State of the Market

[willendure]

https://www.rec.uk.com/our-view/news...growth-october

[dsc]

Interesting to see permanent placements doing so tulipe since Oct 2022, I guess at that point temps were used instead, but since end of last year even that went tits up.

I know this means nothing as it's just a tiny example, but at my current client stacks of people have left and no one new got hired and this has been going on for over a year now. Heck I even told them I'm interested in going perm cause I want to move countries and they were like...yeah we'll think about it and keep extending me instead. Another big competitor in the industry (green energy) - similar story, trimmed teams down to the bare bones, no one being hired. Seems like it's all about survival with the lowest cost possible.

[coolhandluke]

I'm currently on a FTC that recently got extended to 2026 (Education - Public Sector). All the perms have been offered voluntary redundancy with enhanced terms that would see them get 1 years pay. Wished they extended it to the FTC

[oliverson]

https://www.rec.uk.com/our-view/news...growth-october

Interesting chart, thanks.

Kind of explains my 17 months on the bench from end Jan 2020.

[willendure]

Interesting chart, thanks.

Kind of explains my 17 months on the bench from end Jan 2020.

Obviously 2020 was a write off. I was off for the whole of 2020 too, but my wife works for the NHS, so that was also partly due to me teaching the kids at home!

Prior to 2020, I was doing working as Solutions/Technical Architect and doing well. I notice that kind of work dried up after 2020, I guess as businesses went into keeping-the-lights-on mode. But there was work for maintenance coders and infrastructure people in line with the keeping things running theme. Solutions/Technical Architect contracts, and I would guess also Project Management has never really bounced back since 2020.

Talking to a friend I bumped into recently who runs his own startup, said he was hiring in 2021 and everyone he spoke to seemed to have multiple offers of work, so it was hard and he had to make generous offers to get his team.

Its been down, up, and down again since 2020. But also the kind of work available has been shifting around a bit too.

[Cookielove]

Anyone taken on very short roles…chance of a 6 week role inside IR35…normally I’d not look at a job that short. Won’t extend it has cut off mid Feb….so 6 weeks…can’t say am enthused !

[dsc]

Anyone taken on very short roles…chance of a 6 week role inside IR35…normally I’d not look at a job that short. Won’t extend it has cut off mid Feb….so 6 weeks…can’t say am enthused !

Still better than 6 weeks on £0ph isn't it?

[SussexSeagull]

Anyone seen this before?

[oliverson]

Another decent opportunity via a LinkedIn approach.

Trouble is, I'm awaiting sign-off on another one for a client that is known to me. Sod's law eh? Buses coming along two at once!