IT contracts in UAE and Saudi ?

[Boo]

They also hate all foreign workers and make you jump through many weird and wonderful hoops.

Like what ?

Boo

[Sausage Surprise]

Was offered permie role in Doha last year but turned it down on the rate. The german recruitment bloke was astonished that I couldn't live on equivalent £70k tax free a year. When you added up cost of accommodation, car, insurance etc (plus keeping the UK home going for a year, until the missus and last daughter came out), I was considerably richer on £400 a day down south.

Oh....and I would have been working with Bobs.

[barely_pointless]

Was offered permie role in Doha last year but turned it down on the rate. The german recruitment bloke was astonished that I couldn't live on equivalent £70k tax free a year. When you added up cost of accommodation, car, insurance etc (plus keeping the UK home going for a year, until the missus and last daughter came out), I was considerably richer on £400 a day down south.

Oh....and I would have been working with Bobs.

spoke to the pimp last week, rates are still in the vicinity of £400 a day, which puts it outside the acceptable risk margin to cover moving the whole family to the sandpit, will wait if more senior roles come along or they realise they want to pay for experience/and offer relocation/assistance.