SoloShift

Make the shift from employee to independent.

SoloShift helps technology professionals assess their freelance readiness, understand their gaps, and follow a personalised roadmap into contracting, consulting, and independent work.

  • Free assessment
  • Takes 5 minutes
  • No credit card required
  • Built for tech professionals
Readiness ScoreNearly Ready
0/100
Experience82
Financial Readiness61
LinkedIn & CV54
Business Setup48

Example score — yours will reflect your actual profile

The Problem

The problem is not your skill. It is clarity.

Most technology professionals already have valuable skills. What they lack is a clear, country-specific plan for packaging, pricing, positioning, and transitioning safely.

You do not know if you are ready

There's no objective measure of readiness — and gut feeling isn't enough when your income is on the line.

Your CV and LinkedIn are not contract-ready

Permanent-style profiles don't win contract work. Most people only find out after the rejections.

Day rates, tax, and setup feel confusing

Rates, tax obligations, company structure — it's all guesswork without a framework for your country.

You do not know where to find your first contract

Knowing you're ready is one thing. Knowing where to look — and how to pitch yourself — is another.

Why SoloShift Exists

Built from the journey most professionals are trying to make.

SoloShift is based on real contracting and consulting experience across the UK, Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands since 2016 — not theory, not a course written by someone who's never done it.

It was created to help technology professionals avoid the confusion of figuring this out alone, position themselves properly, and move into freelancing, contracting, or consulting with an actual plan.

Freelancing and contracting experience since 2016

Built for data, analytics, cloud, and tech professionals

Practical guidance based on real-world consulting experience

Designed to support future independent consultants

The SoloShift Method

From uncertainty to a clear roadmap.

Five stages from employed to independent — the framework behind your assessment and roadmap. Every plan SoloShift builds moves you through them.

1

Assess

Understand your freelance readiness.

Experience, finances, positioning, business setup — scored honestly, no validation theatre.

2

Position

Improve your LinkedIn, CV, niche, and personal brand.

Contract work is bought differently — your profile has to sell an offer, not a career history.

3

Prepare

Get clarity on business setup, finance, and risk.

Company structure, tax, runway — the practical groundwork, specific to your country.

4

Launch

Start outreach, apply for contracts, and set your rate.

A pipeline, a rate you can defend, and the first engagement won.

5

Grow

Move from freelancer to consultant and build long-term independence.

Higher-value engagements, repeat clients, and a business that outlasts any one contract.

How It Works

Three steps to independence

From uncertainty to a clear, actionable plan in under 10 minutes.

1

Take the Assessment

Answer questions about your country, experience, skills, career goals, LinkedIn, CV, finances, and freelance readiness.

Free · Takes 5 minutes

2

Get Your Score

Receive a SoloShift Readiness Score with strengths, gaps, and recommended next steps.

Instant results

3

Follow Your Roadmap

Unlock a personalised country-specific roadmap to help you move from employee to freelancer, contractor, consultant, or business owner.

Tailored to your target market

Your Readiness Score

See exactly where you stand

SoloShift scores your readiness across four key areas — experience, financial readiness, LinkedIn and CV positioning, and business setup — so you know precisely what's holding you back and what to fix first.

No vague advice. Just a clear, honest picture of your strengths and your gaps.

Preview a full example report →
Readiness ScoreNearly Ready
72/100
Experience82
Financial Readiness61
LinkedIn and CV54
Business Setup48

Built For

Built for technology professionals ready to work independently.

SoloShift is designed for people with 2 or more years of experience who want to move into freelance, contract, or consulting work.

Data AnalystBI DeveloperAnalytics EngineerData EngineerSoftware EngineerCloud EngineerDevOps EngineerProduct ManagerProject ManagerBusiness AnalystTechnology ConsultantAI / ML ProfessionalERP / CRM ConsultantData Migration Specialist
2 years

Junior / entry-level freelancer

Enough hands-on experience to deliver independently on well-scoped work.

3–4 years

Mid-level freelancer

Established skills and a track record that supports steady contract or freelance demand.

5+ years

Senior contractor or consultant

Deep expertise that commands higher day rates and consulting-level engagements.

Country Support

Available in 6 launch markets

SoloShift tailors your roadmap and country guide to your specific market — kept simple, no dense legal or tax reading required.

🇬🇧

United Kingdom

GBP · Launch market

🇮🇪

Ireland

EUR · Launch market

🇺🇸

United States

USD · Launch market

🇩🇪

Germany

EUR · Launch market

🇳🇱

Netherlands

EUR · Launch market

🇱🇺

Luxembourg

EUR · Launch market

Coming soon

🇨🇭Switzerland🇸🇪Sweden🇳🇴Norway🇫🇮Finland🇩🇰Denmark🇧🇪Belgium🇦🇹Austria🇫🇷France🇪🇪Estonia🇵🇱Poland🇪🇸Spain🇵🇹Portugal

Pricing

Start free. Scale when ready.

Take the full assessment and see your score at no cost. Unlock your personalised roadmap when you're ready to act. All prices in USD.

Save 20% with annual billing

Free

Free

Explore your path.

  • 1 free readiness assessment
  • Best-fit career path preview
  • Overall score + category breakdown
  • Top 3 strengths and weaknesses
  • Basic country guide preview (UK & IE)
Start Free

Starter

$9/month

Start your shift into data.

  • Full data assessment result
  • Best-fit data role recommendation
  • Personalised learning roadmap
  • DataCamp track suggestions
  • Budget-friendly learning alternatives
  • Portfolio project ideas
  • Monthly roadmap refresh
Get Starter
Most Popular

Professional

$19/month

Build your transition plan.

  • Everything in Starter
  • Unlimited assessment retakes
  • Full assessment results & recommendations
  • AI-generated 30-day & 90-day action plan
  • All 6 country guides (UK, IE, US, DE, NL, LU)
  • LinkedIn & CV guidance
  • Rate calculator
  • 10 AI coach messages per month
  • 5 AI CV reviews per month
  • 3 AI job application kits per month
  • 3 AI mock interviews per month
  • Priority email support
Get Professional

Premium

$49/month

Make the shift with full support.

  • Everything in Professional
  • Unlimited assessment retakes
  • Unlimited AI coach messages
  • Unlimited AI CV reviews
  • Unlimited AI job application kits
  • Unlimited AI mock interviews
  • Unlimited roadmap refreshes
  • Weekly progress check-ins
  • Direct Slack access to founder
  • Early access to new features
Get Premium

Monthly billing · Cancel anytime · Prices in USD

Learning subscriptions such as DataCamp are optional and are not included in SoloShift pricing unless stated.

FAQ

Common questions

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How is this different from Googling how to become a contractor?+
What countries are supported?+
Can junior professionals use SoloShift?+
Is this legal or tax advice?+
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Ready to find out if you are ready?

Take the free SoloShift assessment and get a personalised view of where you stand.

Free to complete · No credit card · Results in 5 minutes