TypeScript side hustles in 2026.
TypeScript is no longer a niche skill — it's a hiring filter. The premium today is for engineers who can introduce TS to legacy codebases without breaking shipping velocity.
Side rate floor
£60/hr
Self-managed marketplaces
Median
£85/hr
Direct-to-client briefs
Most members
Premium
£110/hr
Niche / referral-led work
Ranges are based on Adzuna salary history and rates we see in member reports. Always negotiate +10% on the first proposal — clients expect it.
The shapes of work that actually fit a 9-to-5.
- 01
JS → TS migrations in product codebases
- 02
DX tooling (eslint, vitest, type-only refactors)
- 03
Library typings & generic API layers
- 04
Bug-bash sprints on poorly-typed servers
6 TypeScript briefs posted in the last 14 days.
- Open
Typescript Software Engineer
Kforce Technology Staffing · South Salt Lake, Salt Lake County · 24 Apr
- Open
Typescript Backend Architect
Insight Global · Castlewood, Centennial · 21 Apr
- Open
Lead TypeScript
Chicago, IL · The Loop, Chicago · 21 Apr
- Open
Senior Software Engineer - Java/Typescript/AWS
Enterprise Mobility · Wellston, Saint Louis County · 21 Apr
- Open
Python and Typescript Developer
— · US · 16 Apr
- Open
TypeScript and Rust Developer
— · US · 16 Apr
Sources: Adzuna · YunoJuno · Upwork · Toptal
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