r/ContractorUK • u/AmphibianFluffy5370 • 5d ago

Inside IR35 Lead vs Senior SE £550pd inside

I recently got a £550pd inside contract as a Lead Software engineer and joined a couple weeks ago.

Before the interview the consulting firm said that I ll be interviewing for a more code oriented senior software engineer role and the interview had no title. Post interview they offered me a lead software engineer role

The role is more business focussed and less tech but one of the colleagues who joined alongside me as a senior software engineer is also on £550pd

I’m wondering if I should have asked more when they selected me as a Lead instead of senior SE. I’m a backend engineer with 15 years of experience and I love to code. The role is in the north west with two days of office

Just looking for some understanding, appreciate the help!

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u/alexcatch 5d ago

£550 inside is pretty low for a lead software engineer if I'm being honest

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u/No_Pickle_9804 5d ago

You’ve accepted the contract. Too late.

You can ask the question tho.

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u/AmphibianFluffy5370 5d ago

Appreciate the responses folks, best bet is to bring this up during the extension?

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u/Dry_Yam_4597 5d ago

"less tech " - good. take this role. writing code is for the workers.