£110/day for a C++ developer in London??

[luke warm]

see http://www.jobserve.com/ECE662D236F890C57.job

They cannot be serious!
2 Years industry experience using C++ (and OpenGL).
That's £28K/year which I would have thought has got to at or below permie salary for 2 years exp. Add in the overheads of contracting and what are you left with?
Even top of the range (200/day) seems like a joke...

[Ardesco]

Sounds like computer games coding. Games coders tend to get paid a fair bit less than everybody else, same with games testers. No idea why, coding/testign games is just as hard as any other app....

[KevinS]

I suspect the client has said something like:

Let's see, we pay our permies £28K a year, so divide that by 52 weeks, and then again by 5 days a week, so about £110/day

[Moscow Mule]

If it's games it is probably not a "contract" as you or I understand it.

Normally in games (& CGI) you get taken on with permie conditions, but on a fixed length contract.

Even so, it doesn't sound like that great a role...

[VectraMan]

Sounds like computer games coding. Games coders tend to get paid a fair bit less than everybody else, same with games testers. No idea why, coding/testign games is just as hard as any other app....

Supply and demand: lots of spotty oiks thinking working in gaming is going to be fun.

I'm sure Mr Moscow is right: it's a fixed length permie job.

[rootsnall]

Supply and demand: lots of spotty oiks thinking working in gaming is going to be fun.

I'm sure Mr Moscow is right: it's a fixed length permie job.

very badly paid contract

A few Co's tried the fixed length contract scam in my game in the last slump and luckily things picked up quickly enough before it got off the ground.

[DodgyAgent]

I've got this guy just right for the job.

Name's CHURCHILL

Does the rate include my margin?

[BlasterBates]

The words crunch and credit spring to mind. Don't look good though.

[malvolio]

The words Visa and Waiver spring to mine...

"Well advertised but we couldn't find anyone so have had to bring in this chap from outside the EU".

Snag is, they haven't read the new rules: roles have to be advertised at a realistic market rate...

[chicane]

Look at some job ads outside London - you'll soon know the real meaning of taking the biscuit. I've seen junior web dev contracts (ie 18 months experience) offering £7.50/hour.