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
Freelance
IT Skills
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. 5 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.’ 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. 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. 5 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. 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.’ 5 min
Freelancer Finances
Late payments are still prevalent for UK freelancers. What can we do about it?
IPSE, the UK’s freelancer body, uses its first Free-Work column to say it’s time government got tough on late payers -- at Autumn Statement 2023 or before. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
Are freelancers entitled to employment rights?
You’re likely one of the millions who’ve chosen to ‘go it alone.’ But that doesn’t mean you’re totally without protections when you work. Find out your key rights and protections here. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
What IT freelancers should look for in an accountancy firm
Top 3 things computer contractors should look for in their accountant, by someone who knows (-- a veteran accountant to technology freelancers). 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
A comprehensive guide to starting a freelance tech business from scratch
Everything you need to know to start your freelance tech business; from business plans and networking to marketing and funding. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
What tech freelancers using recruitment agencies must beware
Six revelations by an IT staffing boss on what his less-than-reputable industry colleagues get up to. 6 min
Freelancer News
Over-50s are returning to work; could freelancing be the way to do it?
New pensions perks could be the final push that workplace returnees need to go self-employed. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
Becoming an IT freelancer: 8 tips for success
Setting up your own business in the IT sector cannot be a spur-of-the-moment decision... 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
IT freelance - Why define a marketing position?
What do we mean by “marketing positioning”? Marketing positioning generally applies to a product or service. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Becoming an IT freelancer
Would you like to become a freelancer in IT? Free-Work has compiled a list of the advantages and disadvantages of IT freelancing, so that you can make an informed decision. 5 min