Only 5%!?!?!?!?
Not wishing to go off topic and bring up the old Contractor versus Staffie argument, I've been contracting for approx 20 years and it is probably the most satisying period of my working life.
I have never been out of work, other than by my own choice when I had a 6 month sabatical to scoot round on a 906.
As far as work experience goes...I could not have seen a more varied scope of projects as I have done, had I stayed in one consultancy.
In the end , life is what you make it. If you don't try contracting, then you'll never now how good or bad your lot could be.