# Deftridge

> Deftridge matches working professionals in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union with part-time and fractional tasks of about one to two hours a day. Every task shows its hourly rate before you apply. Companies pay the rate plus a 15% fee; professionals pay nothing.

Key facts:

- What it is: a recruiting platform for side work. A named recruiter matches each professional with tasks and agrees the rate with them. Source: https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/index.md
- Markets: United States, Canada, United Kingdom and the 27 EU countries. Currencies: USD, CAD, GBP, EUR.
- Load: one to two hours on a working day, about five hours a week; at most 15 hours a week across all tasks. Source: https://deftridge.com/glossary/index.md
- Fees: the professional keeps the whole rate. The company pays the rate plus 15%, prepaid. Hiring the professional full time later costs nothing. Source: https://deftridge.com/pricing/index.md
- Formats: Regular role (Ongoing part-time work of 3-10 hours a week, about one to two hours a day); One-off task (A single deliverable with a fixed scope and a fixed price); Task bundle (A package of 10-20 hours a month for a recurring set of tasks); Expert hour (One paid slot with a senior specialist, typically an hour); AI Expert Review (Reviewing and rating AI output in your own field, 5-15 hours a week. Human work only). Source: https://deftridge.com/work/index.md
- Roles: 96 roles in 7 categories: Finance & Accounting, Data & Analytics, AI Expert Review, Marketing & Content, HR & Recruiting, Legal, Operations & Assistance. Source: https://deftridge.com/jobs/index.md
- Privacy: a company sees the professional's first name, field and rate; surname, employer and contacts stay private until the professional agrees in writing. Companies are shown by a description and a stable code (CL-...), not by name.
- Rates: built from official wage statistics (BLS OEWS for the US, ESDC Job Bank for Canada, ONS ASHE for the UK, Eurostat SES and Destatis for the EU), aged to October 2026 with official wage indices and checked against posted pay. A contractor premium is added by format; no rate falls below the country floor. Author: Catherine Doyle, Head of Rates and Data. Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/index.md
- Rate data licence: CC BY 4.0, with attribution to Deftridge. Download: https://deftridge.com/data/rates-2026-10.csv
- Tasks: 30,000 open tasks listed on 3 November 2026; listings refresh every 15 minutes and closed tasks stay visible for 14 days. Each task has a code DT-... . Source: https://deftridge.com/jobs/llms.txt
- Shortlist for companies: three to five anonymous profiles with rates within 48 hours of a complete brief. Source: https://deftridge.com/for-companies/index.md
- Contact and safety: every Deftridge recruiter writes from an @deftridge.com address and never asks for money. Source: https://deftridge.com/verify/index.md
- Legal entities: Deftridge, Inc. (Delaware, USA) serves the United States and Canada; Deftridge Ltd (United Kingdom) serves the United Kingdom and the EU.

## Rates at a glance

Typical Deftridge rate for a senior professional, per hour, before the company's 15% fee (October 2026). Each line links to the full table by country.

- [Bookkeeper](https://deftridge.com/rates/bookkeeper/index.md): US $35, Canada CA$45, UK £23
- [FP&A Analyst](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/index.md): US $90, Canada CA$65, UK £40
- [Data Analyst](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/index.md): US $95, Canada CA$75, UK £35
- [SEO Specialist](https://deftridge.com/rates/seo-specialist/index.md): US $70, Canada CA$65, UK £30
- [Paralegal](https://deftridge.com/rates/paralegal/index.md): US $45, Canada CA$50, UK £23
- [Fractional CFO](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/index.md): US $230, Canada CA$160, UK £100
- [Contract Recruiter](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/index.md): US $70, Canada CA$60, UK £25
- [Project Manager](https://deftridge.com/rates/project-manager/index.md): US $85, Canada CA$70, UK £40
- [Part-Time Executive Assistant](https://deftridge.com/rates/part-time-executive-assistant/index.md): US $65, Canada CA$50, UK £25
- [AI Evaluator for Finance](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-finance/index.md): US $70, Canada CA$55, UK £30

