How can I gauge market demand for my skills before going freelance?

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I am a Mechanical Engineer, currently employed full-time for a large multinational. I am considering the option of leaving my full-time job to do similar work freelance, for a number of reasons that I won't go into here in detail.



So, I am wondering how I can gauge how much demand there will be for my skills in the market, before I take the plunge and quit my current job. I have a family to support and mortgage to pay, so I need to have a good level of confidence that I can earn at least as much as I am now, before I could make the jump.



Is it realistic to expect that I could earn more working freelance than I am currently full-time?



I have some academic background in fluid dynamics and what I really want to do is develop into being a specialist in fluid dynamics/CFD.






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    I am a Mechanical Engineer, currently employed full-time for a large multinational. I am considering the option of leaving my full-time job to do similar work freelance, for a number of reasons that I won't go into here in detail.



    So, I am wondering how I can gauge how much demand there will be for my skills in the market, before I take the plunge and quit my current job. I have a family to support and mortgage to pay, so I need to have a good level of confidence that I can earn at least as much as I am now, before I could make the jump.



    Is it realistic to expect that I could earn more working freelance than I am currently full-time?



    I have some academic background in fluid dynamics and what I really want to do is develop into being a specialist in fluid dynamics/CFD.






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      I am a Mechanical Engineer, currently employed full-time for a large multinational. I am considering the option of leaving my full-time job to do similar work freelance, for a number of reasons that I won't go into here in detail.



      So, I am wondering how I can gauge how much demand there will be for my skills in the market, before I take the plunge and quit my current job. I have a family to support and mortgage to pay, so I need to have a good level of confidence that I can earn at least as much as I am now, before I could make the jump.



      Is it realistic to expect that I could earn more working freelance than I am currently full-time?



      I have some academic background in fluid dynamics and what I really want to do is develop into being a specialist in fluid dynamics/CFD.






      freelancing






      share













      I am a Mechanical Engineer, currently employed full-time for a large multinational. I am considering the option of leaving my full-time job to do similar work freelance, for a number of reasons that I won't go into here in detail.



      So, I am wondering how I can gauge how much demand there will be for my skills in the market, before I take the plunge and quit my current job. I have a family to support and mortgage to pay, so I need to have a good level of confidence that I can earn at least as much as I am now, before I could make the jump.



      Is it realistic to expect that I could earn more working freelance than I am currently full-time?



      I have some academic background in fluid dynamics and what I really want to do is develop into being a specialist in fluid dynamics/CFD.






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