PHP Outside IR35 Contracts: Compliance and Take-Home Pay
Live market telemetry, compensation quartiles, and IR35 compliance benchmarks across the UK contract sector.
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
IR35-filtered PHP hiring in the UK is the subject of this page, not a generic role or city landing page. The mid-market day rate inside this IR35 filter is £500/day, with quartiles from £350/day to £650/day from N/A priced, status-filtered roles to November 2026. The disclosed mix on this slice is 100% outside IR35 and 0% inside IR35. The filtered sector peak is IT at 100%. Rate context remains UK-wide rate parity, which does not override the SDS. Use the filtered list to test umbrella versus limited company economics on the same day rate.
Daily Rate Quartiles and Market Benchmarks
Values combine advertised day rates, stated IR35 outcomes, and sector labels from vacancies matching this hub. Quartiles use priced roles only.
| Metric | Value | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Median day rate | £500/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £350/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £650/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Outside IR35 share | 100% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 0% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 0% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | IT (100%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | N/A | Vacancies used for the rate corridor |
| Regional rate band | UK-wide rate parity | Location pricing context, not an SDS |
Statutory Standards and Frequently Asked Questions
Off-payroll (IR35) is the organising rule on this page. The end client, not the contractor, issues the Status Determination Statement covering the PHP engagement in the UK. An inside SDS puts income through PAYE, with employer NI and typically umbrella or in-house payroll. Outside IR35 means a business-to-business supply: the limited company invoices the fee-payer and accounts for corporation tax. Do not treat a fixed-term salary as an outside finding. CEST and working-practices evidence (control, substitution, mutuality) still matter more than the vacancy label. Do not start a PHP engagement in the UK on an assumed status.
