Reply to: Contractor Market

[DimPrawn]

Agent has said 15% cut for all contractors on site from next April. Wonder what will happen then.......

Unless your current rate is at least 15% over market rates or it is a really cushy number, I'd be in a flash.

[BlasterBates]

...interesting Bob.

Where are you ?

Is this "Big Public Sector Project", bank, Telco ??

.NET ?

[bobhope]

Agent has said 15% cut for all contractors on site from next April. Wonder what will happen then.......

[Shimano105]

perm. finally. still, it pays the bills for now.

[hattra]

Just been offered an extension until end of Feb, but there's an opportunity just come up on twice the rate, and commutable from home that I'd much prefer to take (if I cam even get a bl00dy interview there). Mind you I'm glad of anything I can get, after 3 years on "Plan B"

[VectraMan]

Two weeks to go for me. I was expecting to be twiddling my thumbs until next year, but I have what I think is a very strong possibility in the pipeline to start straight away. And it's back to my old rate too (took a 15% cut in April to get something ).

[SallyAnne]

You just happen to be lucky enough to live in an area that has a shortage of bus drivers

Ah Forumbore - are you still hating me over that little Futisu argument?!

Lets make friends man

[n5gooner]

re-signed until end of Jan and the client has said they want me for at least 6 months after that !! Keep being asked to go for interviews, turned down a 70k perm job with benifits as its not right for me at the mo. Things are looking ok as far as I can see....

[dmini]

Finished last Tuesday. phone calls, lots of woffle from agencies but no work yet. Not that I'm panicking yet but

[Forumbore]

I finished my gig a week ago and thought I'd be off until early next year, but 3 jobs appearred up here in the sunny North East on friday morning!

tulipe money like, but fine to tide me over. So here's hoping...

You just happen to be lucky enough to live in an area that has a shortage of bus drivers

[Torran]

Market seems to be booming at the moment. I've just got a 10% rise to my best ever rate for the next six months

[swamp]

Market seems to be booming at the moment. I've just got a 10% rise to my best ever rate for the next six months

[Viktor]

Got a gig until January next year...no permiedom for me, put down 50k offer last month. I'm thinking to have a break next year in February, not quite sure yet...
Anyway the market looks quite tulipe now in telecom in terms of number of contracts, not price.
Btw, how many of you would choose a contract abroad? I would like to dive into one next year, just waiting for the proper moment...

Viktor

[SallyAnne]

I finished my gig a week ago and thought I'd be off until early next year, but 3 jobs appearred up here in the sunny North East on friday morning!

tulipe money like, but fine to tide me over. So here's hoping...

[kramer]

still on contract til january... doubt i would look to go permie to be honest..
weren't we saying 3 weeks ago how good the market was at the moment ...at least for developers...