Jobstats on Monday

[swamp]

Poll to follow.

[jobstats.co.uk]

Can't believe so many of you took the AndyW option. Do you really think I am that slack? Fingers crossed the update will be there for Monday, I feel like my honour is at stake now. Still cracking on with the new version. I am bored now of saying "in the next couple of weeks" but honestly, it could well be Actually may be Tuesday as the last of the data may not be gathered until then.

Looks like we could see job volumes drop to 2003 levels. Will we go lower though? All the news appears to be bad, can't see this letting up for some time yet myself. The speed of the crash has surprised a lot of people and I think 2009 will bring more redundancies and a consistently low volume of jobs available.

[bobhope]

So, it really looks like the good old days really were good and not some nostalgic faulty memory.

The peak hourly rate was 68 in 2000, never been bettered in nominal never mind real terms.

Why does it feel like we just came out of the last IT downturn?

[SallyAnne]

Originally Posted by bobhope

So, it really looks like the good old days really were good and not some nostalgic faulty memory.

The peak hourly rate was 68 in 2000, never been bettered in nominal never mind real terms.

Why does it feel like we just came out of the last IT downturn?

Your peak hourly rate was £68?!!

What do you pleb's do that means the absolute max you ever get is £68 per hour?

[swamp]

I voted 'down'. The contract market seems to roughly mirror the stock market. Compare and contrast:

FTSE since '96

http://www.moneyweek.com/financialchartimage.aspx?show_header=1&tiny_chart= 1&chart_primary_ticker=UKX&chart_time_period=All&c o_dimension^width=510&co_dimension^height=349&fina nce_chart=1&plot_colour=fffff2&chart_moving_av erage_1_type=sma&chart_moving_average_1_period =&chart_moving_average_2_type=sma&chart_mo ving_average_2_period=&chart_moving_average_3_ type=sma&chart_moving_average_3_period=

JobStats

http://www.jobstats.co.uk/jobstats.d...S.d/index.html

[tay]

Originally Posted by SallyAnne

Your peak hourly rate was £68?!!

What do you pleb's do that means the absolute max you ever get is £68 per hour?

We all wish we were you SA.... you are amazing... and you earn so much.... can I have your autograph please?

[TheFaQQer]

Originally Posted by SallyAnne

Your peak hourly rate was £68?!!

What do you pleb's do that means the absolute max you ever get is £68 per hour?

Not everything pays as much as your niche market, my dear!

[EternalOptimist]

Originally Posted by SallyAnne

Your peak hourly rate was £68?!!

What do you pleb's do that means the absolute max you ever get is £68 per hour?

60 for me SA

What are your main skills Sally

[gingerjedi]

Originally Posted by EternalOptimist

60 for me SA

What are your main skills Sally

Negotiation by the looks of it.

[swamp]

Looks like "AndyW" was the correct poll option.

http://www.jobstats.co.uk/



(to be fair, Jobstats said it may be Tuesday...)