Rate Survey 2021/22

[d000hg]

There's been a bit of chat about burgeoning rates in recent threads, I thought it'd be interesting to do a bit of a poll. Out here in the frozen north in a long-term contract I reckon I'm a bit out of the loop.

Obviously it's anonymous, don't share anything you don't want people to know.
I've done it as a daily rate, if like me you're on hourly then can I suggest we standardise on a 7.5 hour billing day for consistency?

I won't vote for a bit so you don't see my rate as the first and only vote

[TheDude]

Inside or outside...

[Bodger]

I'll vote, I don't really mind sharnig, but I wonder how useful this information would really be?

Without a minimum of skillset or industry, it doesn't give you any meaningful information on what kind of rates to expect.

Without Inside / Outside info, it will vary hugely.

[TheDude]

In my sector (Scala, financial services) the majority of contracts are between £550-£850 inside IR35. Higher rates are out there for real functional programming experts.

Outside gigs are few and far between...

[northernladuk]

Inside or outside...

And those three words makes the poll a bit useless at best.

[simes]

Inside or outside...

Yeah, I was wondering too. Especially IF there exists a large enough trend to increase rates slightly for being Inside...

[d000hg]

And those three words makes the poll a bit useless at best.

Not really, it demonstrates what clients are paying. We could have a separate poll on IN/OUT but it's only a bit of idle curiosity. If you are on £300 and most are on £700, IR35 is not the biggest issue anyway

[Lance]

Inside or outside...

indeed. Totally meaningless other wise as inside rates are quite a bit higher these days.

[Lance]

Not really, it demonstrates what clients are paying. We could have a separate poll on IN/OUT but it's only a bit of idle curiosity. If you are on £300 and most are on £700, IR35 is not the biggest issue anyway

Clients pay what they need to for the skills they need. If IR35 means they have to pay 30% more then that is what they have to pay. It has skewed the value.

Also. You have no idea what margin agents are taking so this poll answers no questions.

[simes]

Not really, it demonstrates what clients are paying.

Sorry fella, how would we know that?