State of the Market

[Bluenose]

I assume by "outsourced bods", Bluenose meant the latter and that gov't were looking to replace these with regular contractors - could be wrong.

Yeah, that's correct. I think IR35 has helped in that respect, I think its human nature that when two rate card numbers are closer together people see a closer relationship of the quality of the resources

[eek]

Yeah, that's correct. I think IR35 has helped in that respect, I think its human nature that when two rate card numbers are closer together people see a closer relationship of the quality of the resources

There is a secondary issue of using contractors gives you the named trusted resource you want from day 1 to the end of the project where a consultancy may happily pull a resource if something comes along.

[SussexSeagull]

Started having phone calls again since the New Year. Just need to get one over the line.

[PCTNN]

I was coming to the end of a 3-month contract in the public sector (UX/UI) - I got extended yesterday for 6 months

The UX market is picking up nicely after the xmas break. I'm receiving 3-4 emails a week from agents which is not bad for my industry. Most of them are inside contracts with a 50-50 split between fully remote and 1-2 days a week in the office.

[The Green View]

I was coming to the end of a 3-month contract in the public sector (UX/UI) - I got extended yesterday for 6 months

The UX market is picking up nicely after the xmas break. I'm receiving 3-4 emails a week from agents which is not bad for my industry. Most of them are inside contracts with a 50-50 split between fully remote and 1-2 days a week in the office.

Not seeing that at all, at least not for Vue.JS and Angular roles - what areas do you specialise in?

[PCTNN]

Not seeing that at all, at least not for Vue.JS and Angular roles - what areas do you specialise in?

Literally the one you bolded: UX

[The Green View]

Literally the one you bolded: UX

Got you.


For the record, I'm UI dev and I'm seeing very little uptick in that area.

[PCTNN]

Got you.


For the record, I'm UI dev and I'm seeing very little uptick in that area.

You're a dev, I'm on the design side of things.

Ux/ui/interaction designer roles is what I'm talking about.

[Paralytic]

You're a dev, I'm on the design side of things.

Ux/ui/interaction designer roles is what I'm talking about.

Make the most of it. In 5-10 years time, the outputs of both of these roles will largely be produced by AI/ML engines - they will generate both the UX (based on a set of model inputs) and also the UI itself. It's scary how fast this stuff is moving.

[dx4100]

Offered contract over Christmas - two weeks into Jan its all gone silent typical.... lol

Thankfully an old client offered me a massive 4 weeks work today - Better than nothing I suppose