Benefits of a Freelance Oracle APEX Developer

Here in the UK there’s a lot of buzz about freelance developers and ‘freelancing’ is tipped as the next big thing in the IT job market, especially in the current economic climate. Freelancers are being recognised as helping companies to weather the current recession.

Although the term’s been around for a while within web development, it’s relatively unheard of outside of the UK or within other IT markets. However, there are many benefits to using a freelance developer as opposed to a traditional contractor or the services of a larger company:

• Freelancers are highly skilled within their areas of expertise.
• Freelancers are flexible and can provide services to a succession or number of clients.
• Freelancers do not impose long-term contracts and are available for short-term projects.
• Freelancers represent themselves so clients can avoid dealing with agencies who can charge as much as 25% on top of a contractor’s day rate.
• Freelancer’s overheads are very low as they do not have employees, often work from home and therefore have no need to commute.
• Freelancers establish a direct relationship with their clients so communication is unhindered by bureaucracy and middlemen.

APEX is designed and marketed as a development environment where you can develop an application quickly and cost-effectively and this is why it makes sense to use a freelance Oracle APEX developer. Using a contractor is likely to involve a contract length of a minimum of three months, but that doesn’t help you if you can develop your application in just a few weeks. If you’re lucky, you’ll have a contract with a short notice period, but you’re not going to have a very productive contractor if you dismiss them so soon! On the other hand, large companies are not interested in short-term development projects because there isn’t enough money to cover their overheads. Besides, why pay the costs of a large company only to work with an anonymous developer or succession of developers whose skills have not been proven?

At Silvercore Solutions you know exactly who you are working with. My overheads are minimal and I have the flexibility and commitment to help you meet your deadlines. My quotes are highly competitive and I can often arrange my schedule to be available at short notice. No job is too big or too small. Whether you want half a day’s APEX consultancy, a quick proof of concept, require APEX training or have a long-term project in the pipeline, get in touch to find out what I can do for you.