If you're good, freelance/contract. The companies don't need to vet you as thoroughly as a permanent hire. Once they know you're good, and you know they know,

If you're good, freelance/contract. The companies don't need to vet you as thoroughly as a permanent hire. Once they know you're good, and you know they know, the power balance changes because they don't want to loose you. After the end of the first contract cycle, line up competing options and be prepared to walk away, but you may not need to, because from there on you dictate what it will cost to keep you.