Hi there Guys and Girls
Am looking for advice. I can only hope some of you will appreciate the situation im in, my concerns and my apprehension to go into contracting, so any advice will be grateful, so here goes.
Im a QA Analyst for a large insurance intermediary (namely a well known comparison website.) but thats irrelevant at present.
A colleague of mine earns a substantial amount compared to me, considering we do the same job, and i found out why, shes a contractor.
Further investigation into this, it looks very appealing, but i have alot of questions. a friend of a relative of mine is an I.T buyer, and shes earns bucks as a contractor, but i prefer an outsiders advice and guidance so to speak.
How did you get started?
can you negotiate hours with potential employers?
can you choose which geographical areas you work in?
do you negotiate day rates?
how do they pay you?
do you use an umbrella company, if so, can you recommend one?
is it better to be a ltd company or use a umbrella company?
what exactly does IR35 mean?
the list is endless, im sure you can tell. id go contracting tomorrow if i could, but i the risk of jacking in a perfectly good job, and going it "alone" riskinging not being employed for a few months is very daunting since i have a mortgage to pay.
so i suppose im looking for reassurance and stories of how you guys got into it and if its worth it and if you hav any regrets?
ive looked into umbrella companies, they look good, then i hear about the ltd option, that looks good too, so it seems id take home more money but am still undecided. iv looked at accountancy firms too.
If this thread makes sense (hopefully it does) and you could help this enthusiatic guy out in anyway, id much appreciated.
i reside in peterborough, and would looking to work around the east anglia area, so if you know of amy potential recrutiment websites ic ould look at, it would most grateful.! ;-)
yours gratefully, a willing wanna be contractor!! lol :-)
Am looking for advice. I can only hope some of you will appreciate the situation im in, my concerns and my apprehension to go into contracting, so any advice will be grateful, so here goes.
Im a QA Analyst for a large insurance intermediary (namely a well known comparison website.) but thats irrelevant at present.
A colleague of mine earns a substantial amount compared to me, considering we do the same job, and i found out why, shes a contractor.
Further investigation into this, it looks very appealing, but i have alot of questions. a friend of a relative of mine is an I.T buyer, and shes earns bucks as a contractor, but i prefer an outsiders advice and guidance so to speak.
How did you get started?
can you negotiate hours with potential employers?
can you choose which geographical areas you work in?
do you negotiate day rates?
how do they pay you?
do you use an umbrella company, if so, can you recommend one?
is it better to be a ltd company or use a umbrella company?
what exactly does IR35 mean?
the list is endless, im sure you can tell. id go contracting tomorrow if i could, but i the risk of jacking in a perfectly good job, and going it "alone" riskinging not being employed for a few months is very daunting since i have a mortgage to pay.
so i suppose im looking for reassurance and stories of how you guys got into it and if its worth it and if you hav any regrets?
ive looked into umbrella companies, they look good, then i hear about the ltd option, that looks good too, so it seems id take home more money but am still undecided. iv looked at accountancy firms too.
If this thread makes sense (hopefully it does) and you could help this enthusiatic guy out in anyway, id much appreciated.
i reside in peterborough, and would looking to work around the east anglia area, so if you know of amy potential recrutiment websites ic ould look at, it would most grateful.! ;-)
yours gratefully, a willing wanna be contractor!! lol :-)
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