Guide to Freelancing
Do contractors get paid for sick leave?
Explained: when poorly IT contractors can and can’t claim sick pay. 5 min
IT news and guides
Guide to Freelancing
Guide to Freelancing
Do contractors get holiday pay?
SAW Consulting speaks to Free-Work about that age-old, nagging question of holiday pay and your eligibility as a tech contractor. 5 min
IT Skills
10 essential skills for cyber security contractors
Hiring supremo Leap29 lists for Free-Work the key components of a freelance security consultant’s skillset in 2024. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
What’s the difference between a limited company director and a shareholder?
In the IT contractor space, the director-shareholder is usually one and the same. Is your freelance tech company the exception to the rule? 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
Do I need a company secretary?
Chartered accountant Matt Fryer reveals to Free-Work whether the arguably second most important person in your biz is actually required. 5 min
Freelancer Finances
Tax codes for tech contractors -- explained
As the 2024-25 tax year dawns, Brookson tells Free-Work that tech contractors need to make room in their lives for coding of the HMRC-kind. 6 min
IT Skills
Top 5 takeaways from the WeAreDevelopers webinar ‘How to Recruit a Data Scientist’
Here’s the key learnings from a new online ‘conversation’ on ‘misunderstandings’ and ‘stereotypes’ in the data science recruitment space. 6 min
Contracting
The pros and cons of technical tests for IT contractor interviews
Received an invite to a technical interview test? There’s four pros and four cons, but only one answer you should give; ‘Accept.’ 5 min
Contracting
Technical interview tests as a techie: a freelance contractor’s cheat sheet
IT contractor jobs agency VIQU tells Free-Work how tech candidates can pass increasingly common pre-selection job assessments. 6 min
IT Skills
How to become a Data Science contractor, in seven quick steps
Fancy being part of the AI boom? So does nearly everybody else, so try these seven to achieve freelance success as a data scientist. 5 min
Contracting
The great contracting debate: umbrella or limited company; which is best for IT contractors?
Freelancers, grasp the ‘pros’ and ‘cons’ to the top ways of working as a techie on a temporary basis. 6 min
Freelancer Services
Umbrella Companies
If you are self-employed, freelancer or a contractor and you don't want to operate or run a limited company, then an umbrella company can do that for you. An umbrella company can take away the hassle of running a company and allow to do the real work for your clients. 3 min
IT news
Spring Budget 2024: A 'main event' for tech jobs, which falls flat for 'sidelined' IT contractors
The AI-friendly chancellor injecting billions into health service IT doesn’t compute with treating limited company freelancers as 'afterthoughts.' 9 min
Opinion
What a tech recruiter like me makes of Spring Budget 2024
Jeremy Hunt just missed an opportunity to ease the talent shortage in tech – Randstad Digital. 4 min
Opinion
What UK tech contractors need Spring Budget 2024 to deliver – boldness
Chancellor, limited company IT workers are tired of ‘jam tomorrow;’ it’s an AI boost on Wednesday which both they and our economy craves. 6 min
Guide to Freelancing
What are the benefits and pitfalls of IT contracting?
Four quick snags of freelance tech jobs -- versus four of the ‘many pros’ to being an independent technology worker. 6 min
IT Skills
To get into cyber security, what skills and certifications do you need?
The lowdown on breaking into cyber security as a freelancer – the key skills, qualifications and certifications required (in 2024 and beyond). 5 min