In July 2012 we carried out our first ever research programme to SJD Accountancy’s client base of Limited company contractors and we were delighted to receive over 1,000 responses to the survey. This enabled us to create a very detailed findings document which our clients, industry colleagues and the media found to be an extremely interesting insight into the mindset of the contracting world during the first half of 2012.

We made the decision that we would run this survey every six months. This enables us to not only get a snapshot of attitudes at that point, but also to build up a picture of how those attitudes and opinions are changing over time - as the economy slowly recovers and confidence in the prospect of contracting through your own Limited company increases.

The results of the latest survey, which attracted a similar volume of responses to the first one, are detailed in this document. As with our previous survey, we hope that you find this a useful indicator of what your peers are currently experiencing, and their views on the contracting industry as a whole.