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uk contractor replied

24 March 2017, 14:59
OP would not laugh too much £17ph is the going rate nowadays for a lot of these roles outside the banking sector!
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calibra replied

24 March 2017, 01:02
Originally posted by mall View Post

Could you not offer to support them on an adhoc basis. And just charge for the hours you work, rather than having an agreed 3 day/week contract, then just charge £100 per hour. Until they find someone.

That's what I do with my usual customers. However, they are down to 1 IT admin and there is a lot of work.
I like being busy, however at £17ph, after tax, accountant etc etc, it will be more likely £5 haha

It's not even worth thinking about now. I laughed for a good 30 mins when I found out the rate.
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mall replied

23 March 2017, 17:14
How low can they go??

Could you not offer to support them on an adhoc basis. And just charge for the hours you work, rather than having an agreed 3 day/week contract, then just charge £100 per hour. Until they find someone.
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LondonManc replied

23 March 2017, 16:51
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Dunno what you mean
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northernladuk replied

23 March 2017, 16:39
Originally posted by LondonManc View Post

You need to fix that FTFY too.

Dunno what you mean
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LondonManc replied

23 March 2017, 16:36
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

FTFY

You need to fix that FTFY too.
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northernladuk replied

23 March 2017, 15:59
Originally posted by LondonManc View Post

That would explain why they can't find a sucker.

FTFY

Last edited by northernladuk; 23 March 2017, 16:39.
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MrMarkyMark replied

23 March 2017, 15:49
Originally posted by calibra View Post

It's looking like the deal will be 3 days a week for 3 months.

This thread can be deleted as I won't be taking the contract at £17ph.
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quackhandle replied

23 March 2017, 15:46
Originally posted by calibra View Post

This thread can be deleted as I won't be taking the contract at £17ph.
I was on a lot more when fully employeed

Moved to general more like for that comedy rate.

qh
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LondonManc replied

23 March 2017, 15:40
Originally posted by calibra View Post

This thread can be deleted as I won't be taking the contract at £17ph.
I was on a lot more when fully employeed

That would explain why they can't find anyone.
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northernladuk replied

23 March 2017, 15:38
Originally posted by calibra View Post

This thread can be deleted as I won't be taking the contract at £17ph.
I was on a lot more when fully employeed

Is that what they offered? You must be the only person on this thread that is surprised tbh.
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calibra replied

23 March 2017, 15:37
This thread can be deleted as I won't be taking the contract at £17ph.
I was on a lot more when fully employeed
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uk contractor replied

23 March 2017, 10:21
80ph is fantasy rates nowadays for support. If you can get 40 ph for most support roles would be a miracle due to all the cut price johnny experts in the market!
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LondonManc replied

23 March 2017, 10:09
Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post

This may not be a problem and worth taking the hit if it is just a 3-6 month contract - at least OP can say they have a contract under their belt when they start looking for the next one.

Don't get me wrong, I've never considered a contract being inside IR35 a no-go if the conditions are right (good rate, low expenses as a bare minimum); I just wanted the OP to be aware of the situation and the tax implications.
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northernladuk replied

23 March 2017, 09:41
Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post

This may not be a problem and worth taking the hit if it is just a 3-6 month contract - at least OP can say they have a contract under their belt when they start looking for the next one.

Not sure what help that is? And a contract with your ex-employer isn't going to mean much to people in the know TBH.
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