SQL Dev roles becoming more and more specialised?!

[theroyale]

I'm back out on the market looking for work after nearly a year... is it just my imagination or have roles around SQL development become more specialised..? They all seem to want more and more things in addition to core sql and ETL skills - most commonly some sort of .NET/webforms/c# programming, but really also all kinds of other nonsense? Just this week I've seen dealbreakers based on additional TFS, PowerPivot, Dundas...

And an even higher proportion of sql based jobs seem to be in bloody financial services (into which no one who's already not magically a part of can ever dream of getting in) ?!?!

[KentPhilip]

whinge whinge whinge.

Get blagging man!

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I'm back out on the market looking for work after nearly a year... is it just my imagination or have roles around SQL development become more specialised..? They all seem to want more and more things in addition to core sql and ETL skills - most commonly some sort of .NET/webforms/c# programming, but really also all kinds of other nonsense? Just this week I've seen dealbreakers based on additional TFS, PowerPivot, Dundas...

And an even higher proportion of sql based jobs seem to be in bloody financial services (into which no one who's already not magically a part of can ever dream of getting in) ?!?!

I started off as a SQL Developer but in the space of a year have added a lot of extra skills which I doubt I would have picked up in 5 years of permie land (due to market). That's the way with contracting, if you don't like it then go permie.

p.s. I just managed to get into financial services due to my skillset.

[theroyale]

I started off as a SQL Developer but in the space of a year have added a lot of extra skills which I doubt I would have picked up in 5 years of permie land (due to market). That's the way with contracting, if you don't like it then go permie.

p.s. I just managed to get into financial services due to my skillset.

Fair enough, I have managed to get a few more skills in too. But I meant specific, hardly-anyone-has-heard-of skills... but maybe it was just my imagination. I've had a fair few calls for interview in the last 3 days.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Fair enough, I have managed to get a few more skills in too. But I meant specific, hardly-anyone-has-heard-of skills... but maybe it was just my imagination. I've had a fair few calls for interview in the last 3 days.

Things are likely to get worse over the short-medium term while the effects of the lloyds job cuts take effect, so get a contract while you can.

[Spacecadet]

Fair enough, I have managed to get a few more skills in too. But I meant specific, hardly-anyone-has-heard-of skills... but maybe it was just my imagination. I've had a fair few calls for interview in the last 3 days.

The market does seem to be very very busy at the moment, huge amounts of stuff around

Things are likely to get worse over the short-medium term while the effects of the lloyds job cuts take effect, so get a contract while you can.

Lloyds are hiring contractors at the moment

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

The market does seem to be very very busy at the moment, huge amounts of stuff around



Lloyds are hiring contractors at the moment

Really?

If they are going to cut 15,000 then I find it hard to believe the contractors won't be amongst those going.

[The Agents View]

Really?

If they are going to cut 15,000 then I find it hard to believe the contractors won't be amongst those going.

AFAIK Lloyds TSB are the ones shedding 15,000 people.

Lloyds of London aren't Lloyds TSB..

[eek]

AFAIK Lloyds TSB are the ones shedding 15,000 people.

Lloyds of London aren't Lloyds TSB..

LLoyds TSB are recruiting contractors at the moment. Take you pick of location and jobs are available.

Whether you would want one is a different matter as they look like blame fodder for offshore development screwups.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

AFAIK Lloyds TSB are the ones shedding 15,000 people.

Lloyds of London aren't Lloyds TSB..

That's not really my point - I am saying that such significant cuts are bound to have a domino effect on the rest of the market as happened last year? Maybe not immediately but in the next few months I can imagine that contracts become a bit more competitive at the very least.