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Tips for a successful career change in the digital sector

Whether you're looking for a new professional challenge, or passionate about the possibilities offered by IT. Transitioning to the tech sector could be an opportunity to boost your career.

6 September 2024

3 min

How IT contractors can set competitive pay rates

There’s no single magic bullet for pricing your technology services, but that doesn’t make it any less of an art or science -- SThree.

3 September 2024

4 min

director’s loan as a limited company contractor

What is a director’s loan?

The good, bad, and ugly of director loans -- those deserving an accountant’s input to avoid HMRC trouble.

30 August 2024

5 min

How to manage inconsistent income as an IT contractor: top 10 hacks

Smart freelance techies won’t let the ‘peaks and troughs’ of freelance earnings call the shots, says Integro.

27 August 2024

8 min

How much do AI and Data contractors earn?

Benchmark your pay (or expectations) against what the IT jobs market is paying today for cutting-edge skills.

23 August 2024

3 min

What online IT job adverts frequently say – and what they really mean

A guide to help decode the language of technology job adverts, so you can compute who they actually want.

20 August 2024

5 min

Differences in the UK between contractors and employees: explored

Differences between contractors and employees: explored

If structure, security and regularity appeal go perm. But if you’ve tried contracting, the autonomy genie is probably already out of the bottle.

16 August 2024

9 min

Do UK contractors pay National Insurance tax?

Do contractors pay National Insurance tax?

Free-Work hears from a top accountant when and in what circumstances freelance IT work will incur you an NI bill from HMRC.

13 August 2024

4 min

VAT Flat Rate Scheme: explainer and top tips

Simplicity is hard to turn down as a small company but beware -- in the accounting space, simplicity doesn’t always = cost efficiency.

9 August 2024

4 min

Front-end vs. back-end developer: which IT role is better for you?

Front-end vs. back-end developer: which of these two top tech jobs is better for you?

'Behind-the-scenes' techies will gravitate to BE developer jobs, whereas FE developer jobs are for those into 'look and feel.'

6 August 2024

4 min

With IT jobs, what makes a contractor extendable, or renewable?

With IT jobs, what makes a contractor extendable, renewable?

How to pull off standing still in the UK tech jobs market when everything around you is moving or volatile.

2 August 2024

5 min

Freelancer Accountants

A wide range of freelance and contractor accountancy specialists.

31 July 2024

3 min

Which technology skills should you acquire in H2 2024, and how?

Which IT skills should you acquire in H2 2024, and how?

The tech skills set to be in-demand in this year’s second half according to Morgan Mckinley, exclusively for Free-Work.

30 July 2024

5 min

Landing your dream IT job online using personal branding: Ten hacks

Why being called the ‘Elevate Candidate’ is now the last thing tech job board applicants hope to hear.

26 July 2024

8 min

Best skills for AI jobs are these five, as a minimum…

Harvey Nash tells Free-Work what the top skills to land an Artificial Intelligence job look like, whether you’re contract or perm.

23 July 2024

4 min

How to succeed as a Data Engineer - freelance or full-time

How to succeed as a Data Engineer - freelance or perm

The role of a Data Engineer is becoming increasingly key – especially with the growth of the data centre market. This article explores the most sought-after technical skills and competencies in data engineering recruitment today (H2 2024).

19 July 2024

4 min

Universal credit for limited company directors

A guide for Free-Work users to help answer the often understandably asked question ‘How does Universal Credit work if I have a limited company?’

16 July 2024

7 min

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