Become an IT contractor – 10 things you need to know
If you want to become and IT contractor, here are some expert tips to help you get started. Updated for 2024. Read more
How to set up in business as an IT contractor, find contract work and deal with the world of recruiters and clients.
Here are our key guides to starting up, and enjoying a long and successful career as a professional contractor:
If you want to become and IT contractor, here are some expert tips to help you get started. Updated for 2024. Read more
From our experience of the contracting industry since 1998, we estimate that the total number of IT contractors is likely to be around the 100,000 mark. Read more
The interview is a crucial step in your quest for that next IT contract and every care should be made to ensure that you impress. Read more
Following a traumatic 2020 for contractors, here are four things to consider to help maximise your contract job opportunities during 2021. Read more
Some handy tips for contractors on how to deal with recruitment agents, and how to spot some of the classic tricks of the hiring game. Read more
Owner/employees of small limited companies will only be able to access minimal help from the Government’s COVID-19 support packages. Here we look at the key measures the Treasury has announced to shore up the nation’s finances. Read more
As the 2020/21 tax year approaches, a number of changes are being introduced by the government to help ensure there is more transparency between those seeking work and employment businesses or agencies. Read more
Most contractors work via recruitment agencies – they are a key part of the contracting lifecycle. In this article, we explore how the recruitment process works, and how to successfully work with agents. Read more
We look at the complex subject of agency terms and conditions, with the help of employment status expert Kate Cottrell. Read more
During your contracting career, you may have the opportunity to work for a client directly, without the involvement of a recruitment agency. Here we look at the benefits of working direct, and address some of the pitfalls. Read more