Highest day rate you have ever seen for your skillset.

[northernladuk]

The most I ever charged was about £15,000 for a 45 minute meeting (including expenses). Might have been £18k, I can’t remember exactly now.

As for the “highest rate I’ve ever seen for my skillset”, do you mean the highest advertised rate, the highest achieved rate by me, the highest achieved rate by another contractor, the highest achieved rate by a consultancy selling in someone with my skillset, or some other random thing?

Just post which is the highest regardless of situation so they can jack off to it.

[northernladuk]

Sadly you wont get any numbers from this bunch - Its like Howdens kitchens - All cloaked in secrecy ostensibly because it is far too complicated to answer!!! I have been trying for years to get this level of info without success.

I am hoping that by retirement or with union introduction for contractors in banking this info will become transparent!!!

Well you are doing a piss poor job of it because there is a website that has it all on. Same goes for The Dude. No need to ask everyone as it's available already

So if you want to know what the highest rates seen for contracts with Python listed as a skill simply click here.
https://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/contra...ly_rates_trend

Instead of asking why don't you both go spend all the time you want drooling over the massive (but unreal) rates you can find.
https://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/
Make sure you pick Contract Jobs
Search for the skill you are interested in
Check the number of live jobs so you make sure you get the entry with the most jobs hence the most accurate figures
Then pick the icon with a graph and a pound sign and bobs your uncle.

Get your tissues ready, it's gonna be one hell of a night.

EDIT : Pointless telling you but remember this is all scraped data from role ads and we all know the fake ones tend to command the higher rates and even the standard ones are probably less when you land it.
And it's also scraped data so not great.
But it will keep you quiet for awhile.

[SussexSeagull]

I have been on five figures a day before (if you include pence).

[TheDude]

As for the “highest rate I’ve ever seen for my skillset”, do you mean the highest advertised rate, the highest achieved rate by me, the highest achieved rate by another contractor, the highest achieved rate by a consultancy selling in someone with my skillset, or some other random thing?

The highest rate you are aware of paid to the contractor

We all know there are loads of inflated rates advertised but most of us know what is realistically achievable in our chosen field.

[TheDude]

Just post which is the highest regardless of situation so they can jack off to it.

You can always ignore me and this post.

There must be other people on the internet that are in need of smug condescension.

[WTFH]

The highest rate you are aware of paid to the contractor

We all know there are loads of inflated rates advertised but most of us know what is realistically achievable in our chosen field.

The highest for me (I've just checked what I mentioned earlier) was £18,500 (inc expenses) for a 45 minute meeting.

As for the whole "Inside/Outside" debate and how much each of us is worth, and how many tax dodges you run (e.g. fleeing to Switzerland then setting up a new company in your dad's name), here's a different one:
How much cider did you brew this year? How strong was it? How much did you give away? How many people have asked you for more bottles of it because they liked it?

[northernladuk]

General please?

[CodeCobbler]

Skillset? Does that involve lots of stress? 6-700 maybe?
I have technically been a lead, manager, etc. Kinda. But I would never apply for that kind of thing.
So realistically I settle for 3-500 range.

[NowPermOutsideUK]

Once upon a time in year 2000 I heard stories of contractors getting 1K a day plus equity for C++ / Java development in front office banking

These days it looks like 700 is the max number and IR35 has spoilt things

I would be keen to hear what rates are in 2023 and if I am underpaid and if so by how much

The question is how much are rates in your industry and skillset that are achieveable today vs in the past

[TheDude]

Once upon a time in year 2000 I heard stories of contractors getting 1K a day plus equity for C++ / Java development in front office banking

These days it looks like 700 is the max number and IR35 has spoilt things

I would be keen to hear what rates are in 2023 and if I am underpaid and if so by how much

The question is how much are rates in your industry and skillset that are achieveable today vs in the past

£1000 a day is still achievable in banking. It depends how good you are.

A lot of banking roles are run the bank/keep the lights on. They don't require the greatest minds and pay accordingly.