How do you get started contracting yourself out to professional employers?

[sidestepping]

Trying to go contract, but most employers I speak to seem .. dare I say it, immature and unprofessional. Most want to avoid conversations around IR35 or don't know about it at all.How do you get started contracting yourself out to professional employers?

I'm a dev/data scientist with 10+...

[knowsey]

I'm a newbie contractor (sole director and sole employee of ltd. co.) and have set up co. as been asked to work on a 50 day contract ..these 50 days have been randomly allocated over the last 4 months and the contract is about to end. My client may renew or finish; at this stage some kind of renewal...

[Odilon]

Hi everyone,

Just want to say Hi.

Thanks

[CFC]

Hello all, and thanks in advance for your input. I'm a fairly young guy ( over 30 but under 35 ) with plenty of years experience in the SaaS consulting world. I've been approached by different recruiters quoting 600£+ and expenses to work on different projects as a contractor. It would be a pretty...

[Bodger]

I've been approached by an agent about a role, and it's certainly one I'm interested in, but this will be my first time contracting and wanted to get some advice about next steps.

The set up is as follows:

Me --> Agent --> Contracting Firm --> End Client
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[KKas]

Hi all,

First post here, and hopefully unique enough to warrant a separate thread!

I secured a 6-month contract with a gov't department, via Reed Technology.

It's my first contract and inside IR35. Given these facts it seems like using an umbrella company...

[Ash2003]

Hi all

I am 24 and have 3 years industry experience in data and analytics. This has built my skills in scrum meetings, sql, excel, power bi, ssrs, crystal reports, data warehous mapping and understanding feeds, working off jira or vsts boards. Having worked with many contractors in my...

[NikkiAtStormInc]

I'm excited to say I started my Ltd company! I'm new to it all but have already got the ball rolling on so many things, registering with Companies House, HMRC, Insurance quotes, picking the right accountant - never thought it would be such an important decision!

My husband is the contractor...

[Bonkey]

Hello all,

Let me introduce myself and give you an idea of what I do.

The names Sam, I'm a 21 year old IT contracter based in the heart of London, I've recently taken up my first contract role (I've got 4 years of permanent based experience in the same industry).
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[henryhooverville]

So I finished a year apprenticeship in London at a law firm, paid 19k pa which was really good but I also want to go to uni so a perm role isn't really for me. I like the idea of being able to be flexible, being paid a little more than a pittance, and also sort of 'choosing' when I work particularly...

[Synology]

Hi all,

My first post here so please be gentle...

I have worked for a charity as a software developer for more than six months now. And yes now I know the charity sector should be completely avoided because they are chaotic and the experience can make your CV look bad ....

[polski]

Well, the last time I had dealings here was probably 2000, when I took the shilling and moved back to permanent employment (entirely due to circumstances - no contract!).

For location reasons I am thinking of looking to contract work to try and be at home more, and this might be the best...

[J2YSK]

My first post.... here goes

How can I begin my first contract as a contractor on a day rate? Really need to get out of doing what I am at the moment. PAYE slave! Easiest first steps to freedom. Any decent starter courses or fields I need to look at.

How do I look for gigs...

[SeanIT]

More a lurker than a poster... I am going start a contract role and will be going through Giant. Does it make a difference if I opt in or opt out of conduct regulations as I will be employed by Giant Umbrella? If there is a difference, which is best and why? Also what would the consultancy employing...

[Age quod agis]

Hi all,

I've been lurking and reading the forums for a bit.

History: been working in Software development for about 8 years and another 8 years in information security. I am planning on leaving my permie job in the next 3 to 4 months and wanted to get some advice.
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[Behemoth]

Hello all!

I'm brand new to the contracting world and, to be honest, it's been a bit of a misadventure. I fell into it actually as I was really looking for a new full time job, more as that's what I've always done than by design, and I was actually called by a consultant at a recruitment...

[nickbennett]

Hi all.

I'm new to the forum and new to contracting. Well, that's not quite right I'm not new to contracting. I've never done it before!

I'm in a permanent contract and feeling a little trapped. I keep making excuses why I can't just hand in my notice. I don't have the...

[matt the newbie]

I'm using my own car to travel to and from a contracting job, do I need any special insurance?

matt the newbie

[matt the newbie]

I am brand new to contracting and have just started on a 12 month contract with a company (company A) through an agency (company B). Payment is to be made from the agency to my newley setup limited company (company C).

My question is to do with travelling expenses which have turned out...

[MrSpeedy]

Hi,

I've just taken the leap into contracting after 18 years as a full time developer.

So far i've had loads of calls by the recruitment agents but after 15 calls and promises to send through the job specs by email i have only received 1 job spec. To make matters even worse...

[Roby]

This is my first post so allow me to describe my current situation. I started working as a contractor the 17th November 2014 for an automotive company here in the U.K. At the beginning I was getting paid with a "stepper plan" which means I would have worked for two weeks, raised the invoice...