State of the Market

[Bluenose]

It is just adecdotal but I would agree that since the UK NI rise announcement from RR, there has been more outside roles seen, from my prespective.

[SchumiStars]

I have seen outside UK roles advertised via LI. Scrolling down the comments you can see the number of people who do not live in the UK or Europe applying for these positions. Including Canada and South Africa.

The competition has significulty increased. Especially for those who only want WFH contracts (Iam not having a go at anyone btw). Just trying to show the previous points I have made.

[SussexSeagull]

So you think pilots are flying commercial aeroplanes these days? Think again. Most of the flight, including navigation, responding to ATC and landing are all automatic. The pilots are there in case...

As for the tube, Singapore has a complex underground with no drivers. The trains even check themselves in for maintenance and repairs.

I am fully aware planes essentially fly themselves but I still wouldn't get on one if there wasn't a couple of people sitting at the front who could take over if need be. I am no expert in the Singapore MRT but it is 100 years older than the London Underground so was no doubt designed with escape routes in case of emergency that people can be guided through via a speaker. That would no doubt be difficult to retrospectively implement in large parts of the tube.

As for overground trains, if they broke down in the middle of nowhere it could take ages for assistance to arrive.

No one is saying trains couldn't drive themselves because they are already, but like self driving cars the main thing holding it back isn't the technology, it is the wider implementation in terms of health and safety, insurance and passenger reluctance.

[Protagoras]

I am fully aware planes essentially fly themselves but I still wouldn't get on one if there wasn't a couple of people sitting at the front who could take over if need be.

An inevitable feature of human backed automation is that the humans monitoring automation ready to take over tend to become de-skilled to the point that they may lack the capability to take over effectively.

It's a subject of on-going debate among pilots that automation leads to a loss of manual handling skills. Automation beings with it the challenges of maintaining situational awareness and being able to identify and undertake the necessary remedial action.

There are numerous examples from aircraft mishaps where trained pilots have not identified and taken the correct action following auto-pilot disconnection. At least trains could simply be brought to a stop, with the great advantage of operating in a contained infrastructure.

[willendure]

It is just adecdotal but I would agree that since the UK NI rise announcement from RR, there has been more outside roles seen, from my prespective.

Don't have the stats to show it, but this is my perception as well.

[TheLordDave]

Finally had to bite the bullet.

after 5 years of working fully remote and outside ir35.

I have an interview next week for an inside hybrid role.

2 days a week in the office. Gonna have to buy a new wardrobe and get the car taxed and remember how to interact with people again. Sad times.

[SussexSeagull]

An inevitable feature of human backed automation is that the humans monitoring automation ready to take over tend to become de-skilled to the point that they may lack the capability to take over effectively.

It's a subject of on-going debate among pilots that automation leads to a loss of manual handling skills. Automation beings with it the challenges of maintaining situational awareness and being able to identify and undertake the necessary remedial action.

There are numerous examples from aircraft mishaps where trained pilots have not identified and taken the correct action following auto-pilot disconnection. At least trains could simply be brought to a stop, with the great advantage of operating in a contained infrastructure.

Interesting. I suspect something similar will start happening when car automation becomes more widespread (although we are fairly well started on that journey with collision detection and parking aids).

[avonleigh]

This has to be a new low

Test Automation Engineer £196.90 inside IR35 - Milton Keynes

Highly experience with Selenium and Java / C#

Shocking!

[Protagoras]

This has to be a new low

Test Automation Engineer £196.90 inside IR35 - Milton Keynes

Highly experience with Selenium and Java / C#

Shocking!

This just has to be one of these 'opportunities' advertised to seek evidence of a 'skills shortage' ...

[WTFH]

Had a text message from "Emma" at "Indeed", offering me and 3 other people a role paying £100 an hour working from home.
Strangely enough, there was no detail of the role and Emma's phone number was in the Philippines.
I didn't recognise any of the other numbers.