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during contract negotiations I've found it helps if you go down on your employer, I did it last time and increased my rate to £14.75 p/h.
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Originally posted by Funkywood View PostSupply seems to be exceeding demand in .Net world too.
I was turning down £400 a day in September and now with 7 months extra agile experience at an investment bank I'm struggling to find many jobs paying over £320. Some investment that was.
I went for one at £350 and the guy said I was good but someone undercut me by £100!
So stop encouraging people to move into .Net, there's enough of us already.
That's the vibes I'm getting anyway.
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Play the game
When DP says: 'SAP is great-go for it!' he doesn't want more competition for .Net
Conversely when MB says: '.Net is great-go for it!' he doesn't want competition for SAP.
(I am sure I got it the right way round)
Bit of a charade game this, can we all play?
My turn now: 'PRINCE2 is great-go for it!'
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A fellow contractor at my client site started contracting in the eighties as a business analyst on £1250 per day. He landed a 12 monther with a 12 month extension as his first 2 contracts. He bought 4 houses at the end of the 2 years, kept them for 20 years and sold 3/4 a couple years ago.
Now he 'contracts' for fun but is on less that half the rate he was on in 1985
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'A fellow contractor at my client site works in SAP and he has 20 BTL properties',
I wonder how comfortable he is feeling in these times of financial uncertainty ?
Guess he is busy every evening reading the Dummies Guide to Net for ex SAP people.
Milan.
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Originally posted by milanbenes View Postdon't listen to DimPrawn, sap's gone to the dogs, it's all .Net these days.
Milan.
The real money is in SAP , all other skills pay peanuts.
Get into SAP as soon as you can.
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostDoes it though? You have to spend a lot of time away from your family, huge commuting or housing costs in London and what's left is taxed heavily.
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don't listen to DimPrawn, sap's gone to the dogs, it's all .Net these days.
Dim, you missed one point in your post, and that is, the rate might be low, BUT, it is a damn site easier to find a contract, or another higher paying contract if you already have a contract (same is true for pulling birds by the way), therefore komrade, you'd be better to be in a contract on a low rate to get through the bad times than on the bench and trying to find a contract
still, quitters are good for the rest of, the more quitters there are the more chance the rest of us have of staying in work
Milan.
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Originally posted by oracleslave View PostBeats the bench in hard times though.
There comes a point where you are better of changing career to something with a future and vast pay. Only plumbing and SAP come to mind.
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Originally posted by TazMaN View Post£250 however is utter tulipe.
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostAn average plumber in central London can command over £100K pa. Thats fitting taps and running tubing to a radiator.
Anyone working in IT in London on less than £400 per day is wasting their time.
£250 however is utter tulipe.
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An average plumber in central London can command over £100K pa. Thats fitting taps and running tubing to a radiator.
Anyone working in IT in London on less than £400 per day is wasting their time.
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Originally posted by chicane View Post£250 in London. Would that even cover the costs of the Tube journey and lunch?
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