new daily rates

[colinrobinson]

Whats with sql DBA/BI rates being advertised at £325 daily.

Agencies trying to increase margins or clients trying it on ?

I'm in midlands where rates are lower but ...

[northernladuk]

Different rates for difference clients for a whole host of reasons.

Deal with it.

[SimonMac]

Whats with sql DBA/BI rates being advertised at £325 daily.

Agencies trying to increase margins or clients trying it on ?

I'm in midlands where rates are lower but ...

Dying skill, you need to be thinking "Whats next"

[TheFaQQer]

Dying skill, you need to be thinking "Whats next"

DBA is a dying skill? How do people administer their databases?

[SimonMac]

DBA is a dying skill? How do people administer their databases?

DBA's are ten a penny, hell even Suity thinks he can do SQL

[TheFaQQer]

DBA's are ten a penny, hell even Suity thinks he can do SQL

Competent DBAs are significantly more expensive.

And just because you can do SQL doesn't mean you can do DBA work - as a DBA you're rarely allowed to touch anything that the developers have written, even if you knew what it was meant to do in the first place.

[colinrobinson]

if its genuine client pressure to reduce rates theres not a lot we can do.

if its agencies increasing their margins its time for us contractors to get motivated and re-establish the freelancer direct client market that was prevalent in my day.

We (unwittingly) allowed agencies to get a foothold in our market in return for an easy life (no direct advertising for work, and guaranteed Payment on schedule).

we can sort the first with a decent freelancer web site. and we can sort the second with Modern On-Line payment methods which would limit the credit risk.

It would even help with the scurge of IR35 (there would be no intermediary for hmrc to wine about)

[TheFaQQer]

It would even help with the scurge of IR35 (there would be no intermediary for hmrc to wine about)

No it wouldn't.

[tomtomagain]

we can sort the first with a decent freelancer web site.

Good idea. Tell us when you've created a LinkedIn, Jobserve & elance combo and we'll all sign up.

[TheFaQQer]

Good idea. Tell us when you've created a LinkedIn, Jobserve & elance combo and we'll all sign up.

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