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[el duder]

is £200 p/day disgustingly low.

 

[Francko]

is £200 p/day disgustingly low.

Not if you work for Burger King.

 

[Xenophon]

is £200 p/day disgustingly low.

Depends what you do and importantly it depends if you are happy with it and feel that it is about right for what you do.

It is too low for me, but I have a highly expensive champagne, cocaine and call-girl lifestyle to maintain.

 

[WageSlave]

Xenophon is right; it depends on what you do and which sector. For IT support in local government it's a pretty good rate, but for a programme manager in investment banking it's complete pants.

I've seen project support roles pay up to £400 p/d and project manager roles for as little as £120 p/d. Some clients really don't understand what the contract market is and refuse to be educated. I once did a stint in local government for a borough council. They thought £150 p/d was way over the top, yet couldn't understand why their contract BAs were complete crap.

 

[Xenophon]

Some market stats

 

[Francko]

Some market stats

"April brings a dip in contractor rates, with SAP contractors suffering."

That's why Milan has to work all weekends.

 

[MrsGoof]

Some market stats

1 Developer 20.17 % £29.94 £423

14 hour day

I think someones calculator is FUBAR (or have I missed something)

I'll get my apron

 

[el duder]

i know, you are correct.

highest i have ever earnt on a contract is £250 p/day

for what i do, that was bloomin good.

im currently getting £200 p/day to edit html, and surf the net.

 

[DimPrawn]

I disagree, £200/hr is a pretty good rate.

 

[VectraMan]

14 hour day

I think someones calculator is FUBAR (or have I missed something)

I'll get my apron

Higher paid jobs generally pay daily, hence the discrepancy (or is it discrepency before you all jump on my spelling).

Based on that I'm paid about the average hourly rate, but paid daily. It's quite a drop from my original contract I took last September, but after a month or so of looking back in March/April I had to take something and it's a much more interesting job than most.

It's a business gamble. I turned down potential jobs for higher rates than the one I ended up taking as I was holding out for more. £200 per day is a lot more than £0 per day.