1) It will probably not be "consistent", so you need to ask for more pay than you require, so you can last through the droughts. 2) Your best opportunities are

1) It will probably not be "consistent", so you need to ask for more pay than you require, so you can last through the droughts. 2) Your best opportunities are places you've already worked, because they know you and you know at least some of their infrastructure, code base, etc. 3) Very small companies are more likely to need a generalist, and be unable to pay for a full-time on-staff person. You will need to let a lot of small companies know what you can do, and spend a lot of hours doing that, which no one will pay you for.