Next year

[_V_]

thats a bit black or white

where's the "it'll be lower than this year, teh best will survive the newbies/less experienced and tulipe will not" option

That's the 2nd option surely. Contracts vanishing only a handful of survivors.

[Xenophon]

What makes you think there will be more roles? What companies will be hiring more people than laying them off?

I don't understand what you think will be driving the economy to take on more IT contractors (i.e. more roles on offer)?

Whilst I am cautiously pessimistic about next year, there will be a lot of change.

Change is good. Change is projects.

[Xenophon]

thats a bit black or white

where's the "it'll be lower than this year, teh best will survive the newbies/less experienced and tulipe will not" option

I rate this post:

almost helpful

[Mich the Tester]

I don’t know if it’s really survival of the best as much as survival of the most flexible. People who are prepared to travel further for tulip contracts and rates will survive, those who want to work close to home, 9 to 5 for a high rate will fail. Oh, and if you can’t blag your way through interviews you’re definitely fooked.

[TheFaQQer]

thats a bit black or white

where's the "it'll be lower than this year, teh best will survive the newbies/less experienced and tulipe will not" option

Same place as the AndyW option.

[TimberWolf]

I don’t know if it’s really survival of the best as much as survival of the most flexible. People who are prepared to travel further for tulip contracts and rates will survive, those who want to work close to home, 9 to 5 for a high rate will fail. Oh, and if you can’t blag your way through interviews you’re definitely fooked.

WHS. The last 10 years appears to have been period of the blagger. I'm looking forward to the day when this changes and companies start looking for proper IT people with proper IT qualifications again, though perhaps it will never happen. And I don't mean in narrow areas like MS product xxx version nnn.nn or certificate xyz.