Anyone here with any advice on freelance consulting in London? Looks like Bain may struggle to get me a temporary transfer to the London office, so just curious how the freelance market works in London and any platforms, agencies etc. people use to get work.

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Currently at Bain and thinking about transferring to London. Is Bain London particularly quiet?

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F. Anecdotally from friends it’s quite thin on the ground

Freelancing and contracting are 2 entirely different things. I’m thinking you are meaning contracting as freelancing is typically zero hours and found in creative fields like design, journalism, etc.
The contracting market always has been strong but post IR35 significantly less lucrative. You need a very strong network.

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