What's a decent rate in the North West?

[oracleslave]

Also, the rates in London don't seem to be that good at the moment. All the agencies were calling me offering rates of 325 -375 and I would much rather be up North on slightly less both for cost and comfort.

Business Intelligence Technical Developer London Contract IT Job

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Business Intelligence Technical Developer London Contract IT Job

2 words:

Oracle
Financial Sector

I don't look at Financial Sector rates or roles anymore as there is no point for somebody without any specific banking/hedge fund experience. I applied for about 200-300 of those roles and never got anywhere with them. Also you can't include that particular sector in the typical rate for somebody with BI.

[nomadd]

2 words:

Oracle
Financial Sector

I don't look at Financial Sector rates or roles anymore as there is no point for somebody without any specific banking/hedge fund experience. I applied for about 200-300 of those roles and never got anywhere with them. Also you can't include that particular sector in the typical rate for somebody with BI.

Two words: keep trying.

Took me 350-400+ applications and 7 months worth of hard work (and re-skilling at home) to get into IB in London. Rates are about double what I'd get for the same work in the NW, hence I'm back in London. I'd love to be the NW all the time, but I just don't like being poor. And it's not exactly as if the nice bits of the NW are exactly cheap, these days... Oh well, stick it for a few more years and just "retire" back to the NW when money doesn't matter anymore.

[Spacecadet]

2 words:

Oracle
Financial Sector

I don't look at Financial Sector rates or roles anymore as there is no point for somebody without any specific banking/hedge fund experience. I applied for about 200-300 of those roles and never got anywhere with them. Also you can't include that particular sector in the typical rate for somebody with BI.

Not always true, I had an interview last year for a financial services company. Unfortunately 10 minutes into the interview it was clear that they wanted someone with more DBA than developer skills!
Still, with no finance experience I was still selected for interview.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Took me 350-400+ applications and 7 months worth of hard work (and re-skilling at home) to get into IB in London. Rates are about double what I'd get for the same work in the NW, hence I'm back in London. I'd love to be the NW all the time, but I just don't like being poor. And it's not exactly as if the nice bits of the NW are exactly cheap, these days... Oh well, stick it for a few more years and just "retire" back to the NW when money doesn't matter anymore.

300/day is hardly being poor. Beats any permie role paying less than 60k.

Poor is working hard for 30k which is a typical permie salary in the NW.

[StopTheEarthIwantToGetOff]

£300 pd is a good rate in the North West (Its what I am on), if you can get more great!
Most of the roles agents have called about have usually been £200-£280 pd

[nomadd]

300/day is hardly being poor. Beats any permie role paying less than 60k.

Poor is working hard for 30k which is a typical permie salary in the NW.

Never said £300/day was being poor. And yes, contracting always beats permie.

The problem is not the - drastic, for me - rate cut of working back in the NW, but the continuity of work. That's very difficult to achieve in the NW. So, that £300/day can quickly start to look like £150 (or less) per day if you spend half or more of each year looking around for work...

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

The problem is not the - drastic, for me - rate cut of working back in the NW, but the continuity of work. That's very difficult to achieve in the NW. So, that £300/day can quickly start to look like £150 (or less) per day if you spend half or more of each year looking around for work...

Well I have managed 1 year in NW and I am a newbie and it's a recession. So surely during the good times it will be easy to stay up north?

[Fred Bloggs]

I agree with Nomadd, in March this year I came to the SE just to keep in work. Double the money down here, but I still prefer being local. As a bonus, the extra revenue has gone straight into my SIPP so it isn't all bad. I have rarely been able to go from one job to the next in the NW though without a spell working away in between.

[nomadd]

Well I have managed 1 year in NW and I am a newbie and it's a recession. So surely during the good times it will be easy...

I've only managed 22 years contracting. ...Still not finding it easy.