Reply to: pls recommend some good umbrella companies

[Francko]

I think the rates are insane but hey who cares.

Last role I did was £350 a day which is plenty if you ask me! That's still £96k a year if you work all year so it probably lands about the £75k mark after prospecting and holidays.

Contractors with a reputation of being expensive are the ones that fall the hardest when bad times hit.

If I divide my permie salary for the days I worked last year (and no, have only had two\three weeks of sickness) I already calculated 360 a day. How can 350 a day be plenty? You are a cheap monkey, if I can tell you.

[malvolio]

what's the expected monthly net income for a £350/day contract job?

How much do you want it to be?

There's a sticky thread in Legal and Accounting that will answer that question, as well as explaining why umbrellas are a bad idea (always wear a hat myself...)

[jcc]

what's the expected monthly net income for a £350/day contract job?

[Phoenix]

Thanks a lot. My agent also recommended GIANT to me. Maybe the service fee (£35 per timesheet) is a little bit expensive. The good thing is that there is no penalty to cancel its service.

Blimey! thats pricey......Try
http://www.danbro.co.uk

I f you decide to use them...PM me so I can claim the referal fee.....Well I am a contractor

[Bagpuss]

try Bagpuss4you.com , to get around IR35 you will be paid in milk. But before you bore me with your newbie questions please refer to milk.co.uk/FAQ

[Sergeant Apone]

Prosperity4 have a very high profile.

[Central-Scrutiniser]

What's the point. Nobody ever gets these jobs, and those that do are boastful *****.

I work hard, I try and earn my keep, but as talented a VB programmer that I am - I am doomed forever to shovelling tulip for men in suits. Watching others lap up the rewards for incompetant work.

Im just a spit and polish
On a fat mans shiny shoe
I think they hate me for it
And I think I hate them too

[jcc]

jcc,

have a look at GIANT - I use them, and so far they've been pretty good.

Thanks a lot. My agent also recommended GIANT to me. Maybe the service fee (£35 per timesheet) is a little bit expensive. The good thing is that there is no penalty to cancel its service.

[hattra]

1st time to take a contract job. pls recommend some good umbrella companies.

many thanks.

jcc,

have a look at GIANT - I use them, and so far they've been pretty good.

[andy]

The quality of unbrellas are going down
It does not matter if you buy for £1 or £20 they are all the same.

[TheMonkey]

I think the rates are insane but hey who cares.

Last role I did was £350 a day which is plenty if you ask me! That's still £96k a year if you work all year so it probably lands about the £75k mark after prospecting and holidays.

Contractors with a reputation of being expensive are the ones that fall the hardest when bad times hit.

[mcquiggd]

What's the point. Nobody ever gets these jobs, and those that do are boastful *****.

I work hard, I try and earn my keep, but as talented a VB programmer that I am - I am doomed forever to shovelling tulip for men in suits. Watching others lap up the rewards for incompetant work.

Well, 800 a a day for .Net isn't really over the top. It depends on location; for example, in Swindon, you'd probably be on 700-750... London, 800 minimum, and south east in general around 750 plus.

VB rates - just move the decimal point two places to the left.

It's all about fairness.

[mcquiggd]

There's nothing wrong with an imported umbrella... well, it might fall apart after a week or two but it's cheap.

Apparently some umbrellas made abroad come with their own umbrella holder.

Unfortunately, he tends to dissapear after a couple of days and moves into a council house in Cardiff.

[Eric]

There are so many £800/day .NET contracts up for grabs, all the permies are going contracting. Where will it all end?

What's the point. Nobody ever gets these jobs, and those that do are boastful *****.

I work hard, I try and earn my keep, but as talented a VB programmer that I am - I am doomed forever to shovelling tulip for men in suits. Watching others lap up the rewards for incompetant work.

[Lucifer Box]

jcc, if you're thinking of moving into contracting, the only supplier to consider is http://www.james-smith.co.uk/main.htm. You have to look the part and distance yourself from those permie losers with their free promo brollies.