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[Funkywood]

Supply seems to be exceeding demand in .Net world too.

I was turning down £400 a day in September and now with 7 months extra agile experience at an investment bank I'm struggling to find many jobs paying over £320. Some investment that was.

I went for one at £350 and the guy said I was good but someone undercut me by £100!

So stop encouraging people to move into .Net, there's enough of us already.

That's the vibes I'm getting anyway.

[milanbenes]

don't listen to Funky,

.Net's where it's at and were it will be, he's just writing nonsense to selfishly keep it for himself

Eric.

[Jubber]

Yep go on - all of you - .Net - fill your boots.

[ChimpMaster]

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[chicane]

I went for one at £350 and the guy said I was good but someone undercut me by £100!

£250 in London. Would that even cover the costs of the Tube journey and lunch?

[Moscow Mule]

£250 in London. Would that even cover the costs of the Tube journey and lunch?

Only if you were living with your mum.

[DimPrawn]

An average plumber in central London can command over £100K pa. Thats fitting taps and running tubing to a radiator.

Anyone working in IT in London on less than £400 per day is wasting their time.

[ChimpMaster]

An average plumber in central London can command over £100K pa. Thats fitting taps and running tubing to a radiator.

Anyone working in IT in London on less than £400 per day is wasting their time.

I kind of agree but I'm earning a good rate at the moment. If I wasn't earning for a while then £300/day might seem like a reasonable number. I'm sure £300/day sounds pretty damn good to the average UK employee.

£250 however is utter tulipe.

[oracleslave]

£250 however is utter tulipe.

Beats the bench in hard times though.

[DimPrawn]

Beats the bench in hard times though.

Does it though? You have to spend a lot of time away from your family, huge commuting or housing costs in London and what's left is taxed heavily.

There comes a point where you are better of changing career to something with a future and vast pay. Only plumbing and SAP come to mind.