Average Day Rate

[Sockpuppet]

Day rate isn't the indicator but profit per day is.

I.e. a £600 day rate is worse than £450 if you're spending ~£200 a day on hotels and the weekly commute.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Day rate isn't the indicator but profit per day is.

I.e. a £600 day rate is worse than £450 if you're spending ~£200 a day on hotels and the weekly commute.

Incidently what rate increase should one aim for when working in London? My thinking is you need at least another £150/day to make up for expenses (at around £75/day) and the torture of living in London (I guess torture is worth more than £75/day though).

[SueEllen]

Incidently what rate increase should one aim for when working in London? My thinking is you need at least another £150/day to make up for expenses (at around £75/day) and the torture of living in London (I guess torture is worth more than £75/day though).

It depends on your expenses.

Remember there are some of us who live in London and the SE so only have to pay for the commute by train or tube.

[d000hg]

Incidently what rate increase should one aim for when working in London? My thinking is you need at least another £150/day to make up for expenses (at around £75/day) and the torture of living in London (I guess torture is worth more than £75/day though).

I eyeballed it at £100/day to live in London or slightly more, renting an apartment and a weekly train and not going out to wine bars. The "PITA factor" depends on the person, and probably should be the same for any role you work away from home apart from extreme cases like Bahamas, Libya, etc.