Parasol is an award winning contractor PAYE Umbrella Company that has been up and running since 2000 when an IT contractor himself, Rob Crossland, decided to found an organisation that would offer the exceptional service he knew from bitter experience was lacking in contractor management.

He therefore started a company that specifically allowed contractors working in IT to get on with what they enjoyed doing best – working in IT. While Parasol, using the best tax, legal, payroll, credit control, sales and customer support specialists in the business, took care of everything else - including all invoicing, tax and NI management. The result is an industry first – IT contractors getting the best service and highly attractive net pay returns after tax and costs.

So, whether you’re new to IT contractor services or an old hand at it; whether you’re a project manager, system architect, system developer, helpdesk technician, MCSE or network engineer, take a look at our PAYE calculator and discover what your take-home pay as a Parasol umbrella contractor could be. Then sign up today with Parasol - a UK umbrella company founded by someone who has been there, seen that and done IT.

The benefits of IT contracting through Parasol

The benefits of IT contracting through Parasol
  • Travel, meals and accommodation expenses.
  • Offset the cost of any IT hardware against your taxable pay.
  • Up to £23m insurance cover (enough to cover any cup-of-coffee-in-the-server moments!)
  • No set-up fee, no exit fee, no minimum terms.
  • Fast online set-up, register in minutes.
  • Tax-deductible weekly management fee paid only when you’re working.
  • Industry leading online portal, lets you accept contracts, enter timesheets, claim expenses and track the status of your invoices and pay online.
  • Option to request a same day payment into your bank account.
  • Work even more tax efficiently by discussing your pension options with our specialist IFA Parasol Money
  • Dedicated customer support team available to speak to 24 hours a day.
  • Payment guaranteed within 48 hours of us receiving it from your agency or end client.

Sign up right here, right now or call 0800 840 7212 and speak to a real live person 24 hours a day.

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