State of the Market

[sal]

Really? One fifth of the rate? Or did you mean 20% off usual rate?

Considering usual rate of £1000pd dropping it to £200pd, while paying £20pd for to the offshroe resource isn't unfeasible.

This thread is really gloomy. current gig runs until end of November with the project being funded until end of the year, so not much hope of further extensions. Guess it will be a long x-mas break for me.

[Camsteack]

Says plenty of jobs for Java / micro services/ AWS guys (but nobody available) zero jobs for PM, scrum bollocks, general BA’s or everything else, he is thinking of changing career after 20 years as he has nothing to fill no commission coming in for months.

I can confirm that the market for Java devs with up to date technologies is going really well in London with quite good rates.

[GhostofTarbera]

Really? One fifth of the rate? Or did you mean 20% off usual rate?

20% of the usual rate


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[ShandyDrinker]

To add some cheer, had a couple of interviews at the start of August which came to nothing and then didn't secure any other interviews until this month. Have had an offer over the last 24 hours. It's taken numerous applications, follow ups and 4 interviews to get something.

It's a tough market out there but there are roles.

[PerfectStorm]

Well it's certainly a buyers market at the moment... having to entertain some bargain basement stuff to get involved!

[SussexSeagull]

All the leads from last week seem to be evaporating away but I did get a phone call from a former client that there might be some work coming up for me.

[PerfectStorm]

Another week of lie ins and scraping the barrel - good morning all!

[globalBA]

Another week of lie ins and scraping the barrel - good morning all!

Stay positive and carry on, it's a really stagnant market out there.

[SussexSeagull]

Probably as bad as I have seen it. Reaching 08-09 levels.

[kingtut]

What market are you all in if you don’t mind me asking?, I’m in architecture and although there are rolls out there, responses are pretty much nonexistent..