How many days did you bill for in 2016? (not for permies/pretend contractors)

[jamesbrown]

Haven't we done this already?

Aye..

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ur-number.html

[ChimpMaster]

There were 253 working days in 2016.

I billed 254.5. Disappointing, because I thought I had billed more

[NotAllThere]

Are you saying it took your wife 15 days to teach you how to use the washing machine?

As if. No, the tumble dryer.

[WTFH]

...
I also took about 15 days for research in machine learning...

Are you saying it took your wife 15 days to teach you how to use the washing machine?

[Lockhouse]

239 here. Had a grand total of three weeks holiday.

[NotAllThere]

Contract 1: 139.25 days - 63%
Contract 2: 42.5 days - 19%
Contract 3: 30 days - 18%
Total: 221.75

I also took about 15 days for research in machine learning (some of which I might get paid for if the client wants to use it) and training. The rest I took as holiday - about 5 weeks.

In terms of %age income
Contract 1: 56
Contract 2: 25
Contract 3: 19

Contracts 2 and 3 are roughly 1.5 x the rate of contract 1.

Contract 3 ends this year (but there's a possibility we might sell what we've done to other companies for more $$$ but little effort), 1 is expected to decrease slightly, 2 is expected to increase. I've got a fourth contract for the new year, but it's only a few days. However, I quoted x CHF and the contract arrived for €x instead, which is nice.

I have a yearly financial target. Once I've achieved that, anything above 200 days is a bonus - but I'm quite happy to take 60 days holiday if that's the way things turn out.

[Fronttoback]

220, and I took two months holidays. I worked a few weekends due to a release and that has got me into the right ballpark. Quite happy with that.

[WTFH]

Just calculated mine at 251.5 days


(No idea why in January I billed a ClientCo for half a day, amateur mistake , it should have been a full day.)