State of Contract Market in London

[sog]

Do you know if the market for permanent jobs (.NET dev) is equally bad, in London?
Or it is better, for permanent positions (comparing to contract)?

[ddaft]

I think perm is even worse. Projects if they are very lucky can get exception signoff from high up for a contractor but much harder to justify a perm at the moment especially whilst most firms are in various stages of plotting layoffs.

[rocketron]

You are not alone

My gig comes to an end very shortly, they ran out of cash to keep me, things have been a bit up and down with the markets, there are few jobs available as many banks cant sign off roles.

One thing that I have noticed is that the clients are not rushing to interview (I am least getting interviews!) and they are taking time over choosing.

I have never seen the markets this bad Perm roles are out there but the rates are rubbish.

[bluedrop]

Rubbish state of market in my area (Business Analyst Insurance)
Dried up job boards, pathetic rates. Not liking it.

I am now trying to book a holiday until Christmas.

[TheFaQQer]

Rubbish state of market in my area (Business Analyst Insurance)
Dried up job boards, pathetic rates. Not liking it.

I am now trying to book a holiday until Christmas.

It's probably worth including an extra week until after New Year. Coming back to work just before Christmas probably isn't going to be worthwhile.

HTH BIDI