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Originally posted by eek View PostYou have to remember I'm (intentionally) techie not a BA / Tester.. So in my case you do need to specialize as the rates for a .net or javascript developer ain't what they used to be...Comment
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Seeing quite a lot of contracts in my area of expertise, but the rate seems to be £50 in average lower, especially in and around London it's more like £75-100 lowerComment
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Got contacted by about 5 agents yesterday for various roles. Quite odd.
Would usually only get contacted every 1-2 weeksComment
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Originally posted by VillageContractor View PostGot contacted by about 5 agents yesterday for various roles. Quite odd.
Would usually only get contacted every 1-2 weeksComment
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Originally posted by theroyale View PostInteresting. SQL BI dev here as well.
I'm on my way out of a contract so have just started looking. Seem to be enough jobs on jobserve but (is this a trend across the board?) far fewer in the 500+ range, with most in the 350-450 range.
Keeping myself busy with a startup and learning Hadoop and MongoDB.Comment
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Originally posted by Rabotnik View PostNot sure what the deal is, maybe too many of us now? One agent reckoned he had 300 applications for BI role, and it's actually harder finding basic T-SQL devs now since everyone moved into BI due to it being a bit easier/sexier than performance tuning queries. I've got 11 years of experience with the full stack and have been put forward to a few companies but they aren't turning into interviews. Could be that my CV is just carp!
Keeping myself busy with a startup and learning Hadoop and MongoDB.
Yes its a funny thing the T-SQL vs BI thing. As you say BI is sexier. But I can't imagine people being good BI devs without being good SQL devs.
Still seems a growing market though.Comment
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I can only talk about London because that is where I am based. Unless your very lucky the norm is to compete with around 300-400+ CV's & out of those only perhaps 50 are viable candidates but to even get noticed you need to have a superb CV & hassle the agent until he takes your call.
Some people on this forum make it sound as though the work is falling out of the sky landing on their laps well perhaps outside London that's true but in London the competition is intense so its much harder to land a decent contract now!Comment
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Originally posted by uk contractor View PostI can only talk about London because that is where I am based. Unless your very lucky the norm is to compete with around 300-400+ CV's & out of those only perhaps 50 are viable candidates but to even get noticed you need to have a superb CV & hassle the agent until he takes your call.
Some people on this forum make it sound as though the work is falling out of the sky landing on their laps well perhaps outside London that's true but in London the competition is intense so its much harder to land a decent contract now!
For those of us unfortunate enough to go out into the market to get contract roles it's pot luck at the best of times. Where I do think you're wrong is that the competition is equally fierce outside of London as there are so few roles available, particularly in the South West.Comment
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I've had a similar experience. Usually takes no time to get interviews and offers. I have had little to no feedback on a number of roles that match my skills and experience. I've been told some of them are now permie roles, some of them the hiring manager is not responding. I have had two phone interviews whic i've been informed both of which have been moved forward but the one that is already offering is taking a long time to confirm offer and answer negotiation questions etc. Very odd... there's a storm brewing and I think most people are caught in the headlights of propaganda.Comment
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