Job hunters seek out flexible contracts

As China's job market matures, and the booming digital economy takes off, more and more employees are turning their backs on steady salaried jobs and instead opting to become contractors.

According to a new survey released by the global recruitment specialist Michael Page, 96 percent of the 2,642 polled professionals said they would like to become a contractor at some point in the future.

The biggest proportion, 35 percent of the respondents, said they would be ready to take such a position after working for 10 years or more in a full-time post.