IT Career Advice
Questions You Should Ask at Your Next IT Interview
Preparing for an interview involves more than just having answers ready for the questions you might be asked. 3 min
IT and tech news and guides
IT Career Advice
Contracting
Technical interview tests as a techie: a freelance contractor’s cheat sheet
IT contractor jobs agency VIQU tells Free-Work how tech candidates can pass increasingly common pre-selection job assessments. 6 min
Contracting
Understanding IR35: A Guide for IT Professionals
As an IT professional considering a move into contracting, understanding IR35 is paramount. 4 min
IT Skills
What is a Data Analyst?
Data Analysts play an important role in helping organisations make decisions and optimise processes by collecting and analysing data to find patterns. 4 min
IT Skills
How to become a Data Science contractor, in seven quick steps
Fancy being part of the AI boom? So does nearly everybody else, so try these seven to achieve freelance success as a data scientist. 5 min
Contracting
The great contracting debate: umbrella or limited company; which is best for IT contractors?
Freelancers, grasp the ‘pros’ and ‘cons’ to the top ways of working as a techie on a temporary basis. 6 min
IT Skills
The Top 10 Entry-Level IT Jobs
The development of technology is on the rise, and careers in IT are becoming increasingly popular. 5 min
Freelancer Services
Umbrella Companies
If you are self-employed, freelancer or a contractor and you don't want to operate or run a limited company, then an umbrella company can do that for you. An umbrella company can take away the hassle of running a company and allow to do the real work for your clients. 2 min
IT news
Spring Budget 2024: A 'main event' for tech jobs, which falls flat for 'sidelined' IT contractors
The AI-friendly chancellor injecting billions into health service IT doesn’t compute with treating limited company freelancers as 'afterthoughts.' 9 min
Opinion
What a tech recruiter like me makes of Spring Budget 2024
Jeremy Hunt just missed an opportunity to ease the talent shortage in tech – Randstad Digital. 4 min
Opinion
What UK tech contractors need Spring Budget 2024 to deliver – boldness
Chancellor, limited company IT workers are tired of ‘jam tomorrow;’ it’s an AI boost on Wednesday which both they and our economy craves. 6 min
Guide to Freelancing
What are the benefits and pitfalls of IT contracting?
Four quick snags of freelance tech jobs -- versus four of the ‘many pros’ to being an independent technology worker. 6 min
IT Skills
To get into cyber security, what skills and certifications do you need?
The lowdown on breaking into cyber security as a freelancer – the key skills, qualifications and certifications required (in 2024 and beyond). 5 min
IT news
World Engineering Day, Sustainability Through Innovation
This year’s theme for World Engineering Day is ‘Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable World’. 4 min
IT Career Advice
Do I need DV Clearance for my IT job?
In the tech industry, some IT jobs require a level of security clearance known as DV clearance. 4 min
Freelancer Finances
Tax rates and allowances for tech contractors in 2024/25
A guide to the next 12 months of HMRC thresholds affecting your take-home pay as a tech contractor. 5 min
Freelancer Services
Freelancer CVL Solution from SFP
SFP are one of the UK’s leading providers of Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation (CVL) solutions. Find out why SFP have become one of the leading Liquidation specialists in the UK. 2 min
