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Availability of advice for IT contractors has never been more plentiful. There are numerous blogs and forums offering support on varying subjects such as managing your taxes, insurance, IR35, pension planning, mortgages etc. However, few if any seem to offer any guidance on what is probably the most fundamental question for the majority of IT [...]

Lets face it, we could have easily decided to let anyone with a CV and access to a browser sign up – we could have had an IT contractor membership of tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands faster than the appointment of the next Chelsea manager. But …. Would such an approach allow [...]

We’ve been wondering how often IT Pro’s are contacted by recruitment agencies and how they contact you by email, phone calls and LinkedIn. Are Recruiters contacting you on a regular basis? How long does it take? If you’re an IT Professional working in the UK or Ireland we’d be delighted if you’d take a minute [...]

Whether you’re a new or seasoned IT contractor, here are RoleConnect’s Top Tips. 1. Go Direct– It makes sense. You control your career and choose where you want to work and for what employers. It’s obviously very attractive if you can double your income without actually working a second more. (See earnings increase opposite.) But there’s [...]

We recently conducted a survey of the hundreds of IT contractors that have been hired directly via the RoleConnect private beta.  The results were music to our ears. 37% was the average increase in earnings 43.5% got better contracts 24% were relieved at not having to deal with recruitment agents What our contractors said ‘It took [...]