£75 a day contract

[jim2406]

had to share this one... :-)

obv data gathering = data entry, though its from an agency usually dealing in dev, so it seems odd they'd be sending this out

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I've got a role for a December start in Birmingham for a Data Gatherer

This will be a 3 month contract paying only £75 per day. I understand that this rate is very low, but if your local and want to be doing some work to help you through the tough economic times then please get in touch as soon as possible. Because this rate is so low the amount of applicants may be low too so this could help your chances of landing the role.

The client needs someone who can gather data from IT users and collate it back to the Business Analyst. You need to have Access Database skills, understand IT infrastructure and Applications with good communications skills.

The client is an IT outsourcing company and are currently one of the largest outsourcing companies in the UK and have the backing of the UK's largest Telecommunication companies. This particular client do tend to want to use the same people on their projects so if you do a fantastic job for this client then there is great scope to work on future projects.

[lightng]

Advise that you reply to the email with one line:

Rentacoder.com

[dmini]

Its not the lowest rate. There was one floating around on jobserve last week for £40/day

[zara_backdog]

Someone will do it - more like a 'office temp' then true contractor however!

[expat]

Because this rate is so low the amount of applicants may be low too so this could help your chances of landing the role.

[Trev16v]

but if your local

I'd be replying back with a little English lesson.

[Sockpuppet]

Its not the lowest rate. There was one floating around on jobserve last week for £40/day

If i could do it in an hour a day from home I'd take it.

[d000hg]

Someone will do it - more like a 'office temp' then true contractor however!

Yeah, £10/hr is not bad for what sounds more like data entry.

[gingerjedi]

Sign of the times I'm afraid, my CV clearly shows my address yet it doesn't stop agents calling with contracts based 100 miles from home at £15-20ph.

They must know that the rate isn't good enough to cover fuel or digs let alone my personal time so why bother me?

[d000hg]

£20/hr might not be acceptable to you, but it certainly can cover a long commute. If you don't take holidays you can get 50 weeks a year, at 40 hours a week that works out at £40K. Not great for contracting but still a decent salary outside of the south-east. And if I remember rightly (check one of the calculators online), on such a low rate you end up keeping 80%+ if you escape IR35.
Still it's hardly great, but it depends more on what rate your pride will let you work for unless you are sole breadwinner and have a family to support...