Reply to: Jobstats on Monday

[Board Game Geek]

Can't believe so many of you took the AndyW option

Then don't include it !

It serves no purposes except to distort results in any poll.

[bobhope]

Just to twist the knife a little, those £68 are 2000-2001 pounds which are worth about 40% more than 2008-9 pounds, so probably about £95 in today's money, so getting on for £800 a day.

Is that a large number yet SA?

[Doggy Styles]

http://www.jobstats.co.uk/

My main skill is not in the top 20 list, nor is my location, I've never used any of the agencies, and I've never heard of the 20 agents.

Is this what it's like to be welsh? I'm going back to being English.

[Bagpuss]

I'm not saying £68 per hour isn't a lot - course it is, it's very nice indeed...£550 per day. But for that to be peoples "peak", like the absolute max you'd get ever...it's a bit of a shock.

No wonder yous are all working on plan B's!

The max I have ever got close to is £500 p/d. Pharmaceuticals don't pay more than that in the UK (europe is higher), not in the last decade. I have heard sky high rates from the mid/ late 90s though, but I wasn't a contractor then. If I had not done an MSc and got onboard in banking say I may have earned a lot more. But pharmas still take people on in recessions, so I guess it levels out. Mind you it is eriely quiet now. Still £400 plus is still a lot of money in my book, more than enough to pay off my mortgage and have a sizable wedge in the bank. I am amazed though you can get £550 a say with an agency taking 20% plus, but I guess there are fewer bugetary restraints in the pubic sector, after all it's only tax money and that's free!

[shoes]

What are your main skills Sally

Minorities box ticker.

Shes an orangey. And a woman!


Positive discrimination, hence roles in public sector.

[SallyAnne]

Never had that much and I've got an MSc. But then I've never worked in the overinflated public sector.

I'm not saying £68 per hour isn't a lot - course it is, it's very nice indeed...£550 per day. But for that to be peoples "peak", like the absolute max you'd get ever...it's a bit of a shock.

No wonder yous are all working on plan B's!

[Bagpuss]

Your peak hourly rate was £68?!!

What do you pleb's do that means the absolute max you ever get is £68 per hour?

Never had that much and I've got an MSc. But then I've never worked in the overinflated public sector.

[swamp]

Sorry, it does take a day or two from month end to gather all the stats, run the analysis, identify new skills (see if you can spot the new topical "skill") and then create and upload the site.

Note the yearly drops around Xmas time, I fear that we have not hit this dip so could well see some higher volume drops come the new year.

I will try and update the site in a couple of weeks so we can see what the volumes are like then.

Just like job volumes, contract rates also seem to be taking a bit of a knock. Again, expect this to continue into the new year.

Work going well on the new site. Things like being able to show rates for different years etc will be handy to get a better view of rate and volume drops as the current graphs are getting a bit packed.

Keep up the good work. Looks like there was a very slight upturn last month.

[jobstats.co.uk]

Looks like "AndyW" was the correct poll option.

http://www.jobstats.co.uk/



(to be fair, Jobstats said it may be Tuesday...)

Sorry, it does take a day or two from month end to gather all the stats, run the analysis, identify new skills (see if you can spot the new topical "skill") and then create and upload the site.

Note the yearly drops around Xmas time, I fear that we have not hit this dip so could well see some higher volume drops come the new year.

I will try and update the site in a couple of weeks so we can see what the volumes are like then.

Just like job volumes, contract rates also seem to be taking a bit of a knock. Again, expect this to continue into the new year.

Work going well on the new site. Things like being able to show rates for different years etc will be handy to get a better view of rate and volume drops as the current graphs are getting a bit packed.

[swamp]

Looks like "AndyW" was the correct poll option.

http://www.jobstats.co.uk/



(to be fair, Jobstats said it may be Tuesday...)

[gingerjedi]

60 for me SA

What are your main skills Sally

Negotiation by the looks of it.

[EternalOptimist]

Your peak hourly rate was £68?!!

What do you pleb's do that means the absolute max you ever get is £68 per hour?

60 for me SA

What are your main skills Sally

[TheFaQQer]

Your peak hourly rate was £68?!!

What do you pleb's do that means the absolute max you ever get is £68 per hour?

Not everything pays as much as your niche market, my dear!

[tay]

Your peak hourly rate was £68?!!

What do you pleb's do that means the absolute max you ever get is £68 per hour?

We all wish we were you SA.... you are amazing... and you earn so much.... can I have your autograph please?

[swamp]

I voted 'down'. The contract market seems to roughly mirror the stock market. Compare and contrast:

FTSE since '96

http://www.moneyweek.com/financialchartimage.aspx?show_header=1&tiny_chart= 1&chart_primary_ticker=UKX&chart_time_period=All&c o_dimension^width=510&co_dimension^height=349&fina nce_chart=1&plot_colour=fffff2&chart_moving_av erage_1_type=sma&chart_moving_average_1_period =&chart_moving_average_2_type=sma&chart_mo ving_average_2_period=&chart_moving_average_3_ type=sma&chart_moving_average_3_period=

JobStats

http://www.jobstats.co.uk/jobstats.d...S.d/index.html