Finished Contract; ongoing consultancy rate

[Wanderer]

WHS - it needs to be more than the £350 that you are currently on, enough so that you can be arsed to do the work.

Work out the opportunity cost - how much is it worth to potentially piss off your new client by sloping off to the old job?

Agreed. If you are on a 350/day contract and taking care of business quite nicely then why would you want to be disappearing for the odd day here and there and upsetting your regular client. If you can work for your regular client and get paid 350, then you're not going to want to be at the beck and call of another client for an extra 50 quid a day (minus travelling expenses etc) are you?

On one hand, I'd be tempted to ask for time and a half ~ 500/day if it's just the odd day here and there otherwise it's not worth messing about with.

On the other, it's a good to stay in touch and keep up the goodwill with with your previous clients because although they don't have any work/budget for you now that can change rapidly in my experience.

It depends on how well your business is going.

[lukemg]

I would pitch at 400, not excessive and still a premium over normal rate. Great opportunity to keep in with old client for future work and sure the current clientco won't be crying over the odd day off (not every week though). I would not be telling them I was working elsewhere, I wouldn't volunteer any details but if pressed I would talk about some vague and occasional family commitment. They save a days pay and is anyone ever maxed out 5 days every week ?

[rootsnall]

I would pitch at 400, not excessive and still a premium over normal rate. Great opportunity to keep in with old client for future work and sure the current clientco won't be crying over the odd day off (not every week though). I would not be telling them I was working elsewhere, I wouldn't volunteer any details but if pressed I would talk about some vague and occasional family commitment. They save a days pay and is anyone ever maxed out 5 days every week ?

WHS. Keeping in the with the old lot being the key feature.

But saying that, I've set up these sort of deals before and as is nearly always the case, you are more expendable than you think and they quickly move on and don't need you. The only time people aren't expendable is when they have not done a particularly good job in the first place and left a mess behind.

[AnthonyQuinn]

Ask for 500.

Hi all,

- I’ve been on £300 a day on this contract, but my new role is £350 (which is more like the market rate on a 6 month contract for my skillset).
- I need to set a day rate but aren’t sure what I should look to charge (bearing in mind the above and that it’s got to be attractive for me).
- The agent will no longer be involved, so their cut (not sure what it was) will disappear.

TIA

You will normally deliver more per day when you are working one day a week. Also you will have to juggle clients. In your client's showes I should be happy to pay 500. You can explain that you need the premium for

1. Making up on lost 350
2. Additional commute required, if any.
3. Planning and consent required with new client.
4. You WILL be delivering extra per day.