State of the Market

[GhostofTarbera]

Had it confirmed today - a chef applied for a DBA job this week (one requiring 5 years as a DBA).

He could work for infosys then


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[Katalyst]

I know clients are trying to drive rates down, even for perms, but this is massively below minimum wage!

"Java Developer
Sanderson Recruitment
Swindon (SN1)
£45 - £55 per annum + plus benefits"

After tax, you're looking around 50p a week!

Better than this one:
SQL Server Database Administrator (SQL Server DBA)
Swansea, Wales - £30k - 40k per year
Permanent

A good mix of the following is desirable:

Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc
Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimsation using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
Knowledge of SQL Server tools
Experience of working with and supporting big data clusters
Experience with Hadoop and Spark technologies
Experience with Cloud database technologies
Experience in performing DR tests
Expert experience in implementing operational automation
In return you will receive a salary of between £30,000 and £40,000 per annum plus an excellent benefits package and a great working environment (including free parking!).


I'm mean hey .. free parking!

[perplexed]

Better than this one:
SQL Server Database Administrator (SQL Server DBA)
Swansea, Wales - £30k - 40k per year
Permanent

A good mix of the following is desirable:

Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc
Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimsation using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
Knowledge of SQL Server tools
Experience of working with and supporting big data clusters
Experience with Hadoop and Spark technologies
Experience with Cloud database technologies
Experience in performing DR tests
Expert experience in implementing operational automation
In return you will receive a salary of between £30,000 and £40,000 per annum plus an excellent benefits package and a great working environment (including free parking!).


I'm mean hey .. free parking!

Yeah, but don't forget you get to reside in, errm, Swansea. Who could possibly turn that down ( apart from anyone with a brain cell )?

[dsc]

The free parking alone makes this a great opportunity.

[GigiBronz]

Maybe free parking is a way of saying that your ass will be dragged on site as soon as the restrictions have been lifted. Which by the looks of it, we seem to be already past that point and restaurants at least are using the “measures” only to show how swanky they are.

[Old Greg]

Better than this one:
SQL Server Database Administrator (SQL Server DBA)
Swansea, Wales - £30k - 40k per year
Permanent

A good mix of the following is desirable:

Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc
Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimsation using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
Knowledge of SQL Server tools
Experience of working with and supporting big data clusters
Experience with Hadoop and Spark technologies
Experience with Cloud database technologies
Experience in performing DR tests
Expert experience in implementing operational automation
In return you will receive a salary of between £30,000 and £40,000 per annum plus an excellent benefits package and a great working environment (including free parking!).


I'm mean hey .. free parking!

Paging Darren Test...

[LondonManc]

That might be the case for that agent, still seeing quite a bit on the boards atm.

Definitely; as I reported, that's stage two after the targeted search doesn't turn up enough people.

[CheeseSlice]

Definitely; as I reported, that's stage two after the targeted search doesn't turn up enough people.

I think there's another part to stage 2.. Pimps are also posting contracts as Linkedin updates which appear in your content feed, provided you've added some pimps that is...
This is completely free for them, and it'll be picked up by contractors who they've previously added, not randoms.

[ladymuck]

I think there's another part to stage 2.. Pimps are also posting contracts as Linkedin updates which appear in your content feed, provided you've added some pimps that is...
This is completely free for them, and it'll be picked up by contractors who they've previously added, not randoms.

I follow a few recruiters and they did that in pre-pandemic days too. I would click like (or whatever) if the role had some relevance to people in my network to help it be visible to any who may be looking.

[wattaj]

I follow a few recruiters and they did that in pre-pandemic days too. I would click like (or whatever) if the role had some relevance to people in my network to help it be visible to any who may be looking.

I do similar and call out to specific contacts where I know that they'd be suitable.