparent and efficient consulting market. When many assignments are gathered in one open marketplace, it becomes easier for consultants to find the right opportunities — and for buyers to reach expertise beyond their existing networks. Based on data from Brainville’s open marketplace, these are the top 10 companies by assignment volum[...]

The consulting and freelance market in the Nordics remained broadly stable in 2025 — but under increasingly selective conditions. This report is based on the largest open dataset on freelance and consulting demand in the Nordics. It builds on real market activity: published assignments, applications, pricing signals and role demand from an open marketplace. No surveys. No es[...]

The number of assignments across the Nordics was higher than in December 2024. Compared with November, activity declined by just over 20%, which is not surprising in a month characterised by public holidays. This follows the normal seasonal pattern. 👩‍🔧 Available consultants The number of consultants ready for new assignments was significantly higher than a year ago, but cle[...]

We’ve now launched version 2 of the Brainville API, built to be more modern and easier to use. The goal is simple: to make it smoother to integrate Brainville into your own systems, automate workflows, and build services on top of our ecosystem. On our Developer Portal, you’ll find an overview of what the APIs can do — from retrieving assignments and company information to i[...]

Fewer assignments. More consultants looking for their next opportunity. 📊 Assignments & Competition The number of assignments fell by –11 % compared to October but remains +5 % higher than in November last year (Nordic total). At the same time, more consultants signalled that they were available for new work, showing a continued increase in competition across the Nordic m[...]

After nearly two years of falling demand, price pressure and cautious clients, the Nordic consulting market may finally be shifting. SolidX AB — a Swedish mid-market consultancy — just delivered an upside profit warning and the strongest quarter in the company’s history. Despite a tough market, the company reported record profitability, driven by stronger pricing, stable uti[...]

The everyday life of a freelancer is filled with exciting assignments, but also many small time-thieves: messy papers, unpaid invoices, forgotten deadlines, and the constant chase for overview. Flowliy helps you with all of that, giving you more time and peace of mind to focus on what you truly care about. Flowliy is your digital partner that makes working life smarter in se[...]

We continue to make Brainville even more powerful for companies who want smarter ways to integrate with their own systems. We are now launching Assignment Export – a highly requested module that lets you seamlessly transfer selected assignments from Brainville straight into your own platform. With Assignment Export, you can: Choose exactly which assignments you want[...]