State of the Market

[ladymuck]

Just got a nice direct role at a music streaming company.

100% remote and can work from abroad. Which is good as i have a dual citizenship and am now a tax resident of a country with no income tax.

Very pleased. Angular 10 too which i've long wanted to get commercial experience on.

Nice one!

[PCTNN]

With the 91000 civil service job cuts in the making, when do you reckon we can expect to have a surge in contracts in the public sector?

I assume it's not going to be any time soon. So, like, in 12/24 months?

I'm trying to time my comeback into contracting

[northernladuk]

With the 91000 civil service job cuts in the making, when do you reckon we can expect to have a surge in contracts in the public sector?

I assume it's not going to be any time soon. So, like, in 12/24 months?

I'm trying to time my comeback into contracting

Doesn't work like that in the Public Sector IMO. Private sector then yes as those roles make money and someone has to do it. Reduction in headcount generally does not mean an increase in contractors in the PS. Even if they wanted to their frameworks make it extremely difficult. I won't be holding my breath.

[PerfectStorm]

Public sector client has finally gone Inside (long story but the determination has changed) so I'm weighting up my options. Been there for a couple of years so a change would be nice, and leaving on the principle of keeping all my engagement Outside (rather than having a transition) feels good. That said, is it an act of self-harm to go? By the sounds of things I'd be hopping into another Inside contract anyway, and potentially leaving a nice easy gig to do so.

Thoughts welcomed. Did this happen to you, and what did you do?

[eek]

Public sector client has finally gone Inside (long story but the determination has changed) so I'm weighting up my options. Been there for a couple of years so a change would be nice, and leaving on the principle of keeping all my engagement Outside (rather than having a transition) feels good. That said, is it an act of self-harm to go? By the sounds of things I'd be hopping into another Inside contract anyway, and potentially leaving a nice easy gig to do so.

Thoughts welcomed. Did this happen to you, and what did you do?

Run away because you don't want HMRC asking why you haven't been inside all this time...

[ladymuck]

Run away because you don't want HMRC asking why you haven't been inside all this time...

^^ this. 100%

[ensignia]

Public sector client has finally gone Inside (long story but the determination has changed) so I'm weighting up my options. Been there for a couple of years so a change would be nice, and leaving on the principle of keeping all my engagement Outside (rather than having a transition) feels good. That said, is it an act of self-harm to go? By the sounds of things I'd be hopping into another Inside contract anyway, and potentially leaving a nice easy gig to do so.

Thoughts welcomed. Did this happen to you, and what did you do?

You always made yourself out to be some kind of unique supplier of services and not just a one man band contractor, turns out you were a permietractor all along

[PerfectStorm]

You always made yourself out to be some kind of unique supplier of services and not just a one man band contractor, turns out you were a permietractor all along

Not quite - the end client is changing too - but I do appreciate the irony

[achilles]

I am earning the same permie salary as I was in 2006 (85k). It's been more and less since then.

The "war for talent" is a load of old bollocks.

I totally agree. Employers are allergic to paying salaries above £100K, it is a psychological barrier for them. That proves there is no skills shortage, if there was they would be paying higher salaries.

[TheDude]

I totally agree. Employers are allergic to paying salaries above £100K, it is a psychological barrier for them. That proves there is no skills shortage, if there was they would be paying higher salaries.

Assuming you are referring to a technology skills shortage...

There may be no shortage of mediocre Java/C# developers but there are plenty of firms willing to pay well over £100k for top developers.

Most developers are mediocre.