You can find those at same place where you checked , just ask for bids and you can see people from all over the world bidding , and then ou may choose based upon location as you require , make it as eligibility criteria

Good luck with your search

I've done that mate, but some of their English is that bad, they don't understand what my condition means. If it wasn't so time consuming it would be funny.

I'd be interested in the answer to this myself, but from the other side.

I've considered listing my services on one of these sites, but then I looked at the listings and the lowball bids and decided it wasn't worth it.

Maybe there are people out there willing to pay competitive rates for an experienced, native-English programmer, but they'd have to wade through 1000's of low-quality bids.

Language is not a problem that you can sweep under the rug so easily.

I just completed a contract assignment (through a local "body shop", or agency) where I had to deal with two software vendors who are located in Belgium, Austria, and Hungary. Now these are professional outfits - one is a well-known international conglomerate (from oil to Electronics...) based in Holland.

Getting any kind of support was a major headache. Emails were misunderstood repeatedly, had to go in to the office early to make phone calls that answered by voice-mail in French. It typically took 3-4 days to get a sensible answer, and that was on the EASY questions. One question that was asked at the beginning of the project was finally answered at the END - well after I'd worked around the problem.

Now, these are big companies that deal with support in multiple languages routinely, and are expected to be able to do so, and they have a hard time of it. Imagine what it is like dealing with individuals who may not have the same resources available.

While your problem may not need local, hands-on talent, a local hands-on temp agency might be just what you need. Most of them are really quite good at matching-up the right people with the right companies. I know they generally don't waste my time with interviews that don't lead anywhere, so I assume they also don't waste the employer's time with candidates that aren't right for the job. I've been using them from the "talent" side for 20 years, and I'm not convinced that a web-based approach can do nearly as well.

That said, agencies aren't generally interested in a few hours work. My three-week turned-to-eight-week assignment was on the short side as these things go. So, there's certainly a need for some means to matching-up quality employees who speak your language natively with those who need them for shorter-term assignments.