Raising rate after offer

[Kanye]

If you've been put forward at £x per day, do you ever push for £x+y% when the offer comes in?

It feels like it is a bit of dick move, but it's often the easiest money you will ever make. That £50 a day or whatever will soon be forgotten but adds up on the contracts that run for a long while. It may also often put pressure on the agent to give up some margin to get the deal done.

I like to keep the rate discussed as a range nowadays so there is some scope for negotiation based on details of the role. That isn't always possible to do though.

To be clear I haven't done this before, but I am feeling a bit more mercenary at the minute.

[MyUserName]

I wouldn't do it but you can if you want. It is your call.

I would expect the agent to see through you and know you will take the gig if he says no so he will say no.

[DirtyDog]

I guess it's no worse than when the agent says "oh, the client has reviewed the budget and it's now £50 a day less".

Obviously, when that happens, we always smile, understand and graciously accept. We never think "f***ing w@nk3r - I'll ditch him as soon as I can". Which is what the agent will think of you.

[Kanye]

I wouldn't do it but you can if you want. It is your call.

I would expect the agent to see through you and know you will take the gig if he says no so he will say no.

I'm not really even proposing doing it. I'm in a contract at the minute and its ticking along OK. I am just wondering whether it is a valid negotiating tactic really.

[SarahL2012]

If you've been put forward at £x per day, do you ever push for £x+y% when the offer comes in?
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I've only done it once and that's when it was obvious at the interview that the responsibilities of the role were way, way higher than what the agent had described.

Luckily the client had realised the same thing and when the agent went back to them they'd already got internal approval to increase the rate.

So now I tend to say to the agent that there's a range and I can only agree to the rate post interview. Wouldn't be surprised if I've lost a couple of interviews saying that though!

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

If you've been put forward at £x per day, do you ever push for £x+y% when the offer comes in?

It feels like it is a bit of dick move, but it's often the easiest money you will ever make. That £50 a day or whatever will soon be forgotten but adds up on the contracts that run for a long while. It may also often put pressure on the agent to give up some margin to get the deal done.

I like to keep the rate discussed as a range nowadays so there is some scope for negotiation based on details of the role. That isn't always possible to do though.

To be clear I haven't done this before, but I am feeling a bit more mercenary at the minute.

All depends on your skills, experience and how much they want you. Met the agent straight after the interview (he was on site). I felt they needed my skills so managed to add another £xx/day onto contract to "cover fuel cost".

[riffpie]

Never tried it. I've had *the client* increase the rate following an offer. "We want to put you on a weeks notice, in return we're upping the rate by £50 a day. Do you want to think about it?"

I didn't.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Never tried it. I've had *the client* increase the rate following an offer. "We want to put you on a weeks notice, in return we're upping the rate by £50 a day. Do you want to think about it?"

I didn't.

I'm hoping by that you mean you didn't need to thank about it and accepted it straight away.

[riffpie]

I'm hoping by that you mean you didn't need to thank about it and accepted it straight away.

That's exactly what I mean. No agent either. Lovely.

[BoredBloke]

I've not tried it, but I think I'd only attempt this if i had 2 offers on the table. If the lower paid one wants me then pay what the other is offering. But then I have taken lower paying roles because of the role and/or location.