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    Quite a few .Net contacts I know are still looking. I'm not convinced that this market will ever return to be honest.

    I closed my Ltd down 4 years ago and took a perm role. Moved on since then to a FTC which has just been extended until 2026, after that I'm gearing up for a low paying fully remote role I can work whilst I'm abroad.

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      Am seeing a rise in agency insolvencies and also those talking about the prospect of it. Keep your credit control tight!
      https://uk.linkedin.com/in/andyhallett

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        Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
        ooh, ooh, where do I sign up!
        Woah, that is just slightly over £40k a year perm equivalent...then again the role is "Continuous Improvement Practitioner", so perhaps 40k is a lot for that

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          This is truly terrible:


          Lead Test Analyst

          6m inside IR35

          Remote, with occasional site visits (South Wales)

          £160pd rate (Umbrella)

          The rates are compressed due to NHS budget availability. The role needs a site visit to collect and return your IT equipment.

          <snip>

          You’ll be required to work on a full-time basis between the hours of 8am – 6pm, Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per week (Start/end times will be confirmed on day 1 of the contract). The successful candidate must work solely for the client during the hours stated above.

          I know these things aren't entirely accurate but on-line calculator tells me this is the equivalent of about a 28k a year permanent job without the benefits and with line management responsibilities.

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            Calling other morons in Professional forums is unacceptable. Please do not do that again, consider this a warning.
            "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
            - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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              Originally posted by escapeUK View Post

              Moan, whine, whinge.
              ME ME ME ME ME!
              Oh, do give it a rest.

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                Originally posted by Andy Hallett View Post
                Am seeing a rise in agency insolvencies and also those talking about the prospect of it. Keep your credit control tight!
                I was talking to the agent I got my last contract through which finished in May. They still haven't been paid for my work there and that was for a public sector client.

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                  Originally posted by dsc View Post

                  Woah, that is just slightly over £40k a year perm equivalent...then again the role is "Continuous Improvement Practitioner", so perhaps 40k is a lot for that
                  Indeed and if you forget about perm benefits as such (I know you shouldn't) but Clarity Umbrella calculator has a take home pay of £3300 (on a 20day month), to get that from a perm salary requires £50k and I doubt the LA will be paying that, probably not even the £40k you alluded to. So if I'd been out of work for a bit then I'd take it and continue looking.

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                    Originally posted by gables View Post

                    Indeed and if you forget about perm benefits as such (I know you shouldn't) but Clarity Umbrella calculator has a take home pay of £3300 (on a 20day month), to get that from a perm salary requires £50k and I doubt the LA will be paying that, probably not even the £40k you alluded to. So if I'd been out of work for a bit then I'd take it and continue looking.
                    Yup I always say that even a low paid contract is still better than £0ph, but on the other hand, this is why ads like this show up and get applications / get filled. With enough people looking and a terrible market anything will go effectively, of course you'd probably get what you pay for as a hirer, but still, the position is filled which then results in a conclusion that you can find people for this amount of money, so next time lets see if we can get the same for less...

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                      Originally posted by SussexSeagull View Post
                      This is truly terrible:


                      Lead Test Analyst

                      6m inside IR35

                      Remote, with occasional site visits (South Wales)

                      £160pd rate (Umbrella)

                      The rates are compressed due to NHS budget availability. The role needs a site visit to collect and return your IT equipment.



                      You’ll be required to work on a full-time basis between the hours of 8am – 6pm, Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per week (Start/end times will be confirmed on day 1 of the contract). The successful candidate must work solely for the client during the hours stated above.

                      I know these things aren't entirely accurate but on-line calculator tells me this is the equivalent of about a 28k a year permanent job without the benefits and with line management responsibilities.
                      This is a bloody piss take, grads used to start at that level. No bloody wonder nothing in the NHS works if these are the rates luring "talent" in...

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