IT Skills
10 essential software engineering skills for contractors
When the choice of specialism isn't just a programming decision; it's a strategic decision affecting your career, cash, and contract-availability. 7 min
IT news and guides
IT Skills
Guide to Freelancing
Top 10 tips for new IT contractors
A veteran computer consultant reveals tried and tested must-dos, for newcomers wanting to succeed at IT contracting. 7 min
Guide to Freelancing
Would an IT freelancer who wants to work overseas have more options as a UK employee?
Overview for Brit freelancers wondering if being on an organisation’s payroll in 2024 would make getting a job abroad easier. 7 min
Freelancer News
Freelance tech sector unmoved by Autumn Statement 2023, despite AI, Life Science and innovation boosters
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s offerings on take-home pay, tax reforms, and technology, come off as inadequate to IT contracting’s top advisers. 8 min
Contracting
What qualifications do you need to become an IT contractor?
Qualifications for IT contractors tend to fall into four main categories. Which ones will you obtain; if any? 7 min
Freelancer News
Autumn Statement 2023: Freelance tech sector in 11th hour appeals to chancellor Jeremy Hunt
Leading organisations that support tech and freelancing tell Free-Work that Hunt’s Conservative colleagues have got it right -- IR35 reform ought to go. 7 min
Contractor Finances
A contractor's guide to VAT
The ins and outs of Value Added Tax in a contractor limited company setting -- demystified. 4 min
Contracting
What makes a successful IT contractor?
Everything it takes to succeed as a freelance technologist in the UK -- revealed by a veteran. 7 min
Contracting
Security clearance levels in the UK: explained
What UK candidates need to know when going forward for secure, sensitive or secretive roles. 5 min
Contracting
Making your spouse (or civil partner) a shareholder of your limited company
Practical and financial perks are on offer when your spouse is also your shareholder – but beware the pitfalls. 5 min
IT Skills
How to become a Python developer contractor
16 must-dos to succeed as a contractor with Python. 5 min
Contracting
The costs of running a limited company
Laid bare: the real costs of running a contractor limited company, as the 2024-25 tax year approaches. 4 min
IT Skills
What is the difference between a project manager and programme manager?
Explainer on two commonly confused tech roles which, in fairness, do have translating vision into tangible outcomes in common. 6 min
Guide to Freelancing
As a UK IT freelancer, what are my options if I want to work overseas?
Explainer on the rules and regulations tied to landing freelance work abroad in the post-Brexit era. 7 min
IT Skills
What is the difference between a Business Analyst and a Data Analyst?
A breakdown of two key tech jobs: the big picture, make-it-happen role, versus finding opportunities as an insight-creator. 4 min
Contracting
What is a Personal Service Company (PSC)?
An explainer on the most popular vehicle for IT freelancing which, paradoxically, isn’t even defined in law. 5 min
IT Skills
How much can freelance Business Analysts earn per hour, per day?
Variations exist but freelance Business Analysts are currently benchmarked at a tidy £500 a day. 4 min