Market very quiet

[Avalonia]

Seriously? What on earth do you do?

Wayne Rooney's fluffer

[ChimpMaster]

Seriously? What on earth do you do?

I work on a tech that no one else uses any more. I'm probably on my last ever gig with this product.

Last man standing?

[uk contractor]

It would be a rate cut for me , but how does one get into Murex (as in learning/experience)- either through a permanent or contract opportunity?

With great difficulty or take a perm job in an investment bank then after 3-5 years as a DBA using Murex you would be able to go contracting with the Murex training they would eventually put you on & eventually reap the rewards!


That's why its such a niche skillset right now so few people with any real expertise so rates are very high & likely to continue to rise as you also need commercial experience on a trade floor in an investment bank supporting the product for several years & not just supporting it but having an indepth knowledge of it & how it ties into other complex front & back office systems as well as strong communication & interpersonal skills working closely with demanding traders.....

[ChimpMaster]

With great difficulty or take a perm job in an investment bank then after 3-5 years as a DBA using Murex you would be able to go contracting with the Murex training they would eventually put you on & eventually reap the rewards!


That's why its such a niche skillset right now so few people with any real expertise so rates are very high & likely to continue to rise as you also need commercial experience on a trade floor in an investment bank supporting the product for several years & not just supporting it but having an indepth knowledge of it & how it ties into other complex front & back office systems as well as strong communication & interpersonal skills working closely with demanding traders.....

Can you help me get onto it? I'll contractually make it worth your while by giving you 10% of my first Murex contract rate!

[MyUserName]

I work on a tech that no one else uses any more. I'm probably on my last ever gig with this product.

Last man standing?

Which tech do you do?

[uk contractor]

Can you help me get onto it? I'll contractually make it worth your while by giving you 10% of my first Murex contract rate!

For 10% no chance I cannot even get myself onto it despite having a lot of banking experience but I worked with contractors who are on it you tell me when you get onto it then you can help me & I will give you 30% of my day rate as thats still going to be well over £500 a day!

I would not waste any serious time chasing it either the reason the rates are so high is so few people have decent investment banking experience with it I do not see that changing anytime soon its almost impossible to get any relevant commercial experience which would allow you to get a decent rate out of it so the niche gravy train will continue............


The typical person who is a Murex expert will have a strong Computer Science or Maths degree & or well over 5 years experience gained in investment banking supporting the product daily working closely with traders.


Best career path option is get a job working for Murex (if you can its quite hard to pass their technical tests) then spend a few years there & become an expert before leaving to be a contractor.
https://www.murex.com/careers/home/how-we-hire

[BlasterBates]

You don't have to learn Murex, just be highly skilled and get a contract in finance.

http://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/search...E1C4568865CC4/