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Originally posted by flamel View PostWhat's your minimum day rate? I've just been offered some work at £5.50 ph and it's far more than my usual rate - is it worth it?
I've only been on the bench for two days so thinking I should hold out for more?Comment
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meh...
Look at me and my rate isn't interesting to anyone....merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Mathematically speaking;
I've known people on a Day rate D. They get offered a new contract at Mo*D. They hold out because they think they are at least worth Mw*D.
Mo = Multiplier offered
Mw = Multiplier what they think they're worth
Mw > Mo > 0
Put quite simply, you begin to look like a bit of a dick, N months later and on the bench, because
N*20*(Mo*D) >> 0*(Mw*D)Originally posted by Nigel Farage MEP - 2016-06-24 04:00:00"I hope this victory brings down this failed project and leads us to a Europe of sovereign nation states, trading together, being friends together, cooperating together, and let's get rid of the flag, the anthem, Brussels, and all that has gone wrong."Comment
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550/day would be a very high for most (average daily rate 1 April 2015=450/day, Consultant IT Contracts, Contractor Rates for a Consultant) but low for a very select group of City types...
Quant Risk Analyst - London
Location London, UK
Rate £900/Day
contract Fixed Income Project Manager
Location City of London, UK
Rate £750 - £850 per Day
C++ derivatives?, years of experience
800-1000 day
1 April 2015 Averages
C#: £375
.NET: £375
C++: £475
Java: £450
Banking: £475Last edited by SunnyInHades; 2 April 2015, 15:09.Comment
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Originally posted by flamel View PostWhat's your minimum day rate? I've just been offered some work at £550 pd but it's far less than my usual rate - is it worth it?
I've only been on the bench for two days so thinking I should hold out for more?______________________
Don't get mad...get even...Comment
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Originally posted by flamel View PostWhat's your minimum day rate? I've just been offered some work at £550 pd but it's far less than my usual rate - is it worth it?
I've only been on the bench for two days so thinking I should hold out for more?
I've just been offered a role at a day rate I could have barely dreamed of when I was a permie, less than two years ago. A lot of people here, judging by some of the threads I've read, wouldn't have touched it with a bargepole. Fair enough, leave it alone, it just means there's less competition for me for when I do apply for it.
Disclaimer: I live oop north, where houses are tuppence ha'penny and there aren't any congestion charges.- The meaning of life is to give life meaning
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Originally posted by flamel View PostWhat's your minimum day rate? I've just been offered some work at £550 pd but it's far less than my usual rate - is it worth it?
I've only been on the bench for two days so thinking I should hold out for more?
Or until you have to sell a kidney to pay your mortgage.Comment
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