Contractor economy research and data
Original, sourced reads on UK contractor and personal service company formation trends, built entirely from official open data. Free to read and cite with attribution.
Get a free IR35 reviewUK Contractor Index
New IT consultancy and contractor-sector company incorporations over the past decade, sourced from Companies House. Up 43% since 2016, including a reform-overlay read on the two IR35 off-payroll reforms.
Updated Apr 2026
UK Contractor Survival Index
How long UK contractor-sector businesses survive, 1 to 5 years after formation, sourced from ONS Business Demography birth-cohort data, against the all-industries average.
Updated 2025-11-20
UK Contractor Insolvency Index
Company insolvencies across the two SIC sections contractors sit in, sourced from Insolvency Service open data, with a narrower figure isolating the specific IT, consultancy and engineering divisions this site tracks.
Updated Jun 2026
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