The contract market..

[BrilloPad]

Yup just checked, indeed the market in the UK is dead. Germany looks better. If I were looking I would go to Germany.

You should go to Germany. Or maybe they dont tolerate doomsters over there.

[rowanb]

anyone know what the .net/java development market is like at the moment in london ?

[MPwannadecentincome]

Nearmiss?

ah if you don't know about it then never mind- its a technique within risk and safety stuff. To be honest I don't know that much about it either

[swamp]

anyone know what the .net/java development market is like at the moment in london ?

No but I will probably be finding out myself in a few months.

[denver2k]

anyone know what the .net/java development market is like at the moment in london ?

I might also be competing pretty soon. However, Iv been told by people already involved in this dogfight that market is simply screwed (unless you are bloody too good and lucky enough to get through and survive)

[BlasterBates]

You should go to Germany. Or maybe they dont tolerate doomsters over there.

Well I´m thinking about it, the situation looks pretty dire in the UK, and take into account the tax clamp down and then looming hyper-inflation, not a pretty sight really.

[virtualm]

I too have started to look at the permie roles, had an interview earlier this week for a perm role, looks promising - but it's not what I want.

Sods law, I get offered the role and a meaty contract appears in April....it's such a gamble at the moment....

[oracleslave]

Any suggestions on what to train into? I see a lot of Oracle jobs doing the rounds on good money.

Barrier to entry on the oracle elements that are currently paying well may well be fairly steep unless you have a head start. The stuff paying well cannot be 'trained into' overnight.

[icarus]

anyone know what the .net/java development market is like at the moment in london ?

The London .net dev contract market closed in December due to lack of interest. Even if/when it recovers we're going to be clobbered by higher taxes and price inflation. I've never been a doom-merchant before, but I'm heading overseas as soon as I can find a place with better opportunities... Mars is nice at this time of year.

[swamp]

I might also be competing pretty soon. However, Iv been told by people already involved in this dogfight that market is simply screwed (unless you are bloody too good and lucky enough to get through and survive)

I think London may be a bad place to contract in the recession. When the market swings there are too many candidates here who can't move or diversify.