The largest proportion of freelancers and contractors (48 per cent), revealed that greater independence and control were the main motivator for striking out alone, compared to 31 per cent who started working for themselves to earn more money through potentially higher day-rates.
Research by contractor tax adviser, Qdos Contractor, showed:
- 48 per cent went freelance for the ‘independence and control’ it brings
- 31 per cent started working for themselves to ‘earn more money, with higher day-rates’
- 12 per cent went self-employed in order to strike a ‘better worklife balance’
- nine per cent stated ‘other’ reasons, such as ‘all of the above’, ‘redundancy’ and ‘to work with companies I wanted to’
Qdos Contractor CEO, Seb Maley, said: “Self-employment gives people more freedom and control over their careers and lives. And that the largest proportion of freelancers and contractors state this as the main reason for striking out alone simply highlights that independence is priceless.
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"The Government should perhaps take note and rethink their stance on self-employment, because for many freelancers and contractors, money is not the main motivator.
“In certain professions and industries, the recession and redundancy pushed people into self-employment. But for skilled IT professionals in particular, our research suggests that independent working is by and large an active, carefully considered choice, and not necessarily something they have been forced into.”
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