Jobstats graph, May worse than 2001

[suityou01]

Just thought I'd drop in on jobstats. The average salaries are still quite high, and the graph for number of jobs posted has dropped to zero for May.

[DimPrawn]

I'm not worried. Gordon will lead us to the promised land.

[HeadOfTesting]

I was benched for a total of 15 months during 2001/2 and knew two people who were literally working for the train fare.

So far I've found this time to be better and worse in different respects. I've found there are virtually no opportunities. I've been on the bench for just over 5 months. In that time I've (allegedly) gone forward for 6 roles (4 perm, 2 contract) and not had so much as a telephone interview. That said I've found that rates/salaries have held up much better this time - at least for now.

HeadOfTesting.

[Pogle]

I'm not worried. Gordon will lead us to the promised land.

That would be Gorden the Gopher I presume...

[snaw]

Just thought I'd drop in on jobstats. The average salaries are still quite high, and the graph for number of jobs posted has dropped to zero for May.

Maybe I'm missing the blindingly obvious but how come all the average salaries are like £120k+

I'm pretty sure that's not correct or contractor UK wouldn't exist!

[BoredBloke]

I've never liked jobstats for that reason. I think it is totally flawed. It is usefull to see the number of job postings but the salary part is a pile of monkey toss imho

[OwlHoot]

Just thought I'd drop in on jobstats. The average salaries are still quite high, and the graph for number of jobs posted has dropped to zero for May.

That's pretty much my impression, based on jobserve searches in the last week or two

Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.

I've applied for a contract that's a perfect match for my skills, including one or two quite obscure ones. There can't be more than a handful of available people in the country with all of them.

But I suspect I'll be turned down because there wasn't a "y" in my birth month, or someone else has 7 years 3 months' perl instead of my mere 7 years'.

[suityou01]

That's pretty much my impression, based on jobserve searches in the last week or two

Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.

I've applied for a contract that's a perfect match for my skills, including one or two quite obscure ones. There can't be more than a handful of available people in the country with all of them.

But I suspect I'll be turned down because there wasn't a "y" in my birth month, or someone else has 7 years 3 months' perl instead of my mere 7 years'.

I thought what people were saying is that the difference between this economic downturn, and the last is that more companies depend on IT.

I can understand there being less work, but BAU and legislation driven work doth continue shirley?

[swamp]

JobStats has gone down the pan with the new site, but it has always been good at indicating trends. The fact that job postings have (apparently) reached zero is indicative of many things, not least that the market has died on its arse.

Many many jobs on Jobserve are fake, and if these disappear as agencies go bust it is no loss.

The real question is whether this recession is worse (for IT) than the 2001 recession. I don't think it is.

[suityou01]

JobStats has gone down the pan with the new site, but it has always been good at indicating trends. The fact that job postings have (apparently) reached zero is indicative of many things, not least that the market has died on its arse.

Many many jobs on Jobserve are fake, and if these disappear as agencies go bust it is no loss.

The real question is whether this recession is worse (for IT) than the 2001 recession. I don't think it is.

Ok sure, so no firm needs any IT work. I find that hard to believe.