Reply to: Anyone else suffering from a holiday lull?

[Bee]

With this post, I'm not feeling so bad knowing that i'm not the only one.

[Boo]

Of course there will be exceptions but if someone is sitting on the bench for 12 months demanding £700 p/d and turning his nose up at £550 p/d all the while he deserves everything he gets.

Maybe, maybe not... https://www.google.com/search?as_q=l...pe=&as_rights=

Boo

[MrMarkyMark]

Of course there will be exceptions but if someone is sitting on the bench for 12 months demanding £700 p/d and turning his nose up at £550 p/d all the while he deserves everything he gets.

One very savvy woman contractor, I first met on site, 16 years ago now, gave me some great first time contractor tips.

One of which was "never fix your rate".
She then said, "Then you will be doing this, in the future, for as long as I have".

Good advice.

[LucidDementia]

Some people get lucky, for me this year has been very poor, I have never seen it so quiet locally. It sure as hell aint going to pick up from now to the end of the year.

I get lucky. Every time I want a contract.

To be brutally honest the more time I spend on these forums the more I think there are many contractors who are either not as good as they imagine themselves to be or worth a lot less than they imagine themselves to be. The result of either of these things is bench time. And rightly so.

Of course there will be exceptions but if someone is sitting on the bench for 12 months demanding £700 p/d and turning his nose up at £550 p/d all the while he deserves everything he gets.

[Yonmons]

Some people get lucky, for me this year has been very poor, I have never seen it so quiet locally. It sure as hell aint going to pick up from now to the end of the year.

[uk contractor]

Especially when you have been involved for all of five minutes

Or work for £5.50 per hour not 550 per day

[MrMarkyMark]

Rubbish, according to the 'What a result' thread. All is fine in the contracting world.

Especially when you have been involved for all of five minutes

[vadhert]

Rubbish, according to the 'What a result' thread. All is fine in the contracting world.

[psychocandy]

Seeing a lot of crap rates at the moment. :-(

[BlasterBates]

After speaking to a lot of agents recently I am starting to realise the no1 reason behind the recent lull in some IT sectors is the April 2016 contractor implications. This is making many convert contract roles to perm or simply make do with existing resource

The changes if they are introduced will mean risk for the client, so yes this makes sense. They will wait for the announcements, then they need a few weeks for the legal beagles to work out their strategy.

I think this will dampen demand somewhat but shouldn't prevent clients from hiring until March, shouldn't affect extensions.

[BolshieBastard]

Well Ive been extended to December then a new contract offered with the same client from January to March.

This time of year is never much cop for picking up contracts but can be done.

[oliverson]

After speaking to a lot of agents recently I am starting to realise the no1 reason behind the recent lull in some IT sectors is the April 2016 contractor implications. This is making many convert contract roles to perm or simply make do with existing resource

More like wishful thinking on the part of the client (trying to save money) or the agent (trying to get the commission on placing a permie candidate). Pretty soon the penny will drop it ain't gonna happen no matter what the government do. Not for proper contractors anyway.

[MrMarkyMark]

After speaking to a lot of agents recently I am starting to realise the no1 reason behind the recent lull in some IT sectors is the April 2016 contractor implications. This is making many convert contract roles to perm or simply make do with existing resource

Hmmmm, unsure how much truth there really is in this.
May just be agent speculation.

[uk contractor]

After speaking to a lot of agents recently I am starting to realise the no1 reason behind the recent lull in some IT sectors is the April 2016 contractor implications. This is making many convert contract roles to perm or simply make do with existing resource

[wantacontract]

Well I think the market has picked up a little this week - two interviews and an offer.
Anyone else notice this?
Bit of a carp rate (£300/day), but just about worthy of a banana I think

it's a living and gets you off the bench....