State of the Market

[SussexSeagull]

And if you live on the Southern line forget it unless the role includes significant WFH.

Absolutely. Anyone in the Southern Rail area is at a distinct disadvantage at the moment.

[JohnM]

However there is an argument, that when in a dull role, for learning new skills off your own bat during quiet times/commuting on the train/staying overnight and on weekends. But I concur one of the reasons I chose contracting was not to become bored/stale.

qh

I take your point but you only truly learn something by doing it commercially i.e. doing it all day in your job.

You can self learn and that will get you started but you get real experience by doing it day after day. I have been in IT for over 24 years now and I still learn stuff almost on a daily basis working on real life projects with the real life challenges that they throw up.

[JohnM]

yep this was posted on JS today

"Client's preference is for someone to be located within a commutable distance to site where possible."

Yes but as other posters have said, staying in a hotel within a couple of miles of the site fits 99% of employers criteria

Hiring managers want good people who can do the job first and foremost, they do not care where you are from. You only normally find that issues like commuting distance come into it when HR people are involved and are filtering CV's.

Always explain in your covering letter that you work nationwide and relocate often for roles and you should be fine.

[SueEllen]

Yes but as other posters have said, staying in a hotel within a couple of miles of the site fits 99% of employers criteria

Hiring managers want good people who can do the job first and foremost, they do not care where you are from. You only normally find that issues like commuting distance come into it when HR people are involved and are filtering CV's.

Always explain in your covering letter that you work nationwide and relocate often for roles and you should be fine.

You are aware covering emails are never read?

The best way to get roles out of your area is remove locations from your CV.

[SussexSeagull]

The simple answer is it depends on the client. More and more adverts are specifying local candidates only.

For those who say take your location off the CV, I had a 300 mile round trip to an interview the other week and knew it was over before it started when the guy asked me how far I had travelled to get there.

It shouldn't make a difference but in a lot of instances proximity to the client does make a difference.

[uk contractor]

Australia now protecting their own IT workers just like US announced. But PM May still does not think its a problem in the UK when she announced her snap election earlier: Australia to introduce stricter rules on working visas - BBC News

[theroyale]

Australia now protecting their own IT workers just like US announced. But PM May still does not think its a problem in the UK when she announced her snap election earlier: Australia to introduce stricter rules on working visas - BBC News

Umm, sorry to disappoint you but Developer Programmer, Analyst Programmer and ICT Business Analyst are all still on the shortage occupations list in Australia.

[SueEllen]

Umm, sorry to disappoint you but Developer Programmer, Analyst Programmer and ICT Business Analyst are all still on the shortage occupations list in Australia.

Right I'm emigrating .....

[MrMarkyMark]

Right I'm emigrating .....

New Zealand too.

The perm rates seem very attractive there

[l35kee]

New Zealand too.

The perm rates seem very attractive there

Gotta weigh up the fact that everything seems to be more expensive there too.