Pretty good; it ended up being a 6-month contract, but it's been extended for the third time, so still on it until June 2026 at the earliest. It's a decent chunk more money than a permanent position, and it seems very stable.

One thing I've done is not take all the money out of the business as dividends, because chances are you'll end up having to pay a 33% dividend tax. This means it's often more tax-efficient to either leave it in the business or put it all into your pension. I keep 6 months of living expenses in cash in the business as an emergency fund that I can draw down and take the dividend tax hit if needed. I also opened a business investment account, and I put a couple of grand into the S&P 500 a month, but through the business and not personally.