Good place to live for contracting

[BoredBloke]

My next one is in Leeds. Looking forward to the short commute. I might even consider going green and using the train.

[Muttley08]

It's not a bad place, as long as you can handle the bizarre characteristics of a city that has possibly the most extreme rich/poor divide outside London.

That was it - you had the fashion victim Harvey Nics crows walking down Briggate next to the South Leeds shirt off, beer belly out crowd (and that was just the women).

Thought about moving up near Harrogate or North Yorks Moors National Park - but the rates in Leeds are just way lower. I managed to get a good rate for the gig as the previous PM had backed out, and they were desperate, but some of the other contract developers were on really low rates (albeit partly due to the agency)

[DimPrawn]

Swindon (or preferably a nice posh village just outside).

Train links

Oxford 30 mins
Reading 30 mins
London 1hr
Bath 30 mins
Bristol 40 mins
Cardiff 1hr

M4 links (as above) plus
Bracknell
Newbury
Basingstoke


Good links to M5 and Cheltenham and Birmingham.

Perfect IT contractor location

[oracleslave]

Swindon (or preferably a nice posh village just outside).

Train links

Oxford 30 mins
Reading 30 mins
London 1hr
Bath 30 mins
Bristol 40 mins
Cardiff 1hr

M4 links (as above) plus
Bracknell
Newbury
Basingstoke


Good links to M5 and Cheltenham and Birmingham.

Perfect IT contractor location

Swindon belongs in the worst places to live thread

[DimPrawn]

That's the great thing about Swindon, no one wants to live there.

No traffic, no crime, big houses are almost free and a million £600/day contracts on your doorstep.

Yes, stay away.

[NoddY]

On examination of a map, you'll see the full horror of Milton Keynes busting out from the pages as fitting the requirements of the discerning contractor perfectly.

[oracleslave]

That's the great thing about Swindon, no one wants to live there.

No traffic, no crime, big houses are almost free and a million £600/day contracts on your doorstep.

Yes, stay away.

Don't worry your safe. I don't venture outside the M25 too readily

[wendigo100]

On examination of a map, you'll see the full horror of Milton Keynes busting out from the pages as fitting the requirements of the discerning contractor perfectly.

Plus you can watch Franchise FC in our spanking new stadium.

[Andy2]

Slough is also ideal location, nestled between thames valley and London.
Plus you can earn extra by putting up immigrants in your back garden

[DimPrawn]

I have 12 immigrants living in my garden shed. Certainly pays the bills and it's what the government wants for the future of Britain.