State of the Market

[LondonManc]

I’m finding that there are so many public sector roles and hardly and on the private contract side.

Problem is I can’t get a look in as they all expect some sort of clearance level being DV, SC etc

Not only that but there will be a queue of people there with public sector experience that automatically jump ahead of you as soon as they apply, partly because they've already accepted that the pay is much worse.

[elsergiovolador]

I think these are just final muscle twitches before flatline...

[LondonManc]

I think these are just final muscle twitches before flatline...

I think the contractor market will look better than the perm for a short while. Companies are adapting to a new way of working and have assessed what needs doing. If there's something new to put new kit or Teams or other collaboration stuff that they didn't have before, there will be lots of small projects here and there that need short-term expertise while they get up and running.

[elsergiovolador]

I think the contractor market will look better than the perm for a short while. Companies are adapting to a new way of working and have assessed what needs doing. If there's something new to put new kit or Teams or other collaboration stuff that they didn't have before, there will be lots of small projects here and there that need short-term expertise while they get up and running.

Hopefully you are right, but a lot of those may throw in the towel. Seems like incentives to work are pretty slim now and when higher taxes kick in, might as well go through recession on handouts.

[PerfectStorm]

I think these are just final muscle twitches before flatline...

The end of contracting and the great house price crash - one day, honest!

[BigDataPro]

I think the contractor market will look better than the perm for a short while. Companies are adapting to a new way of working and have assessed what needs doing. If there's something new to put new kit or Teams or other collaboration stuff that they didn't have before, there will be lots of small projects here and there that need short-term expertise while they get up and running.

You should definitely consider opening a soothsayer shop. Your prediction works!

Today I got contract termination notice as the client's short term requirement has been fulfilled :-)

[LondonManc]

You should definitely consider opening a soothsayer shop. Your prediction works!

Today I got contract termination notice as the client's short term requirement has been fulfilled :-)

Sorry, my clairvoyance practice closed due to unforeseen circumstances.

[ResistanceFighter]

Noticing that roles are starting to pick up, but the work tends to be quite niche and a lot of the rates are very low.

Picked up a short bit of work (sadly at the lowest rate I have ever charged) mainly because I want a new dev box and don't want to spend any of my warchest on quite a lavish purchase just now.

[GhostofTarbera]

Feck me, an agent just called me about a role !!!

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas


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[LondonManc]

Feck me, an agent just called me about a role !!!

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas

Why, is it for the National Elf Service?