Software Development Freelance Evidence Hub
Compare application, web, mobile, systems, and quality roles without treating framework aliases as separate occupations.
Catalog coverage
10 core occupations · 371 searchable aliases · 10 records with official U.S. percentile evidence
Official employee-wage P50 range among those empirical records: $44.54–$67.45/hr. This is a catalog range, not an observed freelancer-rate distribution.
Occupation evidence
| Core occupation | Evidence anchor | Mapping | Source vintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR / VR Developer | $65.38/hr employee P50 | Strong official occupation proxy | May 2025 |
| Backend Developer | $65.38/hr employee P50 | Strong official occupation proxy | May 2025 |
| Blockchain Developer | $67.45/hr employee P50 | Context-only U.S. occupation proxy | May 2025 |
| DevOps Engineer | $65.38/hr employee P50 | Strong official occupation proxy | May 2025 |
| Embedded Systems Developer | $65.38/hr employee P50 | Strong official occupation proxy | May 2025 |
| Frontend Developer | $44.54/hr employee P50 | Direct official occupation match | May 2025 |
| Full-Stack Developer | $65.38/hr employee P50 | Strong official occupation proxy | May 2025 |
| Game Developer | $65.38/hr employee P50 | Strong official occupation proxy | May 2025 |
| Mobile App Developer | $65.38/hr employee P50 | Strong official occupation proxy | May 2025 |
| QA Engineer / Tester | $50.14/hr employee P50 | Direct official occupation match | May 2025 |
How to use this category
Choose the closest core occupation, then inspect its national occupation mapping and limitation. TransparentRate applies the provisional ×1.75 planning coefficient once; it does not add an experience, client-market, geography, purchasing-power, or category premium.
Why aliases do not get separate pages
Tool names, specialties, and near-synonymous job titles resolve to these core occupations inside the calculator. Keeping one evidence page per selected core occupation avoids thin duplicate landing pages and keeps source corrections centralized.