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According to the latest research by Creditsafe, start-ups have increased by 18%.  Around 470,000 limited companies were registered in 2011 and it is thought that as each year goes by this will increase by around 20%. The main locations for new start-ups are London, with around 160,000 and the South East with around 60,715.  It [...]

There is a side of freelancing, contracting and consulting that people don’t often talk about.  It today’s difficult economic climate it is increasingly rare that people turn jobs down, but sometimes you just have to. There are certain roles that in a boom you would just ignore.  But as times get tougher you can be [...]

JM Digital have released their latest report which shows that digital IT contractors are still very much in demand.  It seems that digital IT contractors are one of the most in demand contractors in the UK contracting market.  There have been increases in demand in the financial sector who are looking to develop their businesses [...]

The public sector has seen a rise in its number of IT contractors since September of this year.  Over the last few months there has been an increasing amount of IT contractors taken on in the public sector. Computer People have released their latest data showing that the most significant rise was in the four [...]

A new tool for contractors has been launched by the IT Job Board.  This handy monitor will now provide contractors with an IT salary/contract rate data which can be utilised to provide a benchmark.  It provides regional rate data and highlights which skills are most in demand at any one time. The tool pulls in [...]

A leaked document has revealed that IT Contractors at Barclays Capital are being forced to take a 10 percent cut in their rates. So why have Barclays decided to do this? – It seems they are doing so because everyone else is doing it, “the majority of our competitors are implementing similar initiatives”, the investment [...]

We have seen in the news recently that the banks have been cutting contractor rates by up to 15% in the last few weeks and laying temporary staff off to cut costs. But new figures suggest that IT contractors in the financial sector are still struggling to find work, as roles available in the sector [...]

The UK is still struggling with employment levels since the financial crisis, and contractors are now looking to Scottish employment markets for contract work. Scotland’s employment markets have outperformed the UK over the past month according to statistics from the Bank of Scotland. Contract work available in Scotland also offers high remuneration packages by almost [...]

Contractors are likely to see more opportunities opening up, as the government have said that they were to cut the red tape to encourage more employment for contractors. This week, the government have said that the reform of tribunals will reduce the risk of small contracting businesses going under by introducing fees. Hopefully this would [...]

Many IT contractors working with the government will be relieved at the news that Hewlett Packard have scrapped plans to outsource their IT contract work to India, meaning that they will get to keep their contract jobs. Hewlett Packard who currently have a contract working with the Department of Work and Pensions have been in [...]