New to contracting

[Wanderer]

Agent phones me up, says he wants to put me forward for a senior role, but because my experience is a little lower than for an average senior dev, he tells me to pitch myself lower than regular seniors. I'm talking 25% lower. Is that just some mumbo-jumbo made up to pocket higher commission? I suppose clientco pays the same anyway?

Maybe, maybe not. Pitch it anyway - you can always renegotiate the price once you have an offer!

Also, get the contact details of the client and see if you can get an idea of the rates on offer so you can figure out if the agency is taking the piss or not..