Can someone help me understand the contract market and how it would be to move as an FTE into a contract. Any pointers and experience is welcome.

I have tech strategy, data, cloud architecture and sde experience and generally searching for anything close to the data domain.

How does life compare, how roles and expectations would differ.

I know each contract would be difficult but any guidance would be much appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

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Don't let fear stop you. Go for it and win. You can always come back if you leave on good terms, maybe even with a promotion.

But you won't want to.

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With a tech strategy and data architecture background, you'll be in high demand, but the UK contract market lives and dies by IR35.
Expect most enterprise roles to be Inside IR35 (meaning higher tax via an umbrella company).
Culturally, the biggest shock moving from FTE is the lack of a safety net—no paid holiday, sick pay, or pension matching. You're trading security for a higher day rate and pure delivery focus. If you've got a solid emergency fund saved up, the freedom is well worth it.

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Disagree A1, not in the UK. In the US, sure

I would spend some time researching the different contracting options and what it means in terms of setting your day rate. Gemini or Claude would be able to give you a solid breakdown of how to manage your finances to create a structure similar to what you have today. If you're in demand and you should be in the domain you mentioned, you should be fine

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