There is some life in the market this week. Got a few calls but the rates are piss poor and yes most contracts now are from big consultancies.
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Originally posted by Andy2 View PostThere is some life in the market this week. Got a few calls but the rates are piss poor and yes most contracts now are from big consultancies.
I wonder why though this change from us indepedent contractors to the consultancies. Is it because they now charge much lower rates?Comment
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Originally posted by achilles View PostContract rates through consultancies are usually piss poor because the end client is changed several multiples of what the contractor gets.Comment
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Originally posted by Boo View PostActually, the article you linked to states that demand has risen in each of the last 6 months, it's just the rate of increase in demand is falling - demand itself is rising still.
Boo
Virtual demand is rising only!!
Real world vacancies not jobs which the agencies either advertise more than once, duplicate job ad with another agency, fake jobs etc etc mean there is way less work around. Just because a survey says its risen for 6 months means nothing without context. US payroll rises the stock market rallies then next month it rises again but not by as much as expected it drops several % due to the numbers being way less than expected.
These surveys are flawed to begin with as they count any expansion above a value of 50 as positive but fail to explain in detail how they get their numbers.
Which goes back to the real world scenario where IT contracts are fewer & harderer (unicorn syndrome) than ever to get apart from a few niche skillsets the market is stuffed more than a xmas turkey with on the bench contractors & agencies padding their workloads out to ensure they do not get the sack.Comment
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Originally posted by achilles View Post
I wonder why though this change from us indepedent contractors to the consultancies. Is it because they now charge much lower rates?
Another factor is that as the economy grows companies will be happier taking on permies, leading to lower demand for contractors.Comment
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Originally posted by uk contractor View Post
the market is stuffed more than a xmas turkey with on the bench contractors"Don't part with your illusions; when they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live" Mark TwainComment
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In the past month approx. 10 contractors have been let go at my place, mostly project managers, scrum masters and .NET devs.. all except 1 have found new opportunities.. the 1 who hasn't is in the interview process with Amazon for a perm role.
This is all based in/around London.Comment
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Originally posted by rapid View PostIn the past month approx. 10 contractors have been let go at my place, mostly project managers, scrum masters and .NET devs.. all except 1 have found new opportunities.. the 1 who hasn't is in the interview process with Amazon for a perm role.
This is all based in/around London.Comment
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Originally posted by achilles View PostI wonder why though this change from us indepedent contractors to the consultancies. Is it because they now charge much lower rates?
BooComment
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Originally posted by Boo View PostNo, it's because they pay kickbacks to the HR and other execs at ClientCo.
Boo
Apart from the Indians & Chinese, then anything goes.Comment
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