## Start here

- [How Deftridge works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/index.md): the process for professionals and for companies, step by step
- [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/index.md): the rate plus 15%, who pays what and when
- [Work formats](https://deftridge.com/work/index.md): the five formats, their load and how each is billed
- [Glossary](https://deftridge.com/glossary/index.md): every term used on the site, defined once

## Rates data

- [Rates section guide](https://deftridge.com/rates/llms.txt): how to read the numbers and links to all 96 role pages
- [Rates overview](https://deftridge.com/rates/index.md): 96 roles, US rates at a glance
- [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/index.md): sources, formula, floors and limits
- [Rate table, CSV](https://deftridge.com/data/rates-2026-10.csv): one row per role and place, wage percentiles and the contractor rate, CC BY 4.0
- [Rate table, JSON](https://deftridge.com/data/rates-2026-10.json): the same rows with licence and attribution metadata

## For professionals

- [Jobs section guide](https://deftridge.com/jobs/llms.txt): how tasks, statuses and codes work
- [All open tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/index.md): categories, roles and places
- [Remote tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/remote/index.md): tasks that can be done entirely from home
- [Our promise](https://deftridge.com/our-promise/index.md): what a Deftridge recruiter will and will not do
- [Side work next to a job](https://deftridge.com/side-work/index.md): contract, time, rate, tax and safety in one overview
- [Verify a sender](https://deftridge.com/verify/index.md): how to check that an e-mail really comes from Deftridge

## For companies

- [For companies](https://deftridge.com/for-companies/index.md): send a brief, get a shortlist of anonymous profiles with rates
- [Guarantees](https://deftridge.com/guarantees/index.md): revisions, replacement and refunds
- [Outplacement](https://deftridge.com/outplacement/index.md): free support for people leaving a company

## Guides

- [Check your contract before you take side work](https://deftridge.com/guides/check-your-contract-before-side-work/index.md): Four clauses decide whether side work is allowed, and how to read them. By Lauren Mitchell, Director, Legal.
- [Fractional, part time or freelance?](https://deftridge.com/guides/fractional-vs-part-time/index.md): Fractional, part time and freelance sound alike. Here is what each one means on Deftridge and which fits you. By Daniel Okafor, Chief Recruiting Officer.
- [How to price a task](https://deftridge.com/guides/how-to-price-a-task/index.md): Start from the market wage, add the contractor premium and decide your floor. By Catherine Doyle, Head of Rates and Data.
- [How to read a task brief](https://deftridge.com/guides/how-to-read-a-task-brief/index.md): Eight lines to check in a task brief before you say yes: outcome, load, tools, scope and acceptance. By Daniel Okafor, Chief Recruiting Officer.
- [Side income and tax: the basics](https://deftridge.com/guides/side-income-and-tax-basics/index.md): What contractors in the US and UK usually have to think about. General information, not tax advice. By Grace Huang, Director, Finance & Accounting.
- [Stay safe from recruiting scams](https://deftridge.com/guides/stay-safe-from-recruiting-scams/index.md): Real recruiters never ask for money. How to tell the difference. By Nina Castellanos, Head of Trust and Safety.

## Policies

- [Accessibility statement](https://deftridge.com/accessibility/index.md)
- [Cookie policy](https://deftridge.com/cookies/index.md)
- [Do not sell or share my information](https://deftridge.com/do-not-sell/index.md)
- [Data processing addendum](https://deftridge.com/dpa/index.md)
- [Equal opportunity](https://deftridge.com/eeo/index.md)
- [Modern slavery statement](https://deftridge.com/modern-slavery/index.md)
- [Notice at collection](https://deftridge.com/notice-at-collection/index.md)
- [Privacy notice](https://deftridge.com/privacy/index.md)
- [Terms for companies](https://deftridge.com/terms-companies/index.md)
- [Terms of use](https://deftridge.com/terms/index.md)

## Optional

- [Full text for one-pass reading](https://deftridge.com/llms-full.txt): the key pages and a rate summary for 96 roles in one file
- [Team](https://deftridge.com/team/index.md): the people behind the recruiting, rates and trust teams
- [About](https://deftridge.com/about/index.md): who runs Deftridge
- [Sitemap](https://deftridge.com/sitemap.xml): every page on the site