Decrease in Drone Jobs?

I used to do cellular tower inspections across the US as a 1099 contractor (inspect the RAD arrays, ground equipment, shelters, etc) it was a cool position lots of travel and I learned a lot about Cellular communications and construction. I had to stop as I had another WFH job as a Software Engineer for the government that demanded more time from me as well as trying to finish my CS degree.

I want to get back into doing it again so I’ve been looking for the past couple months for positions but I haven’t found any positions anywhere. I was even thinking about starting my own service where I could make a mobile upload app along with AI assisted image stitching and 3d rendering.

I also saw DroneUp is closing down their app, is the demand for certified pilots decreasing? Or is it just over saturation of pilots?