In many ways IT contractors experience the best of both worlds. They have the increased pay and flexibility of a temporary worker, but, with the right agency they will never be out of work. IT contractors get to choose the projects they work on, negotiate their pay based on their experience and take time off whenever they need it. And with the advance of the internet, cloud computing, virtualisation and any number of other technologies, IT contractors are never going to find themselves short of roles to drop into, which makes the uncertainty associated with IT contractors' careers a little less uncertain.
Businesses are always going to need tech personnel, but as the shift towards outsourced IT gathers pace, in-house staff are likely to end up taking a back seat, which is why the number of IT contractors operating in the UK is on the up. It's a no-brainer really. If you want more pay, better hours and work on the latest, cutting-edge tech projects of your choosing, then it's time to follow the rest of Britain's IT contractors and get yourself an umbrella company representative - like Orange Genie.
