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    The demise of Jobserve/Total Jobs etc for IT contracts

    I have used Linked in for the last few gigs, however before that I used Jobserve for about 10 years. Not sure about getting it wrong as such, there are a ton of contracts advertised directly by employers on linkedin now days that don't get on job boards with agencies. The market is really...
  2. J

    The demise of Jobserve/Total Jobs etc for IT contracts

    The irony is after posting the original post I ended up getting a gig last week off Jobserve :grin
  3. J

    The demise of Jobserve/Total Jobs etc for IT contracts

    I have always used Jobserve for new contracts for the past 20 years. However the last 12 months have seen it steadly decline to the point where there are literally 10-20 contracts nationwide posted a day now. Sometimes only 10 or 11 Before lockdown there was around 100 per day There are...
  4. J

    State of the Market

    This... I am doing tech lead now to, there seems to be a lot of tech lead roles available managing/leading offshore teams
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    Inside IR35 contracts with 2/3 days on site for travelling contractors

    :smile
  6. J

    Recruiter's using you as hook bait

    The thing that annoys me is when they get the youngsters to call you about gigs that obviously do not exist. They ask you to explain what you did at your last role (its on the CV), give them your day rate and them do that for the role before that before asking for references from the last 2...
  7. J

    Inside IR35 contracts with 2/3 days on site for travelling contractors

    Are you always pretentious and rude or just when you post online with anonymous handle names ? Is it really necessary to be an insufferable know it all in EVERY post
  8. J

    Inside IR35 contracts with 2/3 days on site for travelling contractors

    The vast majority of gigs being inside has only really been an issue the last 18 months since they changed the rules in the private sector. My point was aimed at travelling contractors, they are strangling the life out of that market I meant. It used to be that most of us travelled all over the...
  9. J

    Inside IR35 contracts with 2/3 days on site for travelling contractors

    One thing no one has mentioned yet is the impact IR35 is having on the UK based flexibility of the contractor market. Before the rules where changed it was really common for contractors to travel all over the country for contracts. Now, with IR35 and the take home pay travelling to places like...
  10. J

    State of the Market

    Jobserve only had 28 .net contracts a couple of days ago in a 24 hour period and at least half of them where inside gigs in the city
  11. J

    State of the Market

    Considering doing this myself now with the IR35 flip flop
  12. J

    State of the Market

    Its been a pretty tough 18 months for a lot of contractors but the market is starting to really pick up now for developers. I dont think I can ever remember my phone being so busy as it has been this week, its been many years since I have known it to be like this Its getting back to pre...
  13. J

    Lorien contract

    They are fine You can get standard weekly payments if you ask on 7 day terms with no charge if you ask before you start your contract
  14. J

    Can an Agency force me to use an FCSA Umbrella

    But it does mean they dont offer 85% take home and all that nonsense though doesn't it All the FCSA umbrella's will pay you more or less exactly the same give or a take a very small amount Yes I get what you are saying about holiday pay etc but the whole point of the FCSA thing is to remove...
  15. J

    Can an Agency force me to use an FCSA Umbrella

    Everyone complained about loan charge etc so there isn't it a good thing all the agencies are asking for FCSA umbrella's now ?
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