How much does an agency charge over the rate

[NickNick]

Ahh, can't quite hit those figures but I do know that a reecnt gig was 500 a day for me, 100 for the agency and then the client charged me out at 1000 to another client who then charged me out at 1500 to the final customer. The end customer thought that this was a cheaper way to operate than using contractors direct.

[smiff]

I remember KPMG charging £1500 p.d for one of their Junior consultants. After a few pints he addmitted he was on less than £200 p.d. (permie equiv)

Now thats a mark up

Ouch.

[brianbetter]

Consultancy vs Agency Mark Up

Me again,

A lot of "Consultancies" charge ridiculous mark-ups because they claim that having there organisation and set up behind the contractor adds value. As an agency we are finding more and more clients find this is utter rubbish, the contractor could perform his role quite happily without a consultancy behind him, hell the reason contractors are used is because you are paying for someone to come in and "hit the ground running" and get the job done, therefore our clients are trying to pull guys away from consultancies to run through agencies as the job is still getting done just as well for a more competitive price.