I'm a consultant and have been self employed for a few years now. From time to time, I have taken on short term contracts as an employee (always retaining the right/ability to maintain my own practice as a sideline). I only do this if the work is flexible (2 small kids) and the project really interests me and it will add valuable experience to my CV.
I have been headhunted for a new role and it has now been offered. I really want the job as it will give me experience of a new area and some recent team leadership experience, which I obviously don't get being a one-woman band.
I'm just not sure about the salary. I typically earn £50-60k through my own company, working 3.5 days per week if I fill my diary. Obviously a company will pay less as I have job security, a 10% pension, health insurance, sick pay etc. They have offered £45k for a 4 day week (the hours will probably work out pretty similar when I account for all my non-chargeable time). I will also have more travel costs than I do now as they want me in London 2 days per week.
They know I earned £41k (Pro rata) in my last employed role (in the last year) but that was fully home based so no travel costs. I probably should not have divulged this but I am very out of practice and they were very pushy!
Given they have already offered a 10% pay rise on my last contract, how should I play it? I want to ask them for £48k to take into account the increased travel costs. I do really want the job though as I feel really stuck in a rut at the moment!
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New contract after self employment - salary negotiation??
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ScratchRhythm · 09/06/2016 16:07
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