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[gables]

This is the first contract (6 months term). The role is - IT Consultant (Tier 4).

Umm, what's a Tier 4 consultant

[WTFH]

Umm, what's a Tier 4 consultant

Good question. Normally T1 = support desk, T2 = 2nd line support. Never heard of T4. Suspect it's either client specific, or made up by agent.

[gables]

Good question. Normally T1 = support desk, T2 = 2nd line support. Never heard of T4. Suspect it's either client specific, or made up by agent.

Made up I think

Hmm, what's wrong the old ways of 1st line, 2nd line, 3rd line, consultant. Using Tier X surely just confuses it with the Tier 2 visa thingymajig?? Which begs the question if there is a Tier 1 visa?

[clearedforlanding]

Good question. Normally T1 = support desk, T2 = 2nd line support. Never heard of T4. Suspect it's either client specific, or made up by agent.

Saw this at BT a long time ago. T1 / T2 as above (LAN, Switches, CPE), T3 Strong CCNA-CCNP (Config/NOC stuff), T4 CCIE (Design Authority, tulip hits the fan support)

But we are talking nearly 2 decades ago ....

[jbond007]

Back then the CCIE's commanded a decent rate, until everyone jumped on the bandwagon and started becoming CCIE/JNCIE, the rate has been diluted. I had a gig at EE 3 years back and a permie qualified as CCIE and wanted to go contracting and the best he could command was £400/day

[northernladuk]

Back then the CCIE's commanded a decent rate, until everyone jumped on the bandwagon and started becoming CCIE/JNCIE, the rate has been diluted. I had a gig at EE 3 years back and a permie qualified as CCIE and wanted to go contracting and the best he could command was £400/day

Which isn't bad for buggering about with cables and boxes and stuff.

[stek]

Made up I think

Hmm, what's wrong the old ways of 1st line, 2nd line, 3rd line, consultant. Using Tier X surely just confuses it with the Tier 2 visa thingymajig?? Which begs the question if there is a Tier 1 visa?

There is! Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Tier 1 Investor and Tier 1 Exceptional Talent. Tier 1 General and Tier 1 Post Study Work are both closed now.

There's Tier 4 Student and Tier 5 Temporary Work as well.

Wonder why no Tier 3?

[gables]

Saw this at BT a long time ago. T1 / T2 as above (LAN, Switches, CPE), T3 Strong CCNA-CCNP (Config/NOC stuff), T4 CCIE (Design Authority, tulip hits the fan support)

But we are talking nearly 2 decades ago ....

I'm disappointed with BT, surely this should have been Layer 1\Layer2, Layer 3 etc

[clearedforlanding]

I'm disappointed with BT, surely this should have been Layer 1\Layer2, Layer 3 etc

No, we couldn't remember that. It was Please Do Not Throw Sausage Pizza Away.

[piotrkula]

Wow that sucks. I always demand my invoices to be paid within 7 days, evey 7 days of timesheet approval. No? NEEEXT!