Which is the best site to find contract work in UK

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[...]We will go from few companies hiring to everyone wanting to hire at the same time..[...]

I still think it's going to be an employer's market as I very much doubt there will be enough positions for all the contractors currently out of a job (or out of a job when the hiring starts).

[northernladuk]

I still think it's going to be an employer's market as I very much doubt there will be enough positions for all the contractors currently out of a job (or out of a job when the hiring starts).

Employers? jobs? Have I logged in to the wrong forum?

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Employers? jobs? Have I logged in to the wrong forum?

Considering 90% of people here are probably inside as a bum on seat, yes, lets just stop kidding ourselves that everyone is a proper business, supplying services / products There's almost no outside contract nowadays anyways, so contractor in the UK effectively means short term employee.

[ensignia]

Considering 90% of people here are probably inside as a bum on seat, yes, lets just stop kidding ourselves that everyone is a proper business, supplying services / products There's almost no outside contract nowadays anyways, so contractor in the UK effectively means short term employee.

It's incredibly ironic given that he's one of the biggest permietractors going.

And to your second point, there are still Outside contracts available (just about), but yeah we're still effectively bums on seats. There are practically no discernible differences to a client/employer between an Outside contractor vs PAYE so your terminology is absolutely correct. We are all basically employees in their eyes.

[fiisch]

People have been saying the contract market has been on the downturn since I made the jump in 2017. I recently returned to contracting in October - I handed my notice in on the Thursday, and by the Monday I had two outside IR35 offers on good rates.

I'd love to say that was down to my magnetic personality and incredible CV, but sadly I think it was more reflective of a (very) buoyant market. Rates are 20-25% higher than when I stopped contracting in 2020, and there seems to be a lot more outside IR35 roles now the dust has settled (at least in my industry, insurance). I didn't see anything like those kind of rises as a permie...

If you want to go contracting, now is as good a time as any imho...

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[...](at least in my industry, insurance)[...]

There's your magic sauce, from what I've read elsewhere this is the only industry that's alive and kicking.

[JustKeepSwimming]

There's your magic sauce, from what I've read elsewhere this is the only industry that's alive and kicking.

Yeah insurance is the most common industry i'm seeing for the last few months. No idea if it's more than normal but it definitely stands out.

What's going on in the industry? New regs?

[edison]

Yeah insurance is the most common industry i'm seeing for the last few months. No idea if it's more than normal but it definitely stands out.

What's going on in the industry? New regs?

Same here. I did a spell in insurance a year ago for the first time.

It seems that compared to other FS sub-sectors, insurance is a bit less advanced in recent digital transformation efforts. I think this applies more to B2B such as commercial insurance broking, Lloyds market etc than B2C like general insurance (cars, household and so on.) A lot of these roles do ask for specific sector knowledge though.

I mentor an early stage B2B insurance startup that has been getting some traction recently and got its first paying customers so that seems a small sign that the sector is breathing unlike most others.

[fiisch]

Yeah insurance is the most common industry i'm seeing for the last few months. No idea if it's more than normal but it definitely stands out.

What's going on in the industry? New regs?

Not really - GDPR and Brexit caused some wonderful headaches which kept plenty of contractors gainfully engaged.

As Edison says, it's quite a closed market - most contracts demand previous experience. I seem to find myself somewhat locked in - I've never had so much as a sniff of an interview in another sector but tend to find interviews for insurance contracts pretty easy to come by. I have been curious to try other sectors as insurance, especially London Market, is probably behind the curve in terms of technology although there are signs that is starting to change...

[Fraidycat]

I've never had so much as a sniff of an interview in another sector but tend to find interviews for insurance contracts pretty easy to come by.

The easiest time to change sector is during the bull markets, when clients are finding it hard to find good people. Your tech skills still have to be a good match, although its easier to blag during bull markets as well..