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Blogs, articles and facts about data work, from rates to legislation. Filter below by kind and by label.

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7 articles.

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What does secondment cost?

The scale of August 2026, what the market charges and how the rate is set upfront.

Article · 14 August 2026 · 2 minutes read
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Can I employ someone I first hired?

How DetaVast works, what is customary in the market and when the takeover is cost-free.

Article · 14 August 2026 · 2 minutes read
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What must I pay a highly skilled migrant at minimum?

The IND salary thresholds as of 11 August 2026 and the hourly rate that follows.

Article · 14 August 2026 · 2 minutes read
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How quickly is a data vacancy filled?

The lead times per route, where the time really sits and what the bridge is when the work cannot wait.

Article · 15 August 2026 · 2 minutes read
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Why does a data vacancy stay open for months?

The four causes why a data vacancy stays open, and how to fix them without raising the salary.

Blog · 7 August 2026 · 5 minutes read
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What is the difference between a data analyst and a data engineer?

A data analyst translates figures into a decision. A data engineer builds the pipelines those figures come from. Whoever puts both in one vacancy is looking for two people at once.

Facts · 10 August 2026 · 4 minutes read
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When are you genuinely self-employed, and when is it false self-employment?

The three axes that together determine whether an assignment is genuinely self-employed work: direction, embedding and risk. Tested before the assignment starts, because repairing afterwards is not possible.

Facts · 10 August 2026 · 6 minutes read

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