Which job would you take? A or B?

Current job:

• £45k salary
• Mid-level role

New company A (Permanent role)

• Medium-sized startup (~300 people)
• Step up to Senior
• £70k + bonus
• Lots of ownership and responsibility

New company B (12-month contract)

• Large, big name company
• Mid-level role, more execution-focused work
• £650/day (~£150k gross)

Leaning towards A because:

• £70k already feels like a big step up financially
• I’ve got 8 years of experience so I want to move up to senior level for long term progression
• Choosing B could leave me unemployed with only mid-level experience after the contract ends (or sooner)

But… B is a LOT of money.

What would you do? Take the cash or the long-term move?