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. # Company # Legal # Contracting 3 November 2023 5 min
IT Skills How to become a Python developer contractor 16 must-dos to succeed as a contractor with Python. # Skills # Developer # Contracting 31 October 2023 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. # Company # Contracting 26 October 2023 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. # Skills 24 October 2023 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. # Freelance 20 October 2023 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. # Skills 18 October 2023 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. # Freelance # Company # Contracting 13 October 2023 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. # Skills # Freelance # Contracting 11 October 2023 4 min
IR35 A guide to IR35: understanding the off-payroll working rules Are you eyeing contracting in the UK tech sector via your own limited company? Meet your new priority – IR35. # IR35 # Legal # Contracting 6 October 2023 7 min
Contracting IT contractors must beware five big threats to freelance tech success Swapping full-timing for freelancing can be lucrative as a techie, but be wary -- because with reward, comes risk. # Freelance # Contracting 3 October 2023 5 min
IR35 Does Microsoft’s IR35 rethink show the tide is turning in IT freelancers’ favour? Hopefully a sign of things to come on off-payroll determinations has been spotted at the UK outpost of the world’s largest software company. # IR35 # Contracting 29 September 2023 6 min
Contracting When your sole trader IT business deserves to be a tech limited company Know when to press fire: Top three triggers for jumping from the sole trader structure to ‘LTD.’ # Freelance # Company # Contracting 27 September 2023 4 min
Guide to Freelancing The most professional way to start IT freelancing? It’s as a limited company If tax-efficiency, limited liability and looking the part matter to you, then a limited company is your way to go. # Freelance # Company 22 September 2023 4 min
Guide to Freelancing The easiest way to start IT freelancing? It’s as a sole trader Starting your tech business from scratch is simplest, quickest and comes with key reliefs if you take the sole trader route. # Freelance # Self-employed # Company 19 September 2023 5 min
IT Skills What makes a good freelance digital designer? Find out what it takes to become a successful contract digital designer; from technical skills and specialist experience, to soft skills and your attitude. # Skills 15 September 2023 4 min
Guide to Freelancing Top 3 ways freelancing in IT can boost your technology career Earnings, experiences and autonomy -- techies who go freelance get to maximise all three. # Freelance # Tips 12 September 2023 4 min
Guide to Freelancing Can freelancing in IT damage my technology career? These four potential snags of freelancing as a technologist could trip up unwary IT employees, rushing to ‘go it alone.’ # Freelance # Self-employed 11 September 2023 5 min