Thread about IT contracting

[DimPrawn]

Any takers?

[NickFitz]

Wrong board mate.

[ace00]

Pointless.

[Xenophon]

test please delete

[DimPrawn]

I noticed that VB.NET contract pay on average at least £100/day less than C# ones and there are a lot less of them. Why does anyone bother with VB.NET?

VB.NET 86 -10 £337 -4.00 % 1382 (1.825 %)
VB.NET Developer 228 -27 £305 -5.41 % 479 (0.633 %)
VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer 442 -8 £246 -15.61 % 134 (0.177 %)
VB.NET Programmer 554 +59 £361 -30.01 % 22 (0.029 %)
VB.NET Analyst Programmer 566 +58 £278 -34.70 % 10 (0.013 %)
Junior VB.NET Developer 567 +40 - - 9 (0.012 %)
Senior VB.NET Developer 567 +40 - - 9 (0.012


C# 15 -2 £411 -9.78 % 5820 (7.686 %)
C# Developer 50 -14 £408 -11.78 % 2210 (2.919 %)
C#/ASP.NET Developer 192 -14 £360 -1.04 % 583 (0.770 %)
C# Web Developer 443 -58 £327 -5.57 % 133 (0.176 %)
C# Software Engineer 541 +46 £350 -3.33 % 35 (0.046 %)
C# Application Developer 544 +41 £282 -20.21 % 32 (0.042 %)
CSharp Software Developer 545 +43 £298 -24.38 % 31 (0.041 %)
C# Analyst Programmer 551 +48 £416 -13.46 % 25 (0.033 %)
Senior C# Developer 446 -2 £395 -28.56 % 130 (0.172 %)
C++/CSharp Developer 530 -79 £510 -11.53 % 46 (0.061 %)
Junior C# Developer 562 +21 £231 +51.63 % 14 (0.018 %)
Senior C# Software Engineer 570 +59 - - 6 (0.008 %)
Lead C# Developer 573 +43 £600 +50.00 % 3 (0.004 %)
Senior C# Analyst Programmer 574 - - - 2 (0.003 %)

[SallyAnne]

Eh? Mods please ban this t*sser.

[DimPrawn]

I've also noticed that C# ASP.NET developers earn a pittance compared with straight C# developers, so I advise unlearning ASP.NET if you want a rate rise.

HTH

[daviejones]

I've also noticed that C# ASP.NET developers earn a pittance compared with straight C# developers, so I advise unlearning ASP.NET if you want a rate rise.

HTH

Give it a rest will ya mate, there is no room for you on this forum...

[EternalOptimist]

I noticed that VB.NET contract pay on average at least £100/day less than C# ones and there are a lot less of them. Why does anyone bother with VB.NET?

VB.NET 86 -10 £337 -4.00 % 1382 (1.825 %)
VB.NET Developer 228 -27 £305 -5.41 % 479 (0.633 %)
VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer 442 -8 £246 -15.61 % 134 (0.177 %)
VB.NET Programmer 554 +59 £361 -30.01 % 22 (0.029 %)
VB.NET Analyst Programmer 566 +58 £278 -34.70 % 10 (0.013 %)
Junior VB.NET Developer 567 +40 - - 9 (0.012 %)
Senior VB.NET Developer 567 +40 - - 9 (0.012


C# 15 -2 £411 -9.78 % 5820 (7.686 %)
C# Developer 50 -14 £408 -11.78 % 2210 (2.919 %)
C#/ASP.NET Developer 192 -14 £360 -1.04 % 583 (0.770 %)
C# Web Developer 443 -58 £327 -5.57 % 133 (0.176 %)
C# Software Engineer 541 +46 £350 -3.33 % 35 (0.046 %)
C# Application Developer 544 +41 £282 -20.21 % 32 (0.042 %)
CSharp Software Developer 545 +43 £298 -24.38 % 31 (0.041 %)
C# Analyst Programmer 551 +48 £416 -13.46 % 25 (0.033 %)
Senior C# Developer 446 -2 £395 -28.56 % 130 (0.172 %)
C++/CSharp Developer 530 -79 £510 -11.53 % 46 (0.061 %)
Junior C# Developer 562 +21 £231 +51.63 % 14 (0.018 %)
Senior C# Software Engineer 570 +59 - - 6 (0.008 %)
Lead C# Developer 573 +43 £600 +50.00 % 3 (0.004 %)
Senior C# Analyst Programmer 574 - - - 2 (0.003 %)

I've got this theory.

years ago MSACCESS was taught in uni's as an exemplar so the students could get a project in. These guys left uni and a lot of them put ACCESS guru 5 years on their CV. Rates, and the reputation of the product fell like a stone.

The same is now happening with .Net. The good guys will survive, but for the average dude or new entry - forget it.

[DimPrawn]

I've also noticed rates are down (compared year on year) on most skills.


http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/contract.aspx

C# down 10%
XML down 8%


Crystal Report Writer down 68% to £200/day. Bad luck MF.