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1) Please don’t quote an hourly rate. Quote by week or at least by day at set expectations (“I’m available between 9-17”). 2) Unless they’re hiring you as an e
by brtkdotse 6y ago
1) Please don’t quote an hourly rate. Quote by week or at least by day at set expectations (“I’m available between 9-17”).
2) Unless they’re hiring you as an employee, they’ll expect to deal with you via a company. Get in touch with an accountant ASAP and look into liability insurances.
- notahacker 6y agoGood advice, and the 'what type of arrangement do they want' bit is critical here. If they want to hire you full time your guide is regular salaries for cyber security professionals in their/your country (whichever's higher, if they're different), plus a bit if your knowledge is super-specialised. If they want to hire you for a couple of months, or a few days a week, the rule of thumb is to calculate that on a pro-rata basis and at least double it. (Freelancers typically only get to bill for half the hours they actually work, and have to cover some of their own expenses) Either way, an avionics company has deep pockets and hires expensive professionals for stuff that matters to it, and it's a lot easier to agree to drop rates (possibly in return for something like a longer contract or minimum number of days per month) than it is to negotiate them up.
- brtkdotse 6y agoAgree on all terms. 2x your monthly salary is a good rule of thumb (EXCULDING VAT, I cannot stress this enough). Also, don’t forget to factor payroll taxes which are usually “invisible” to you as an employee and can be substantial. In Sweden, to get a salary €3000 pretax costs the company €3000 * 1,3132.