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Malt UK: A year in reflection and what’s ahead for 2025

8 January 2025

As we welcome 2025, we want to take a moment to share what’s been happening at Malt UK over the past year and give you a glimpse of what’s ahead. While we’re still a young business in the UK, every step forward brings us closer to building a platform that truly supports our freelancers.

Freelance

2024 Highlights

In 2024, freelancers on Malt UK worked across diverse projects. Here are the top five areas where your expertise made a difference:

  • Business Consulting
  • Web & Graphic Design
  • Communications
  • Marketing
  • Tech & Data

We know there’s still a way to go, but we’ve seen encouraging growth in several areas:

  • Pharma: Work volume increased by 650% compared to 2023.
  • Retail: Project volume grew by 100%.
  • Energy, Industrials, and Utilities: Up by 120%.
  • Private Equity, Financial, and Professional Services: 50% growth.

Our freelance network grew stronger in 2024:

  • 25,000 freelancers are now part of the Malt community, with 7,000 new freelancers joining in 2024.
  • 6,000 freelancers received at least one opportunity last year.
  • We organised 24 community events, providing opportunities to connect, network, and learn.

We’ve introduced new product features to make freelancing simpler and more rewarding:

  • Expense tracker: A handy tool to help you organise receipts and handle reimbursements with less hassle.
  • Rate guidance: Get useful insights to set rates that are both fair and competitive.
  • Profile optimisation: Easily update your profile using LinkedIn integration to keep it up-to-date.


Through our Business Referral Program, UK freelancers earned passive income by referring projects they couldn’t take on. This initiative generated nearly €1 million in turnover by the UK community, and freelancers received bonuses directly from Malt’s margin on these projects!

Don’t forget that by referring a project, you can earn up to 5% of the invoice value or 30% of Malt’s margin.

Looking ahead to 2025

We’re focused on meaningful changes to help freelancers make the most of Malt. Here’s something you can look forward to:


We’ll host workshops and events to support you in areas like:

  • Building your personal brand and client base on LinkedIn.
  • AI Tools: Enhancing productivity with cutting-edge technology.
  • Building a strong independent consulting business.
  • Freelancer wellbeing: taxes, finances, insurance, physical and mental health.

We’re improving the platform to make your experience smoother:

  • Better matching algorithms to help you find the right projects faster.
  • Tools to simplify communication and project management with clients.

While growth takes time, we’re committed to increasing the number of projects available by working closely with existing and new clients. Our goal is to double the number of projects delivered in 2025.

Thank you for being part of Malt UK!

We understand that freelancing can have its challenges, and we’re grateful to all the freelancers who trust Malt as part of their journey. Together, we’re building a platform that creates more opportunities and offers better support. Thank you for being part of our community, and here’s to a promising 2025!