I've worked in IT support/ Linux Systems admin for the past decade but was required to vacate my last employment due to cuts.
I haven't worked for 2-3 months ( just needed a sabbatical of sorts) and am toying with the idea of becoming self-employed and doing contract work. I don't want to start up an umbrella company but basically want to self tax assess. I have close to 15 years IT experience but no professional qualifications such as LPI etc ( but do have a BSc Hons degree) I'm thinking of doing LPI 101 & 102 for starters. Is this a worthwhile ploy to enhance my marketability ? Some advice on CVs for contracting, how I should try to market myself, tax, etc etc would be really useful. Pointers on how to secure my first contract would be the most important. Perhaps I should stick with fulltime PAYE work as transfering to contracting from my background may be difficult in the current climate ? As I said any advice would be very very welcome. I do want to be more in control of the hours / periods of the year I work.
Cheers.
I haven't worked for 2-3 months ( just needed a sabbatical of sorts) and am toying with the idea of becoming self-employed and doing contract work. I don't want to start up an umbrella company but basically want to self tax assess. I have close to 15 years IT experience but no professional qualifications such as LPI etc ( but do have a BSc Hons degree) I'm thinking of doing LPI 101 & 102 for starters. Is this a worthwhile ploy to enhance my marketability ? Some advice on CVs for contracting, how I should try to market myself, tax, etc etc would be really useful. Pointers on how to secure my first contract would be the most important. Perhaps I should stick with fulltime PAYE work as transfering to contracting from my background may be difficult in the current climate ? As I said any advice would be very very welcome. I do want to be more in control of the hours / periods of the year I work.
Cheers.
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