Reply to: Straw Poll - Which would you take?

[Zippy]

Go for the perm as it is close to home. Your missus will need support with the baby, at least until baby is in a routine and the missus is over the birth.
Good luck and congrats!

[TFour]

Maybe, but work (very) close to home is very important given impending sprog.

[SupremeSpod]

What I'm actually surprised no-one has said is...."take the permy job for a year or two....the contract is six months and there aint a lot out there so you could quite easily be out of work for six months and more and end up with less money".

If you're any good then you'll always find work.

[TFour]

What I'm actually surprised no-one has said is...."take the permy job for a year or two....the contract is six months and there aint a lot out there so you could quite easily be out of work for six months and more and end up with less money".

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I agree, however on a contracting forum, I would assume, maybe wrongly, that the majority are contractors? If that assumption is wrong then I admit my point in no longer valid.

Incidently, I bet if you went to a permie forum you would get even more people telling him to go for the contract because it would seem like a no-brainer to a permie as they don't really know what contracting is all about and they just see the $$$$$$

[freelancer75]

a)Lots of permies here
b)Lots of contractors aren't "lifers" but in it due to employment or just the money

I agree, however on a contracting forum, I would assume, maybe wrongly, that the majority are contractors? If that assumption is wrong then I admit my point in no longer valid.

[d000hg]

Asking this on a Contractor forum is akin to asking who believes in God on an Atheist forum, what answer do you expect?

a)Lots of permies here
b)Lots of contractors aren't "lifers" but in it due to employment or just the money

[d000hg]

Last time I went perm from a similar rate it was for a 100k package. £50 per hour equates to a much higher salary than 65k

No it doesn't. I think you can can find some advice over in the "First Timers" section MF

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[freelancer75]

Asking this on a Contractor forum is akin to asking who believes in God on an Atheist forum, what answer do you expect?

[TFour]

£50 per hour for an 8 hour day, 5 days a week, 46 weeks a year is £92k gross.
Any chance of overtime, or working 4x 10 hour days a week? To give you 3 days at home a week.
There are lots of opportunities to free up some days if you negotiate right.

£65k + 7% + 10% = approx £76k gross So thats 16k for starter without taking into account other tax efficiencies available in contracting.

If security is your bag then go for the perm role, but the bench is always only a month away, sometimes 3.

GL with whatever you decide.

I've been tipping £100k gross with regular 45+ hour weeks...BUT the contract is only 6 months with the prospect of being replaced then or possibly earlier if clientco can recruit enough (SC clearable) permies.

It'd be 9 months notice so quite a bit of security, but on the other hand I'd be three months away from escape if I handed my notice in.

[Scrag Meister]

£50 per hour for an 8 hour day, 5 days a week, 46 weeks a year is £92k gross.
Any chance of overtime, or working 4x 10 hour days a week? To give you 3 days at home a week.
There are lots of opportunities to free up some days if you negotiate right.

£65k + 7% + 10% = approx £76k gross So thats 16k for starter without taking into account other tax efficiencies available in contracting.

If security is your bag then go for the perm role, but the bench is always only a month away, sometimes 3.

GL with whatever you decide.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Take the contract and then enjoy a few quality months with the baby when it ends.

The best age is 6-12 months so if you have that time off you will not regret it, however much it hurts bank balance.

[rsingh]

Take the contract and then enjoy a few quality months with the baby when it ends.

[EternalOptimist]

Agree, it doesn't harm to get a widespread quote of views though.

Well all the best to you, and have a nice Christmas. and who knows, you might even make some good friends here. it has happened

[TFour]

hmmm let me see. Would I take 65k or over 100k given a choice? Very tough decision.

It's only £100k if you can guarantee to be in work for the second six months, and 12 months next year...etc.