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This is a key point. Having a recruitment company as the intermediary generally does not feel business like.
@Thunderlizard - Really good points, I have had many agents on the phone to me who have really not taken much time to read past ASP.NET C# or whatever other skill their client is asking...
I did not imagine I was the first to ask this but I get no results on search in the forum.
I did work through one agency that paid weekly and that was good for cash flow. I have heard of people contracting direct and there is often some issue with getting paid late which could be a hassle...
I have been contracting nearly four years. but my contacts have been quite long so i havent been around that much so still feel like there is much I don't know. From your question I get the sense that there is something naiive about my question.
Is it better to contract direct and not through an Agency?
Whenever I have tried I don't seem to get much interest from clients, but I find it easy to find contracts via Agents. Is there some advantage for the clients to just deal with Agents rather than going direct.
I have found it pretty good in London at the moment. The market in banking sector seems really strong and that's taking a lot of people out of the market in London and creating demand in other areas.
I am ASP.NET C# Web developer (Not in banking or related) and I have recently ended a long...