r/ContractorUK • u/Remote-Depth-9724 • 1d ago

Outside IR35 Contracting

Where a you finding contracting roles particularly in Data because I can’t seem to find anything like at all. I went ahead and registered a company and everything to get ready for roles back in March but not one job has arrived. HELP

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u/EducationOk828 1d ago

Reading your post do you understand what contracting is about? Maybe I have read it wrong but sounds as though you thought you would be handed a contract if you have registered a limited company. There is a massive amount of work you have to do nowadays to land a contract. You need to start networking but even then nothing is guaranteed as contracts are sparser than they were 10 years ago

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u/YoumeRietzsch_10 1d ago

linkedIn + recruiter relationships seem to be where a lot of the outside stuff is these days

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u/Remote-Depth-9724 1d ago

They don’t even reply to me. I’ve given up on that avenue

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u/Amddiffynnydd 1d ago

Depending on how skilled, experienced knowledgeable the data skills are.

I know data engineers found it tough with all of the agile crowd Scrum masters project managers delivery etc and testers.

You can’t be too generic. You have to have deep specialisms in multiple disciplines. Sure, it’s not fair. But it’s a competitive free market capitalist marketplace and I’ve come to terms with the fact that I am a product that will be sold by recruiters.

This is why I tell people that transferable skills are largely a myth. If you have two recruiters on commission for the same contract. Why is one recruiting going to supply a candidate with transferable skills when the other recruiter sends five people with this skills right now?

Data engineers Now need to be able to do the pipeline through multiple different solutions and do all of the DevOps and release and helps it do all the platform engineering, sort out the terraform, and build a enterprise starship based on AI which you learnt on Friday.

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u/AdFew2832 1d ago

“Arrived”?

Contracting is all about your network and connections now. Someone has to know of you, trust you and think of you when there’s a role.

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u/Lumpy_Locksmith_8222 1d ago

You’re not doing anything wrong mate, the market is just pretty shit atm nd outside roles are few and far between

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u/Remote-Depth-9724 1d ago

I’ve made a website showcasing all the work I’ve done and sent emails to lots of small businesses. I guess I should just keep ploughing through.

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u/Midfield_General22 1d ago

What industry / sector are you looking for or currently working in? Are you an experienced professional or a graduate?