Self -employed people in our province charge the highest hourly rate of all provinces on average: 84 euros. In Friesland, the average hourly rate with 71 euros is the lowest. On average, self -employed people in the Netherlands charge 81 euros per hour. This is evident from the large hourly rates research of Online Bank Knab, including more than 20,000 independent entrepreneurs.
The height of the hourly rate does not automatically determine how much remains below the line. “In some provinces, the housing costs and the personal costs are lower, which gives room to do well with a slightly lower rate,” says financial expert Oskar Barendse of Knab. “It also plays a role how many hours someone can invoice and how efficiently a self -employed person deals with his costs and taxes.”
In Brabant, half of the independent entrepreneurs experience many personal costs. A quarter says it has many business costs. The Knab study also shows that 56 percent of Brabant freelancers have started to count a higher hourly rate in the past year. On average they ask nine percent more than before.
About the research
Research was carried out between January 9 and February 13 and was filled by more than 20,000 independent entrepreneurs. The questionnaire was sent to more than 250,000 self-employed customers from Knab, a group that gives a representative picture of the Dutch market of self-employed people without staff (self-employed).
In most provinces, self -employed people are most active in business services. This also applies to our province. The business sector accounts for 16 percent. This is followed by 11 percent and personal services with 9 percent.
In our province, more than half of the self -employed workers mainly work for other companies. One in five works for private individuals. Nine percent work for the government and 12 percent do social, social or scientific work at an NGO, charity and aid organizations.
In our province, the share of female freelancers with 43 percent is highest. 68 percent have followed a HBO or scientific education. More than a third of the Self -Employed Brabant is a starter
Trust in the future
On average, 86 percent of self -employed people say they are positive about the future of their company. At the same time, 24 percent are concerned about the DBA Act, the law that must prevent false independence among entrepreneurs.