Tech Salaries, Day Rates & Take-HomeIreland & UK, 2026
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Contractor Day Rates
Verified day rate benchmarks for tech contractors. Median rates, typical ranges, and take-home calculators for PAYE, sole trader, and IR35.
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- ✓PAYE, sole trader, and IR35 take-home
Take-Home & Tax Calculators
Salary, contractor, pension, and mortgage tools for Ireland and the UK. Net pay, effective rate, and deductions broken down band by band.
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Side-by-side salary comparisons for the most searched tech role pairs: median pay, demand signals, and career paths.
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Contracting in Ireland or the UK?
Verified day rate benchmarks by role and city, plus take-home tools for PAYE umbrella, sole trader, and IR35.
141 role pages7 city breakdownsIreland & UK markets
Pay growth
Roles with the fastest salary growth across markets
Network Engineer
Ireland€65K
Median salary
€40K – €120K
Cloud Architect
Ireland€130K
Median salary
€80K – €250K
Change Manager
Ireland€85K
Median salary
€50K – €120K
Security Operations Engineer
Ireland€63K
Median salary
€45K – €80K
Chief Transformation Officer
Ireland€137K
Median salary
€90K – €150K
SQL Developer
Ireland€60K
Median salary
€40K – €85K
Senior Software Engineer
Ireland€83K
Median salary
€40K – €110K
UX Researcher
Ireland€68K
Median salary
€35K – €100K
Head of Infrastructure
Ireland€130K
Median salary
€90K – €150K
Security Architect
Ireland€113K
Median salary
€75K – €150K
Node.js Developer
Ireland€75K
Median salary
€40K – €90K
Programme Director
Ireland€135K
Median salary
€100K – €160K
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Contractor Mortgage Calculator
NewDay Rate · Specialist Lenders · UK & Ireland
Find out how much you can actually borrow as an IT contractor. Uses the specialist day-rate underwriting formula (day rate × 5 × 46 weeks) instead of your director salary. Shows the full gap between high street banks and contractor-specialist lenders.
£600/day → up to £759K borrowing (vs £50K high street)Open calculatorPRSA Employer Contribution Calculator
NewBIK-Free · Corporation Tax · Finance Act 2024 Reform
Calculate how much company cash you can route into your PRSA completely free of BIK tax. Compares pension wealth vs salary extraction with Corporation Tax and BIK calculations. Includes an Auto-Enrolment mode for employees under My Future Fund.
€50K PRSA vs €23.9K salary: pension creates 2.09× more wealthOpen calculatorOutside IR35 SIPP Calculator
NewDividend vs Salary vs Direct SIPP · Corp Tax · NI Saved
See how a direct employer SIPP contribution from your limited company compares to taking money as a dividend or salary. Calculates Corporation Tax saved, NI avoided, and the pension wealth multiplier using 2026/27 rates.
£20K direct SIPP vs £11.5K dividend: 1.74× more in pensionOpen calculatorContractor Extraction Planner
NewSalary · Dividend · SIPP · Inside vs Outside IR35
Plan your optimal UK limited company extraction strategy for 2026/27. Compare salary, dividend and employer SIPP routes side by side, with corporation tax, personal allowance taper, SIPP annual allowance warnings and Marriage Allowance.
£600/day → £12.6K salary + £60K SIPP + dividends on the restOpen calculator