£340 per day contract Vs £60,000 PA permanent offer

[Ashwin2007]

One month before my last contract ended, applied for contracts, and since nothing good turned up, started responding to permie calls from the Agents.

Now got a contract offer £340 per day running for 5 months, and also got a permie offer - Senior Developer for £60,000 PA - from another company.

Which one would be the wise choice in the current market?

[The Agents View]

That would depend on what you expect to be doing in six months' time.....

Also where you expect the market to be in that time.

All things considered, 60k is a pretty good offer, assuming 340 is your normal day rate...given the numbers benched, and the ease with which I found a developer for a role this week, I would say that perm is a good place to be if you're finding demand on contract is low - get some more training, see out the recession, then make hay I'd say, but it all depends on your personal needs!

[Clippy]

Also where you expect the market to be in that time.

All things considered, 60k is a pretty good offer, assuming 340 is your normal day rate...given the numbers benched, and the ease with which I found a developer for a role this week, I would say that perm is a good place to be if you're finding demand on contract is low - get some more training, see out the recession, then make hay I'd say, but it all depends on your personal needs!

What's your view of the market, in general, from where you are sitting?

Are we on an upward trend, a small spike or is it still going downhill?

[Ashwin2007]

That would depend on what you expect to be doing in six months' time.....

I would expect to continue earning, preferably with no or short bench period.

[Ruprect]

As you need to ask - go permie

[BolshieBastard]

As you need to ask - go permie

Succinct and correct!

[SueEllen]

Succinct and correct!

WHS

[Olly]

Go permie,
£340 is below the minimum day rate I'll accept these days. I'd find it very hard to land a 60K perm job. Your situation is reversed, take the permie role. Simples

[MarillionFan]

Go permie,
£340 is below the minimum day rate I'll accept these days. I'd find it very hard to land a 60K perm job. Your situation is reversed, take the permie role. Simples

Well if the role is IR35 friendly then take that. The tax benefits outweigh the perm role.

[Fred Bloggs]

Go permie and milk it for all the experience and certifications you can muster.