permanent

Hi All I set up my first limited company in July last year in order to run sales and market research as a contractor for a new set up to see if their product was viable. They are at the stage where they want to switch me into a permanent role on 4 days a week (at my request as got autistic...

Hi All, So I've been out of contract since the beginning of March..... I have now taken the plunge and have gone perm and I plan to close the Limited Company, its just not viable anymore. I have always paid myself through a mix of Salary and Dividends, although this year I have not declared...

Hi- long time lurker, first time poster. I have had a Ltd. co for 5 years. Due to the market dying I am moving to a senior perm role with one of the big 4. I am planning to be perm for at least 3-5 years. The big 4 firm has requested that I close my company/ make it dormant or use it only to...

I was a contractor from 2012 till April last year, mostly in London for investment banks. I then took a perm role which I'm leaving next month, and have a number of perm offers on the table. Bear in mind that these are all in Holland where I've been for almost the past four years. I'm trying to...

Hi. I have been contracting in risk technology at a few banks in London. But recently I have been out of contract for 8 months. I have been offered a permanent opportunity (the pay is a lot lower as its PAYE). Do you think the contract market will recover at all? and If i take the perm role...

Hi, I would like to know if it is possible to sign a contract where you agree to automatically go permanent after a period of time? If yes, should you agree on all terms before signing: contractor day rate, permanent salary, bonuses? Or do you need two separated contracts? Cheers

Hi forum... I am new here in my quest to find out how best to transition into contracting. If there are existing threads on this topic or if i should be posting this elsewhere please direct me accordingly. I am a COO with 15 years experience in Finance, Fintech, Digital where i led large teams...

Looking to close down ltd company via MVL to take up a permie role. I'll be starting the permanent role pretty much straight after my contract ends and given the timing there'll be at least one invoice outstanding. 1) From what I understand, the MVL process can't begin until all invoices are...

I have a possible job offer in Barcelona & after 7 years of contracting, I'm considering it. I know the city quite well (I spent 6 months there as an Erasmus student). In the UK, contracting has been my preferred way of working. If I had to sum up my reasons: better rates, more interesting...

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 money in case things go...

Hi, I have paid tax and ni on job that i was made redundant from in this tax year, i am starting to do some contractor work in the same tax year. i am reading that i will pay 2 lots of ni one as employer and one as employee amounting to approx 25% plus my tax which seems a lot and a little...

As the title pretty much says, I'm trying to compare three offers I have on the table as to which to take, and would like some opinions... 1. CTO at small company (23 people). Salary is 18% lower than my last permanent role and doesn't include a pension (my last perm employer gave 10%...

Hi All, This is my first post as I've just signed up because I'm in a kind of desperate situation in terms of choosing a job. My background is software development in investment banking recently working for Morgan Stanley and before that Barclays Capital (both permanent roles in Canary Wharf)...

Ive been offered a permanent role for roughly the same money I would make as a contractor. And I am undecided whether to go for it. What would make you go permanent? Is the financial gains the most important reason for you going contracting? Or are the the variety of work, being your own...

I'm having a little bit of a dilemma in changing from permanent to freelance. I've been working for 6 months in a London digital agency and got into UX. I had limited experience in the field for a year or so for a personal freelance project. Previously I've been freelancing/trying to freelance...

Assuming a skilled senior .net engineer is a permie and earns £60k a year including bonus, etc. He wants to move from permie to contracting; first time contractor - he has read a good book about IT contracting so has some knowledge about it. Should he move to contracting now; how is the market...