Contractor Market Reports

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Last week

Demand sustained for contractors in IT and engineering as contract market falters

Contractor demand in the core contracting disciplines of IT and engineering is sustained despite softening conditions in the wider contract market.

Last week | Wed, 09 May 2012

Two weeks ago

ContractorCalculator Market Report May 2012

Contractors across all disciplines appear to have encouraging prospects, but UK economic performance and the eurozone crisis remain a concern.

Two weeks ago | Tue, 01 May 2012

Last month

ContractorCalculator Market Report April 2012

Contractors in the core contracting disciplines of engineering, IT & interim management continue to experience sustained demand and positive outlooks.

Last month | Tue, 03 Apr 2012

Financial services sees rising growth, optimism and jobs – new contracts could follow

Contractors can look forward to improving contract opportunities in financial services firms, with rates also likely to increase for some skills.

Last month | Mon, 02 Apr 2012

Last March

ContractorCalculator Market Report March 2012

Contractors are facing highly volatile markets for their services, and those who adopt and apply sales and marketing skills will stay in contract.

Last March | Tue, 06 Mar 2012

Last February

ContractorCalculator Market Report February 2012

Contractors received a PR boost in Davos and have a target rich contract market if they can pick the winning sectors of the UK’s two-speed economy.

Last February | Tue, 07 Feb 2012

Good contracting prospects in UK’s oil and gas sector, reveals latest salary guide

UK oil and gas contractors are predicted to enjoy a buoyant 2012 with increasing sector growth, according to The Oil & Gas Global Salary Guide 2012.

Last February | Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Last January

IT and engineering contractor demand keeps Scottish contract market buoyant

IT and engineering contractor demand helps keep the Scottish contract market from a marked contraction with Aberdeen leading on temp billings & pay

Last January | Mon, 16 Jan 2012

Contractor demand in core contracting disciplines ends 2011 on a high

Contractor demand in engineering and IT continued to grow in December 2011, according to the latest reports from KPMG/REC and Monster.

Last January | Wed, 11 Jan 2012

ContractorCalculator Market Report January 2012

Contractors in core contracting disciplines continue to do well despite weakening economic conditions, and this looks set to continue through 2012.

Last January | Tue, 03 Jan 2012

Last December

ContractorCalculator Market Report December 2011

Contractors across several contracting disciplines will continue to find ongoing opportunities in sectors forecasting growth and skills shortages.

Last December | Tue, 06 Dec 2011

Last November

Contracting’s core engineering and IT sectors buck the trend of labour market decline

Contractor demand, particularly in the engineering and IT sectors, is outpacing permanent recruitment, according to two key labour market surveys.

Last November | Thu, 10 Nov 2011

ContractorCalculator Market Report November 2011

Contractors in core contracting sectors such as IT are suffering from fluctuating demand, but the longer-term prospects for contractors are promising.

Last November | Tue, 01 Nov 2011

Last October

ContractorCalculator Market Report October 2011

Contractors are receiving very mixed messages from the UK’s labour market, with demand becoming increasingly stratified in specific sectors.

Last October | Tue, 04 Oct 2011

Last September

Contractor demand sustained in Scotland, outperforming the rest of the UK

Contractor demand in Scotland rose “markedly” in August, with a small increase in rates, according to the Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs for August.

Last September | Mon, 19 Sep 2011

UK jobs market “incredibly resilient”: contract hiring growth led by IT & engineering

Contracting continues to grow, driven by new client projects and a preference for ‘temp to perm’ recruitment, says the new REC/KPMG Report on Jobs.

Last September | Wed, 07 Sep 2011

ContractorCalculator Market Report September 2011

Contracting maintains its lead over the mainstream labour market, & contractors may find an unexpected market close to home – other micro businesses.

Last September | Tue, 06 Sep 2011

Last August

UK’s 1 million+ IT contractors and permies make up 4% of workforce, an all-time high

The UK’s IT workforce has reached an all-time high of 1.093m workers, accounting for 4% of the total, says e-skills UK.

Last August | Wed, 17 Aug 2011

IT contractors lead demand leagues in Scotland, where contract rates continue to rise

IT contractors, and their permanent counterparts, lead the demand tables in Scotland, according to July’s Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

Last August | Mon, 15 Aug 2011

ContractorCalculator Market Report August 2011

Contracting is pulling ahead of the mainstream labour market as demand for IT, engineering and interim management contractors continues unabated.

Last August | Tue, 02 Aug 2011

Latest Site Updates

P35 guidance: unsure contractors should answer ‘no’ to service co question, says HMRC

Contractors are not legally obliged to answer the P35 question 6, ‘Are you a Service Company?’, and if they’re unsure should answer ‘no’.

No certainty from HMRC’s new IR35 framework, but the policy debate must be sustained

No certainty for limited company contractors yet, but the policy debate is far from over, say OTS Tax Director John Whiting and PCG’s Simon McVicker.

IR35 certainty for contractors? So close and, perhaps, not so far

Contractors are very close to enjoying a potential three-year rolling’ IR35 amnesty’ if we keep our nerve and help HMRC improve its new test regime.

“Keep calm and contract on”, IR35 experts tell contractors following HMRC’s new tests

It’s IR35 business as usual for contractors – IR35 experts Andy Vessey of Qdos and Kate Cottrell of Bauer & Cottrell respond to the new HMRC tests.

Twitter

UK unemployment falls by 45000 in the three months to Match: ONS Labour Market Statistics: http://t.co/TirSQ6ai
22 hours ago
Manufacturers urge government to offer more support to the sector: BDO survey http://t.co/73Z9AUFz via @BBCNews
23 hours ago
No certainty from HMRC’s new IR35 framework, but the policy debate must be sustained http://t.co/idtjsXEj
23 hours ago
IR35 certainty for contractors? So close and, perhaps, not so far http://t.co/8v7LDXcI
Tue, 15 May 2012
Financial sector jobs at six-month high: Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor April 2012 http://t.co/8qbyoEje
Mon, 14 May 2012
Interims won't take public sector assignments under PAYE says Interim Management Association chair http://t.co/uMXMguQi via @Publicleaders
Mon, 14 May 2012