Digital, Marketing & IT Contract Jobs
Searching for new consultancy openings can be stressful and time-consuming, but it doesn’t have to be. Particularly with so much uncertainty surrounding IR35, short term positions are few and far between and get snapped up the moment they become available. While that’s true, our team can help make finding your perfect opportunity less stressful.
Speed to market is paramount. Our extensive network of market-leading tech clients means we can connect you with your perfect opportunity – and fast! What’s more, our personalised smart match will only send you an email notification when an opportunity matching your requirements becomes available. We won’t waste your time by sending you details of irrelevant positions.
We specialise in placing IT, Digital and Marketing experts in short term assignments. Our team of experts operate using our 360 approach, putting candidates at the heart of everything we do.
Looking for your next move as an IT consultant? Look no further
As a contractor, you expect to only work for a business for a short amount of time. It is therefore essential that you feel comfortable in that placement and can slot into the business with ease. That’s why we put such emphasis on our consultancy-style approach to filling temporary specialist IT positions.
We believe that getting to know our candidates is vital. It enables our expert team to place you in your best-suited role that will advance your career.
What Makes Our Service Different?
We believe that getting to know our candidates is vital. It enables our recruiters to place you in a role that will advance your career.
We are proud to have a well-established database of tech clients who are leaders in their field. These valuable contacts provide us with no shortage of exciting projects, sure to enhance your skills portfolio.
Our team bring a human touch to the fast-moving recruitment industry. We have found our friendly, professional approach enables us to build a strong rapport with our candidates. Establishing such honest connections allows us to gain valuable insight into an applicant’s ideal next role. The level of awareness this give us, puts us in the pest position to ascertain what they need to drive their career forward.
What Does A Typical Contract Opportunity Look Like?
There is no typical length for a contractor’s position. Indeed, many companies do begin by advertising such positions for three months as a starting point. However, this initial period is, more often than not, extended. Providing both the consultant and client find that the relationship is a good match, it should last until project completion. This will, of course, vary according to the nature of the work that needs doing but can often last several years.
What’s The Difference Between Contract, Temporary & Fixed Term?
Is contracting the same as temporary employment? While they are very similar in that neither are permanent, they are, in fact very different in their remuneration and their terms and conditions:
- Firstly, temporary employees are often employees of the agency who places them in short-term positions, usually to cover staff absences in high volume operations. Contractors, by contrast, are typically employed to manage a specific project through to completion.
- Secondly, the nature of the work temp workers do is quite different to that of a specialist consultant. Temp opportunities often require fewer specialist skills, whereas IT consultants tend to be highly skilled individuals who specialise in a particular niche.
- Finally, temp staff are most likely to be paid an hourly rate; contractors, on the other hand, tend to be paid by the day.
- Fixed-term contracts are slightly different. They are essentially the same as permanent employees, except, rather than their employment being on a permanent basis, they are hired for a fixed length of time. This is an example of a temporary recruitment solution employers use to cover a period of maternity.
Due to the recent IR35 Tax regulations surrounding contract workers, candidates must be either:
a) A Self Employed, Limited Company
b) Work through an Umbrella Company
Of course, this means that consultants are responsible for paying their taxes directly to HMRC and are governed by stringent rules.
What Are The Benefits Of Being A Contractor?
One of the most significant benefits of working on this basis is that you become your own boss. Of course, you must ensure that the project you are working on completes within an expected deadline. However, how that work gets done is entirely up to you to decide.
Not being regular employees of a company also means that contractors aren’t entitled to the same benefits, such as holiday, sick pay and added perks. Nonetheless, there are some immense benefits to be gained by contracting. For example, by moving from project to project, contractors are often able to climb the career ladder far quicker than regular employees.
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Are you ready to find your next contract opportunity?
Or maybe you have the kind of niche skills you think may be better suited to short term roles as opposed to permanent employment?
Our team of expert recruiters are here to help you find your perfect opportunity!