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Insights and advice on the Dutch IT market
Planning IT hiring smartly around your budget cycles
How do you align your IT hiring with your budget cycles, so you neither miss out nor waste budget? Practical tips to plan your flexible capacity smartly around your financial year.
The hidden costs of IT hiring you often forget
The hourly rate is only part of what IT hiring really costs. Discover the hidden costs, from search time to a wrong match, and how to limit them.
How do you set your hourly rate as an IT freelancer?
How do you determine an hourly rate that is right, not too low and not plucked from thin air? A practical method to build your rate from your desired income and your costs.
Which insurances do you need as an IT freelancer?
Which insurances do you really need as an IT freelancer, and which are optional? An overview of the main insurances, so you are neither uninsured nor needlessly overpaying.
What does hiring a system administrator (sysadmin) cost in 2026?
What does hiring a freelance system administrator or infra engineer cost in 2026? Discover current hourly rates, what determines the price, and when you need which profile.
What does hiring a DBA (database administrator) cost in 2026?
What does hiring a freelance DBA, a database administrator, cost in 2026? Discover current hourly rates, what determines the price, and how to find the right specialist.
What does hiring a security engineer cost in 2026?
What does hiring a freelance security engineer cost in 2026? Discover current hourly rates, why security is expensive, and how to find the right expertise.
What does hiring a DevOps engineer cost in 2026?
What does hiring a freelance DevOps engineer cost in 2026? Discover current hourly rates, what determines the price, and why a low rate is not always cheaper.
What do you keep net as an IT freelancer in 2026?
A high hourly rate is not the same as net income. Which cost items come off, and what do you roughly keep as an IT freelancer? An honest overview, no castles in the air.