Contracting in the UK for US Citizens

[max]

$600K, slight typo I suspect don't you mean 300k

errr no.... £150k each = £300k total, so $600k USD. This time next week... I couldn't say.

[shelby68]

errr no.... £150k each = £300k total, so $600k USD. This time next week... I couldn't say.

Oh each, maybe I'll just read all the post next time instead of skimming.

[tim123]

$600K, slight typo I suspect don't you mean 300k

and you don't get 300K just for working in London, you get it for working in the City, and to get a job in the City you need to have previously worked in, um, the city. It is isn't anwhere near as easy as just turning up.

tim

[Wilmslow]

My wife and I are interested in doing some contract work in the UK for 9 to 18 months and are looking for some advice about how to start our search. I have experience with Oracle e-Business/e-commerce and she is a Java/eclipse/security team lead with a very large international corporation.

1. Do we need to apply for the highly skilled worker visas before any company will consider us?
2. Are there any companies which specialize in placing foreigners like us that you can recommend?
3. Can anyone estimate what the taxes might be like?
4. How receptive are companies (and their employees) to contractors from the US?

Any advice you have will be appreciated!

Memento - if interested in Oracle work in the north, send me a PM.