Independent professionals are more in demand than ever before. Upwork’s #FutureWorkforce Report found 47% of hiring managers are now more likely to hire independent talent than they were prior to the COVID-19 crisis. Find out how companies are building for the future in this annual report. #RemoteWork #HireAProfessional #BusinessDevelopment #B2B

1. A greater need for specialized skills
Changes in market conditions and business priorities accelerate
the need for specialized skills.
But companies doubt
their ability to reskill
hiring managers aren’t fully
convinced retraining employees
independent talent.
3 in 4
Reskilling is deemed
important
of hiring managers
agree it’s important
for an organization to
reskill its workforce.
81%
Companies are adapting to a new remote reality
COVID-19 has accelerated the acceptance of remote work.
FUTURE WORKFORCE RE PORT 2020
Hiring has frozen
COVID-19 is disrupting the workforce
Teams are running lean
Remote work is
working
Top 3 benefits of
remote work
Remote work will
continue
of hiring managers say
working remotely has
exceeded their
expectations.
56%
of hiring managers
believe their workforce
will be more remote
than before COVID-19.
62%
Companies are turning to
independent professionals
The new talent landscape
Hiring managers look to remote independent professionals.
Independent talent is
the future
of hiring managers are
more likely to engage
independent talent in
the future due to
COVID-19.
47%
hiring managers
will maintain or
increase their
engagements with
independent talent.
3 in 4
Trending, in-demand
skills
Creative/design
Writing
Web, mobile and software dev
Marketing
58%
58%
51%
46%
The Future Workforce Report was conducted by independent research firm ClearyRated. The report uses data from two surveys.
The first surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. hiring managers through an third-party independent online sample between October 31,2019
and November 13, 2019. The second surveyed more than 500 U.S. hiring managers between April 22, 2020 and April 28, 2020.
of hiring managers
have seen or expect
Remote Work and
the New Talent Landscape
of hiring managers have
frozen hiring in response
to COVID-19.
45%
39%
of hiring managers
to be hired back.
53%
So they look to
independent professionals
of hiring managers cite
access to skilled talent
as their primary reason for
working with independent
professionals in 2020.
49%
No commute
Reduced meetings
Less distractions