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Yeah I exhaled slightly when reading they're in the >97th percentile for UK salaries. Modest earnings

• karamanolev 4y ago
  This is apples to oranges and therefore false. Contracting has much much more deductions from the base rate than salaries. At the very least, with 20 days (1 month) off, you start off with a 11/12 coefficient. Then there's buying your own benefits, dealing with your own accounting, i.e. maybe paying an accountant or otherwise investing the time to do it yourself, which in turn reduces the number of hours you have to actually, you know, contract. They aren't in the 97th percentile.
  • was_a_dev 4y ago
    Fair. Let's be realistic, or even conservative. 90th percentile? (£58k)
    • EddySchauHai 4y ago
      I think any contract developer will be on the 95%+ percentile. When I started contracting in my mid-20s I was in the UKs 1% for a 40 hour gig done from my bedroom desk. It’s pretty mental.
      • was_a_dev 4y ago
        Yeah my points above all stand, despite people silently disagreeing. No issue with those salaries. With contract work you're providing a much need service. Just don't pretend those salaries are what they are.