Adrian Smith

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Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith is the senior director of operations for recruiter Randstad UK. He has worked for Randstad since 2002 when he joined as a consultant. Educated at Loughborough and the Sorbonne, he enjoys rugby, sailing, and winter sports.

 

Top 10 soft skills IT contractors need to succeed

Revealed: the non-technical competencies that can transform top techies into absolute IT heroes.

24th May, 2023 | Successful Contracting

5 negotiation strategies for IT contractors in need of a New Year rate rise

Less obvious but still tried and tested ways to land more per hour or per day, in 2023.

21st December, 2022 | Successful Contracting

Top 5 IT contractor skills now and in 2023

Where’s paying the most to IT contractors, and will continue offering premiums in 2023.

16th December, 2022 | Successful Contracting

10 questions to ask a contractor before hiring them

What end-clients can pose to contractors to help separate the wheat from the chaff.

1st August, 2022 | Guide To Interviews

5 reasons why hiring contractors are your next talent solution

Revealed: how non-permanent specialists have the edge over their full-time staff counterparts.

26th July, 2022 | Successful Contracting

How contractors can secure a 15% IR35-related rate rise

Get your contractor pay up, up, and away, before potential ‘soft-landing’ ending jitters grounds it in the doldrums.

7th April, 2022 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

Top 10 highest paid IT contracts in 2022

Revealed: the best paying freelance technology opportunities in the UK today.

25th February, 2022 | Successful Contracting

IR35 has splintered UK contracting, with vast unintended consequences government shouldn’t shirk

A laudable intention that’s gone totally awry, so HMRC, ministers, even peers, must remedy off-payroll’s many harms.

5th November, 2021 | Comment

A tech pay bonanza for IT contractors is on, and permie bonuses just can't keep up

Competition for techie talent is putting pay on a next level, yet it’s reserved just for contractors.

19th October, 2021 | Comment