Points well taken, Gents.... i have nothing against Chief pilots: a few years ago I didn't know what one was, now I is one myself.. )))
But I have witnessed ratings going to chairwarmers who did not really need them, and who would come cherry-pick the nice short flights every 3 months or so to keep current...
To go back to the original question of the poster: I haven't found that there are that many (good) freelancers on the market when I've needed one. However, the number of typed G550 guys looking for a job seems to have increased, to judged from the pile of CVs on my desk...
Maybe it's that not all current drivers are taken along when the owners upgrade to 650s...