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    Originally posted by rocktronAMP View Post
    Here is my surprise of the day.


    URGENT APPLICATION DEVELOPER CONTRACT

    "Currently, we are seeking an Application Developer - Cloud Microservices for a 6 months'+ contract position on an ASAP Government Project.
    Role: 2x Application Developer - Cloud Microservices (SC Cleared/Eligible)
    Location: Leicester / Remote
    Duration: 6-12Months / Possible extensions
    Rate:£400 per day - Inside of IR35
    "
    What they haven't made clear is that £400/day is for both roles

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      Originally posted by Paralytic View Post

      What they haven't made clear is that £400/day is for both roles
      Inside IR35 for £400... Might as well get a perm job.

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        Originally posted by ConsultingTechArchitect View Post

        Inside IR35 for £400... Might as well get a perm job.
        That's why they are desperate - they can't pay the market rate.
        "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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          Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

          That's why they are desperate - they can't pay the market rate.
          That might be market rate soon if we enter a recession

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            Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post

            That might be market rate soon if we enter a recession
            we already are, the market is almost as dead as COVID times, almost all contract interview processes are on hold indef

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              But with the number of people arriving in the UK on Skilled Worker Visa's says otherwise.

              Or is it ploy by the employers to show they are not able to fulfill the role and then get cheap labour in?

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                Originally posted by KentDogWalker View Post

                we already are, the market is almost as dead as COVID times, almost all contract interview processes are on hold indef
                What?

                That is not what I am seeing at all.

                Your mileage may vary... which is why your comment is silly in the first place.

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                  The job I was supposed to start on 16 May is still dragging its heels. Two more potential clients sniffing around. Will take the one that is first to get a contract drawn up. All in different industries that I've not worked in before.

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                    tempted to take a perm role, what would a perm role paying £100k tempted you away from? A £400 outside contract?

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                      Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
                      The job I was supposed to start on 16 May is still dragging its heels. Two more potential clients sniffing around. Will take the one that is first to get a contract drawn up. All in different industries that I've not worked in before.
                      I lied about taking the first to offer I got an offer from one client and told them they'd have to wait while I finished talking to the other. Now waiting on the second client to make a decision.

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