Originally posted by AV101
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Originally posted by Big Blue Plymouth View PostPerhaps the consultancies are getting more of the work?"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by AV101 View PostIs it just me or is it dead out there?
I'm looking for a .net based dev contract - cannot believe there is no work being done outside of the M25.
(Before anyone says anything I've been contracting for years but this is the quietest I've seen it since 2001).Comment
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Originally posted by uk contractor View PostNot just you its been dead for ages with few niche skills in demand and lots of fake job ads!"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostBut consultancies still need and use contractors.Comment
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There was signs of life in the first quarter of the year but the financial new year seems to have killed it.
In my experience (before someone comes in and says I have been offered a dozen contracts in the last 24 hours).Comment
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Originally posted by SussexSeagull View PostThere was signs of life in the first quarter of the year but the financial new year seems to have killed it.
In my experience (before someone comes in and says I have been offered a dozen contracts in the last 24 hours).Comment
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The Finance sector is in the doldrums and I think that is having a knock on effect.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by AV101 View PostThat's the impression I got - these things go in cycles, I've seen 'the end' for contracting predicted umpteen times over the years.Comment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe Finance sector is in the doldrums and I think that is having a knock on effect.
Suspect we might have something of a rebalancing in the next decade though.Comment
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