UK tech freelancer numbers down for first time in 5 years since IR35 tax reforms hit public sector

UK tech freelancer numbers down for first time in 5 years since IR35 tax reforms hit public sector

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/22/number_of_it_contractors_drops_ir35/

After a boom in IT contractors over the last decade, the number of freelance techies working in the UK dropped last year in the wake of public sector off-payroll working reforms.

According to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, there was a 2.4 per cent fall in IT contractors to 121,989 in 2018 compared with the previous year.

UK tech freelancer numbers down for first time in 5 years since IR35 tax reforms hit public sector

Oct 22, 2019, 1:14pm UTC
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/22/number_of_it_contractors_drops_ir35/ > After a boom in IT contractors over the last decade, the number of freelance techies working in the UK dropped last year in the wake of public sector off-payroll working reforms. > According to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, there was a 2.4 per cent fall in IT contractors to 121,989 in 2018 compared with the previous year.