ContractorUK is home to the UK’s contracting community. Online since 1999, the site is a trusted source of information and news for contractors. For 20 years, ContractorUK has set the news agenda for the IT contracting industry, kept contractors informed on tax issues, market demand, jobs, IR35, new legislation and much more.

Learn more at www.contractoruk.com

The Liquidation Centre, part of the Exigen group of companies is an award-winning restructuring practice , specialising in both Members’ Voluntary Liquidations (MVLs) and Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations (CVLs).

Our fully licensed and regulated Insolvency Practitioners have for over 20 years helped thousands of contractors successfully close their companies with clear, straightforward, and reliable support. 

As one of the fastest growing liquidations practices in the UK, come see why the Liquidation Centre is the number 1 choice for your contractor clients. 

Cleerly supports contractors across specialist professions, navigating them through the property market and broader financial landscape. Beyond expert assistance with first-time purchases, remortgages, and property investments, Cleerly provides comprehensive financial reviews, including vital protection advice to secure contractors' futures. They possess a deep understanding of umbrella and limited company structures, working with lenders who prioritise contract value over tax mechanisms. Covering sectors from IT and Engineering to Medical and Financial Services, their Consultants offer decades of expertise. Founded by a pioneer in specialist contractor underwriting, Cleerly remains dedicated to providing the multi-category financial support that modern contractors require to thrive.

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My Digital is a cloud-based payroll software platform built specifically for umbrella companies and payroll bureaus, trusted by over 90 businesses and used to pay more than 300,000 contractors every month. Used by 1 in 2 SafeRec-accredited umbrellas and 1 in 3 FCSA members, it has been developed over ten years to deliver fast, accurate and compliant payroll processing, with AI-driven features that simplify the entire gross-to-net journey across the assignment-based supply chain. Known for its gold-standard customer service and reliability in the real world, My Digital is the only payroll software provider to have won Best Payroll Software at the Contracting Awards three years in a row (2022, 2023 and 2024), offering clients a genuinely future-proof solution in a constantly evolving payroll landscape.

The contracting and umbrella sector doesn’t stand still - and neither do the people building it.

CMR connects the people powering payroll, accountancy and finance. We work with ambitious umbrella companies, forward-thinking accountancy practices and the suppliers shaping the future of the industry.

In a market where compliance matters, margins matter and reputation matters even more, hiring the right people isn’t optional - it’s everything.

We don’t believe in transactional recruitment. We believe in proper partnerships. In challenging briefs. In finding leaders, builders and operators who raise standards, not just fill seats.

For CEOs, that means growth with control. For candidates, it means real opportunity in businesses that are going somewhere.

We’re proud to support the contracting sector - not just as recruiters, but as advocates for the people behind it.

You sort the numbers. We’ll sort the people.

FreeAgent is award-winning UK-based accounting software used by over 200,000 small businesses, landlords and their accountants and bookkeepers. Easy for clients to use, with a handy mobile app, hassle-free expense tracking, invoicing and bank feeds, FreeAgent offers MTD-compliant VAT filing, Self Assessment, Final Accounts, Corporation Tax and much more.