The Upwork Skills Index, Q4 2017
Upwork, the largest global freelancing website, released its Skills Index for Q4 2017, ranking the 20 fastest growing skills for freelancers in the United States. The index sheds light on new and emerging skills as an indicator of hot freelance job market trends. According to Stephane Kasriel, CEO of Upwork and co-chair of the World Economic Forum's Council on the Future of Gender, Education and Work, this research shows growth of the number of independent workers as well as growth in the large-scale use of freelance talent by large corporations.