State of the Market

[sadkingbilly]

S/4HANA??

[WTFH]

S/4HANA??

A solution from SystemAnalyse und Programmentwicklung (as it used to be called). You may have heard of them, they've been around since the early 70s.

[sadkingbilly]

A solution from SystemAnalyse und Programmentwicklung (as it used to be called). You may have heard of them, they've been around since the early 70s.

oh, SAP! why didn't you say so?
some kind of application generator AFAIK.
I wouldn't know, i avoid any exposure to applications support, whenever possible

[avonleigh]

Is this allowed? That’s below minimum wage!

SC Cleared Senior Test Equipment Engineer (electronics and complex system)
Hybrid - Newcastle and WFH, some visits to Edinburgh
Rate	£70 per day (Inside IR35)
Type	Contract
Posted By	Synergize Consulting Ltd
Contact	Oksana Osorio
Reference	JSTESTEQUIPMENTENG
Posted	9 hours ago

We are recruiting multiple SC Cleared Senior Test Equipment Solutions Engineers (all-rounders) to support a major defence engineering programme in Edinburgh. This role sits within a highly secure environment and involves the development of complex test equipment for next-generation defence and aerospace systems, including solutions.

This is a hybrid-based role and can also be based in Newcastle with occasional or ad-hoc visits to Edinburgh.

This is a hands-on, senior-level engineering role within Test Engineering, focused on delivering high-quality technical solutions and contributing across the full design life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver test equipment solutions within defined work packages.
• Capture, analyse and mature stakeholder needs to define optimal test capability.
• Work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure architectural alignment.
• Apply and advise on suitable tools, methodologies and techniques for test solution design.
• Resolve technical issues, escalate complex risks and support mitigation planning.
• Produce technical documentation and contribute to engineering reviews.
• Mentor, coach and develop other engineers across the wider Test Engineering function.
• Support full life cycle activities including design, verification, validation and delivery.

Essential Experience

• Senior-level experience as an Electronics Design Engineer or Test Solutions Engineer.
• Strong background in developing technical solutions within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience delivering test equipment or electronics solutions for complex systems.
• Proven ability to capture, analyse and translate stakeholder requirements.
• Full engineering design life cycle experience (concept - delivery).
• Excellent collaboration, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to operate in secure defence environments.

Security & Eligibility Requirements

• Active SC clearance before start

[hobnob]

Is this allowed? That’s below minimum wage!

Hopefully that's a typo, and they meant £70/hour. That would be £525/day (for 7.5 hours), which sounds more reasonable.

[Fraidycat]

A role for recent graduates described as 'Volunteer/Intern' so they can pay £2.50 an hour instead of minimum wage.

Software Engineering Volunteer
We’re Aspect, London’s largest and most dynamic property maintenance company.. After 15+ years of operational excellence, we’re investing heavily in technology….
We’re now looking for an Intern Software Engineer who is early in their career, including fresh graduates…

The Role
You will be embedded directly within our Product and Engineering team.
…
What You’ll Be Doing

• Building and improving React components using modern patterns and hooks
• Working with REST and or GraphQL APIs to fetch, display, and validate real data
• Fixing bugs, improving UI flows, and refactoring small parts of the codebase
• Collaborating with designers and engineers to ship clean, intuitive, mobile-first interfaces
• Writing and maintaining frontend tests to ensure features work as expected
• Manually testing UI changes to catch edge cases, regressions, and usability issues
• Learning how authentication, permissions, error handling, and loading states work in practice
• Writing readable, maintainable code and receiving structured feedback through PR reviews
• Picking up best practices around testing, Git workflows, CI/CD, and deployment pipelines...

..
Job Type: Volunteer
Pay: Up to £400.00 per month
Work Location: In person

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Is this allowed? That’s below minimum wage!
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Depends how many hours a day they expect - 5 would put it above min wage

[eek]

Depends how many hours a day they expect - 5 would put it above min wage

Nope, employment costs will need to be deducted - it's not £12.21 its £12.21 + 10.76% holiday pay + 15.5% employer NI / Apprenticeship levy.

[quackhandle]

Your Quarterly Market update:






Merry f**king Christmas.

qh

[SchumiStars]

Your Quarterly Market update:






Merry f**king Christmas.

qh

...and this tulip mess will continue for another 12mths. FFS. What a mess.