Thinking of moving back to contracting in the City/London after 15 year overseas

[TheDude]

Hi, I used to be a contractor in the UK for about 10 years, before heading overseas. I'm now contemplating returning to the UK for contract work. Can anyone tell me what kinds of hurdles I'd have to navigate if were to apply for contract roles in London? I assume I'd have to be onsite for most of the week, and also do the usual set-up Ltd and get an accountant & lawyer like I used to have.

Assuming you are in software development/technology.

1. Roles at banks and other FS firms are thin on the ground at the moment.

2. Typical day rates anywhere £600 and £1000 depending on your skill set. More if you are a quant or have some very in demand skills.

3. Two days per week in the office is fairly typical.

4 don't bother with a Ltd or accountant. Pretty much everything is Inside IR35. You may get an outside gig at a consultancy but the day rate won't be great.

[Gibbon]

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Not sure if you've been back to the UK in those 10 years but 1.5 to 2 hours doesn't get you as far as it used to.

Got me from Bradford to Morley the other day

[ladymuck]

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Not sure if you've been back to the UK in those 10 years but 1.5 to 2 hours doesn't get you as far as it used to.

20mph speed limits FTW

[northernladuk]

20mph speed limits FTW

There are still 70mph on motorways. How often do you manage do do 70 miles in an hour on a motorway in commute times.

[SueEllen]

20mph speed limits FTW

They are bloody everywhere.

[northernladuk]

Give it, what, less than 10 years and flying cars will have evolved to the point they are point they are commercially viable and the roads will be nice and empty then

[SueEllen]

And you can't take the train as it either doesn't come or the train drivers/guards/station staff/maintenance people are on strike.

[SueEllen]

Give it, what, less than 10 years and flying cars will have evolved to the point they are point they are commercially viable and the roads will be nice and empty then

No they won't.

Loads of cyclists and scooters.

[ladymuck]

No they won't.

Loads of cyclists and scooters.

Yeah. Murderous ones that kill old ladies