The taxman is being condemned for ‘not giving real answers’ to a veteran MP trying to probe an ‘ongoing nightmare’ for thousands of contractors.

‘Hard workers. Innovation-embracers. Value-adders.’ All are called to compete at the UK contractor industry’s biggest awards show, which just updated to ‘reflect real changes in the temporary labour market.’

Temporary techies are now part of the UK’s ‘thinking hiring market,’ which is practising ‘controlled breathing’ following ‘a long snooze,’ albeit ahead of ‘economic shocks.’

What the chancellor’s ‘not fooling anyone’ fiscal update means for contractors, according to SG Accounting, Mellor & Co, Brookson, LITRG and other UK contracting experts.

The Post Office Ltd becomes the public sector’s single largest off-payroll working compliance failure, ‘sending a clear message’ to the private sector that robust IR35 processes are ‘essential rather than optional.’

REC finds IT contractor demand inched downwards in January, but Reed tells ContractorUK it isn’t stalling, is consistent, and still offers premiums.

More than 30 proposed changes to the Conduct Regulations are set to ‘reshape how the temporary labour market is regulated.’ And contractors have 12 weeks to have their say.

An unconventional framing of why the taxman has chosen to put agencies and end-clients on the hook is a new webinar’s most memorable moment.

A spike for the .gov Personal Tax Account website looks assured, as the taxman is found overcharging taxpayers by £625 each.

A rock and a hard place? The choice between no work and only inside IR35 roles is unsettling limited company IT contractors the most in 2026.

Advisers warn it’s still contractors who’ll carry the can, even if it is a ‘cat and mouse game between HMRC and promoters.’

The second-highest REC index score of the year for temporary technology skills coincides with IT contractor demand ‘holding up’ (Hays), and opportunities now growing (CV-Library).

Out with the old freelance IT career advice, in with seven strategies to increase your chances of staying off the bench.

For the first time in a long time, the chancellor’s March statement isn’t forecast to be a tax-raising event for the UK’s contractor community.

REC shows IT contractor demand slightly dipped in November 2025, but the budget didn’t derail it nor detract from one technology recruiter’s ‘busier than ever’ December.

The chancellor hits UK contracting with a ‘growth-choking’ budget, containing two IR35 ‘devils in the detail’ and Labour’s ‘hidden’ penalisation of remote work.

The chancellor giveth warm words to ‘working people’ but taketh more of contractors’ incomes via stealth tax, dividends, and NI on £2k-plus pensions contributions.

A behind-closed-doors session for the Conservatives to work out their IR35 position posed four big questions to contractors’ advisers.

Demand for IT contractors takes another step towards growth, as ContractorUK is told of a ‘clear and sustained’  uptick.

A full list of winners from the seventh annual Contracting Awards.