I am finding that the market in my area: Unix / Linux / DevOps / budget hoover upper
is very different from when I was last looking for a contract, though I admit that it was five years ago.
I suspect that it is just the final shackles of the downturn being shaken off.
Before I hibernated in the public sector for five years I found that the rates were good and I just turned up for my last three gigs and got the role. The last two places did not even want an interview.
Now, even for contracts it is a telephone interview first.... wait....wait..... two weeks later.....Yep, you can come for an interview now.
It's strange. It has been like that for all of the ten roles that I have applied for outside of London.
Yet, the rates are good, very good in some places and things are just much slower than I am used to, jet the market is very good.
Just one of those things I guess.
On the plus side, I am learning lots of cool new stuff.
and the Mrs likes having me home to make the dinner.
is very different from when I was last looking for a contract, though I admit that it was five years ago.
I suspect that it is just the final shackles of the downturn being shaken off.
Before I hibernated in the public sector for five years I found that the rates were good and I just turned up for my last three gigs and got the role. The last two places did not even want an interview.
Now, even for contracts it is a telephone interview first.... wait....wait..... two weeks later.....Yep, you can come for an interview now.
It's strange. It has been like that for all of the ten roles that I have applied for outside of London.
Yet, the rates are good, very good in some places and things are just much slower than I am used to, jet the market is very good.
Just one of those things I guess.
On the plus side, I am learning lots of cool new stuff.
and the Mrs likes having me home to make the dinner.
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