Strange agent responses for SQL/BI roles

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I don't know if anybody else has been experiencing this but I keep getting calls from agents with the following happen:

- Agent calls, describes role and I cut in and ask for rate. They say x/day
- I respond saying that rate is too low
- later on I get a call saying that they can now actually offer x+£50/day
- I then say once again that is too low
- The same job then pops up again a week later (not been filled)

I asked a couple of agents why they are calling back and they are saying those skills are thin on the ground - but then why are they not offering the right rates?

Anybody else been experiencing this?

[cojak]

Because they want to prove that they've tried to recruit before bringing in visa bods.

They don't have to expand on the 'why' bit...

[TestMangler]

Because they want to prove that they've tried to recruit before bringing in visa bods.

They don't have to expand on the 'why' bit...

WCS.

How far out are they on rate ? About half ?

[northernladuk]

50%CheaperThanLastMonth ??

[JaybeeInCUK]

I don't know if anybody else has been experiencing this but I keep getting calls from agents with the following happen:

- Agent calls, describes role and I cut in and ask for rate. They say x/day
- I respond saying that rate is too low
- later on I get a call saying that they can now actually offer x+£50/day
- I then say once again that is too low
- The same job then pops up again a week later (not been filled)

I asked a couple of agents why they are calling back and they are saying those skills are thin on the ground - but then why are they not offering the right rates?

Anybody else been experiencing this?

Reckon it's just the old chestnut of a billion pimps chasing a few thousand johns.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

50%CheaperThanLastMonth ??

Not quite that much!

Generally they are only £50-£75/day below what I am after (after the increase).

[Pogle]

So BI SQL - are we talking SSIS and reporting ?
If so I'd be very surprised to hear that those skills are hard to find.

[eek]

So BI SQL - are we talking SSIS and reporting ?
If so I'd be very surprised to hear that those skills are hard to find.

Given the number of bobs current client co is bringing in I would be trying to get more niche skills asap.

There is a reason why my plan b is big data. Find a niche and be ahead of the game.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

So BI SQL - are we talking SSIS and reporting ?
If so I'd be very surprised to hear that those skills are hard to find.

BI as in data warehousing/kimball/ssas/cubes etc as well as SSIS and reporting

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Given the number of bobs current client co is bringing in I would be trying to get more niche skills asap.

There is a reason why my plan b is big data. Find a niche and be ahead of the game.

what kind of niche? it would need to be related to what I am already doing, I would have thought Business Intelligence is more niche than say general SQL development or app development....