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So what is a "good" rate?

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    #21
    "Good rates" are also country specific and dependent on your tax setup. A flat number (unless it is very large) is meaningless without context. In Germany it used to be around €700 per day, until tax laws on freelancers changed. In Sweden €900 per day (or £800) is still good considering the tax situation. Declared UK rates are definitely down on the job sites, but that could be as much a reflection on the use of other recruiting channels (LinkedIn etc) for higher quality positions, as anything else
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      #22
      I started out on £500 a day in London about 5 years ago.

      I then got offered £450 a day about 20 minutes from my house and I stayed there for two years until I returned to the perm world.

      The highest I ever went for was £1200 a day. I would have loved that one :-(
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        #23
        Originally posted by simplicity View Post
        Obviously everyone's perception may be different. But there I always talk of a "good" rate. For me anything £400 and above is a good rate for a PM / PMO role. How about you?
        Looking at the market stats, I would say £450pd is the average offered rate, £650pd is a good rate and anything over £800pd is an excellent rate.

        The truth is anything that pays the bills and you find interesting is a good rate.

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          #24
          Originally posted by Dante View Post
          I work in automation / devops type roles, and for me £450 is decent outside of London. £550 if I have to commute into the big smoke.
          Both pretty average bordering on low now imho. Seem to be a few firms trying to drive these down though.

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            #25
            Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View Post
            Times change.

            Java when it was the big thing in the 90's, I knew a guy on 2.5K per day.
            That wasn't unusual.
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              #26
              Also depends on sector - Financial Services is obviously very different to e.g. Public Sector.

              Across all contracting I would say 450-550 is a good rate outside FS.

              For me, I also factor in work/life balance and how interesting the work/company looks. However, not everyone can afford that luxury in the current market.

              Personally, good is 600-700, great 750+.

              My last rate was 600 in a not for profit. A mate was doing almost an identical role for 900 but I wouldn't have swapped as I genuinely loved the work, my colleagues and the organisation.

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                #27
                Originally posted by edison View Post
                Also depends on sector - Financial Services is obviously very different to e.g. Public Sector.

                Across all contracting I would say 450-550 is a good rate outside FS.

                For me, I also factor in work/life balance and how interesting the work/company looks. However, not everyone can afford that luxury in the current market.

                Personally, good is 600-700, great 750+.

                My last rate was 600 in a not for profit. A mate was doing almost an identical role for 900 but I wouldn't have swapped as I genuinely loved the work, my colleagues and the organisation.
                For a 50% higher rate I would genuinely love the work, my colleagues and the organisation
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                  #28
                  Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post
                  For a 50% higher rate I would genuinely love the work, my colleagues and the organisation
                  For 50% higher rate I would genuinely make love to my work, colleagues and the organisation also

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