State of the Market

[Destiny2]

Hi guys. Long time no see!

How's the market? Are Outside IR35 contracts still around?
I am being charged £7.50 every month for my busines bank account which hasn't seen a penny in for years!

[oliverson]

Definitely. Pharma, banks, regulated industries in general are all mostly inside now, unless you're at the top end of niche, and even then it's hard to get exceptions. The other big difference is UK clients vs. overseas. Overseas clients will be mostly Chapter 8 (old) IR35 unless there's a UK branch. I've always preferred overseas clients, but I don't bother with UK clients anymore.

I no longer contract at London banks for that very reason. Fortunately I have an overseas client with no UK presence so the old rules still apply for me, and invoicing in their currency has been an added bonus the last couple of years.

[avonleigh]

Hi guys. Long time no see!

How's the market? Are Outside IR35 contracts still around?
I am being charged £7.50 every month for my busines bank account which hasn't seen a penny in for years!

Why are you paying for business banking? Never have done. Plenty of free options.

[SchumiStars]

I started work for ICL in Oct 2000. There was a guy there who was on £100ph + VAT + overtime. He genuinely would not go home and he was also not particularly good.

In all honesty, I have never seen that rate again for developers.

[FIERCE TANK BATTLE]

Why are you paying for business banking? Never have done. Plenty of free options.

Agree, I use monzo and they are pretty good.

[Cookielove]

Had interview for an FTC advertised as 2 days in office. On the call guy said oh it’s 4…nah not up for that been totally remote for almost 4 years not up for a long commute for 4 days 😞🙈

[dsc]

Had interview for an FTC advertised as 2 days in office. On the call guy said oh it’s 4…nah not up for that been totally remote for almost 4 years not up for a long commute for 4 days 😞🙈

What a waste of bloody time, at least get the facts right ffs I hate it as you prep for the interview and then it turns out the ad is a lie.

[andromedan]

The market is so good for me that I plan to move back to Europe if I don't find something soon because I don't see the point of looking under those conditions.

After all, I can find a permanent job anywhere; it doesn't necessarily have to be in London.

I'm happy for those of you who have secured contracts near the holidays. That's a real accomplishment.

[dsc]

The market is so good for me that I plan to move back to Europe if I don't find something soon because I don't see the point of looking under those conditions.

After all, I can find a permanent job anywhere; it doesn't necessarily have to be in London.

I'm happy for those of you who have secured contracts near the holidays. That's a real accomplishment.

Where to? some countries (Germany...) seem to be also struggling heavily

[andromedan]

Where to? some countries (Germany...) seem to be also struggling heavily

I'm not implying the option of going there is better market-wise, but again, I'll be with my family, and I can decide my next move. I did the same during the pandemic for a few months.