Guide to Freelancing | Free-Work IT news and guides

Leveraging creativity to build your freelance brand

As a freelancer, your personal brand is your most valuable asset. By developing a unique creative approach to your work, you can transform your technical skills into competitive advantage and create a visual identity that brings your brand personality to life.

24 April 2024

3 min

Do contractors get paid for sick leave?

Explained: when poorly IT contractors can and can’t claim sick pay.

19 April 2024

5 min

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.

16 April 2024

5 min

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?

9 April 2024

5 min

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 April 2024

5 min

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.

1 March 2024

6 min

What are five pros and cons of an umbrella company?

Brollies’ big benefits and disadvantages -- listed for Free-Work, by an expert who assesses their compliance.

2 February 2024

5 min

What is an umbrella company?

Quick explainer on what umbrella companies are; where they’re beneficial and when to beware.

30 January 2024

5 min

An IT freelancer’s guide to working through an umbrella company

Everything you need to know about umbrella company contracting as a techie, but were afraid to ask.

15 December 2023

6 min

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.

1 December 2023

7 min

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.

28 November 2023

7 min

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.

20 October 2023

7 min

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.

22 September 2023

4 min

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.

19 September 2023

5 min

Top 3 ways freelancing in IT can boost your technology career

Earnings, experiences and autonomy -- techies who go freelance get to maximise all three.

12 September 2023

4 min

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.’

11 September 2023

5 min