IT market trends
How much do AI and Data contractors earn?
Benchmark your pay (or expectations) against what the IT jobs market is paying today for cutting-edge skills. 3 min
IT and tech news and guides
IT market trends
IT Career Advice
What online IT job adverts frequently say – and what they really mean
A guide to help decode the language of technology job adverts, so you can compute who they actually want. 5 min
HR Guide for Employees
Differences between contractors and employees: explored
If structure, security and regularity appeal go perm. But if you’ve tried contracting, the autonomy genie is probably already out of the bottle. 9 min
Contractor Finances
Do contractors pay National Insurance tax?
Free-Work hears from a top accountant when and in what circumstances freelance IT work will incur you an NI bill from HMRC. 4 min
Contractor Finances
VAT Flat Rate Scheme: explainer and top tips
Simplicity is hard to turn down as a small company but beware -- in the accounting space, simplicity doesn’t always = cost efficiency. 4 min
IT Skills
Front-end vs. back-end developer: which of these two top tech jobs is better for you?
'Behind-the-scenes' techies will gravitate to BE developer jobs, whereas FE developer jobs are for those into 'look and feel.' 4 min
IT Career Advice
With IT jobs, what makes a contractor extendable, renewable?
How to pull off standing still in the UK tech jobs market when everything around you is moving or volatile. 5 min
IT Skills
Which IT skills should you acquire in H2 2024, and how?
The tech skills set to be in-demand in this year’s second half according to Morgan Mckinley, exclusively for Free-Work. 5 min
IT Career Advice
Landing your dream IT job online using personal branding: Ten hacks
Why being called the ‘Elevate Candidate’ is now the last thing tech job board applicants hope to hear. 8 min
IT Skills
Best skills for AI jobs are these five, as a minimum…
Harvey Nash tells Free-Work what the top skills to land an Artificial Intelligence job look like, whether you’re contract or perm. 4 min
IT Career Advice
How to succeed as a Data Engineer - freelance or perm
The role of a Data Engineer is becoming increasingly key – especially with the growth of the data centre market. This article explores the most sought-after technical skills and competencies in data engineering recruitment today (H2 2024). 4 min
Freelancer Finances
Universal credit for limited company directors
A guide for Free-Work users to help answer the often understandably asked question ‘How does Universal Credit work if I have a limited company?’ 7 min
IT market trends
How much pay can IT contractors earn at a telecoms company?
The UK telecoms market: trends and earning potential for freelance IT contractors. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Top 10 skills needed to succeed as a freelance web developer
What languages, frameworks and skills web development hirers expect their contractors to deliver on 2024-25 projects. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
What makes a bad, unsuccessful IT contractor?
In-contract or on the bench, here’s seven ‘what NOT to dos’ which are as vital as what you SHOULD be doing as an IT freelancer. 5 min
IT Career Advice
Becoming an IT contractor in Banking and Finance
SThree on how to break into the most wage-rich IT contracting sector -- Financial Services. 4 min