As you will see, the contracting market is quite heavily male dominated with only 1 in 3 contractors being female, this may be due to circumstances of females returning to work post families. We also tend to see that at the higher end of the quartile there are fewer females entering into this profession because of the lack of security with regards to consistent income. Working as a contractor in the UK can mean that you may be in a position whereby there are times within an annual period whereby no work is available, or not required, therefore we tend to see higher rates of pay to cover this and the niche skill set available to end clients, this may limit the number of contractors who would feel comfortable to engage in this type of working. Some males or females may not feel comfortable with the uncertainty of roles available.”
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