Becoming a contractor programmer in the UK

Re:Becoming a contractor programmer in the UK by sklogic on Friday July 31, 2015 @08:51AM (#9981376)

I do not know anyone who started as a contractor. Everyone I know (myself included) moved to contracting after maturing for several years in the industry, building up a reputation and a network of contacts.

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Re:Becoming a contractor programmer in the UK by ownagefool on Friday July 31, 2015 @09:10AM (#9981467)

There are such a thing as junior contractors, they tend not to get amazing rates, but they'll still be doing a lot better than what they would on 13k a year, and they can quickly negotiate better rates.

I was perm for like 5-6 years, I think building your skills in perm roles is how it should be, but I'd probably have a lot more money if I'd just became a contractor.

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Re:Becoming a contractor programmer in the UK by Brakenshire on Friday July 31, 2015 @12:59PM (#9982846)

Any idea where junior contractors find work?

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Re:Becoming a contractor programmer in the UK by ownagefool on Friday July 31, 2015 @06:47PM (#9984964)

Orange Digital now Hiveworks had a few. I never was a jr contractor, thus I'm not super up on how they find them.

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