from the front page http://www.contractoruk.com/news/002242.html.
No wonder the Govt is paying so much for its IT. Clearly the Head Lease companies are charging astronomical rates compared to the home grown self standing talent.
Global IT consultants contracted onto Government technology projects are earning £350 more than their UK-focussed peers on a daily basis, a new study has revealed.
In the first rate disclosure of its kind, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) says consultants hailing from top global firms offering IT solutions charge an average daily rate of £1,400.
The figure contrasts earnings of so-called second tier IT consultants or ‘UK-focussed suppliers,’ whose daily rate fluctuates around £1,190 - about 18 per cent less.
The data derives from 29 firms working on a range of government contract assignments between April and December 2004, and shows global IT experts charge a premium for their services.
Yet UK-centric IT consultants remain more affluent than their ‘full service’ peers, who offer IT as a part of a range of services, and management business consultants, whose daily rates average £900 and £800 respectfully.
Global business consultants meanwhile, whose offering excludes IT, earned almost 40 per cent more than their UK-focussed peers, providing similar ‘management consultant’ services to public sector projects.
In terms of actual rates paid in 2004, senior consultants from global management firms earned £1128.60 per day, while principals earned £1270, and juniors picked up an average of £729.
All such ranks paid less to their UK-focussed equivalents offering IT specialisms, excluding managing consultants, whose daily rate during 2004 climbed to £1,732.71 - 19 per cent higher than those without IT.
Among the different types of advice on offer, financial consulting emerged as the most lucrative, with professionals charging around £2,000 a day.
Application development was the next highest-paid area (approx. £1250), followed by e-commerce consultancy, telecoms, IT services and lastly, ICT support services.
Data and records management professionals contracted into Government projects or departments earned the least amount among the technology roles identified.
Over 27,000 consultants are now active on Government projects, and during the OGC’s tested year of 2004, central spending on external expertise soared from £986m to £1.4bn.
Paul Kenny, acting General Secretary of the GMB Union, which reported the figures, said the government should start getting value for the taxpayers’ pound.
“These figures show that the tax payer is paying far too much for management and consultancy advice,” said Kenny, referring to the 42 per cent budgetary increase.
“There is scope to save money on these consultants and to spend the money instead on the front line public services. The culture of continual re-organisation in the public sector is creating a field day for consultants.”
In the first rate disclosure of its kind, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) says consultants hailing from top global firms offering IT solutions charge an average daily rate of £1,400.
The figure contrasts earnings of so-called second tier IT consultants or ‘UK-focussed suppliers,’ whose daily rate fluctuates around £1,190 - about 18 per cent less.
The data derives from 29 firms working on a range of government contract assignments between April and December 2004, and shows global IT experts charge a premium for their services.
Yet UK-centric IT consultants remain more affluent than their ‘full service’ peers, who offer IT as a part of a range of services, and management business consultants, whose daily rates average £900 and £800 respectfully.
Global business consultants meanwhile, whose offering excludes IT, earned almost 40 per cent more than their UK-focussed peers, providing similar ‘management consultant’ services to public sector projects.
In terms of actual rates paid in 2004, senior consultants from global management firms earned £1128.60 per day, while principals earned £1270, and juniors picked up an average of £729.
All such ranks paid less to their UK-focussed equivalents offering IT specialisms, excluding managing consultants, whose daily rate during 2004 climbed to £1,732.71 - 19 per cent higher than those without IT.
Among the different types of advice on offer, financial consulting emerged as the most lucrative, with professionals charging around £2,000 a day.
Application development was the next highest-paid area (approx. £1250), followed by e-commerce consultancy, telecoms, IT services and lastly, ICT support services.
Data and records management professionals contracted into Government projects or departments earned the least amount among the technology roles identified.
Over 27,000 consultants are now active on Government projects, and during the OGC’s tested year of 2004, central spending on external expertise soared from £986m to £1.4bn.
Paul Kenny, acting General Secretary of the GMB Union, which reported the figures, said the government should start getting value for the taxpayers’ pound.
“These figures show that the tax payer is paying far too much for management and consultancy advice,” said Kenny, referring to the 42 per cent budgetary increase.
“There is scope to save money on these consultants and to spend the money instead on the front line public services. The culture of continual re-organisation in the public sector is creating a field day for consultants.”
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