Reply to: Jobstats - is that an upward turn?

[d000hg]

When you reach the bottom you can go no lower.

Is this a comment about chutney spoons?

[Cyberman]

I think may help you with the answer !!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8204642.stm

[TiroFijo]

I don't think so. Loads of people are complaining of rates being £200-250 on advertised roles right now.

I was askewd by an agent if I would consider a gig 100 miles away for £200/day; I told him that for that the lowest would be £300/day. I don't see any difference between £200/day and being a permy. In the current climate I would do £250/day if it was not more than 45min away but would be always looking for something better paid.

I seen another gig adverised for £190/day, are people actually applying for these?

[Stan.goodvibes]

When you reach the bottom you can go no lower.

The bottom? you were looky. We used to DREAM of being at the bottom...

[swamp]

Definitely on the up. And you're looking at the wrong graph too.

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

I don't give a tulip how many permie jobs there are out there.

[CheeseSlice]

No. It is just 'noise'.

It is now July. That graph will continue to go down and then stay flat until September.

Happy days.

Wrong!

[cojak]

That little blip upward is what other experts term a "dead cat bounce".

[d000hg]

fixed that for you

I don't think so. Loads of people are complaining of rates being £200-250 on advertised roles right now.

[Not So Wise]

That seems quite high, about £350/day, considering so many people here are on <£300.

It's "advertised" rates not what they really were

[alreadypacked]

That seems quite high, about £350/day, considering so many people here are on >£300.

fixed that for you

[d000hg]

The average rates advertised are: £46/hour

That seems quite high, about £350/day, considering so many people here are on <£300.

[DimPrawn]

That little blip upward is what the experts term a "green shoot".

[PM-Junkie]

Isn't it just seasonal variations? I expect an upward turn in Sep/Oct : but only due to the time of year.

Steady on...that's verging on being a semi-positive comment. Be careful or your head will explode.

I should go scour through the torygraph for some more doom and gloom stories if I were you.

[BrilloPad]

I think the IT job market may have bottomed out but make up your own mind on the shape of the 'total demand for staff' graph:

http://old.jobstats.co.uk/

After almost a year in freefall its high time for a change.

Isn't it just seasonal variations? I expect an upward turn in Sep/Oct : but only due to the time of year.

[RichardCranium]

Jobstats - is that an upward turn?

No. It is just 'noise'.

It is now July. That graph will continue to go down and then stay flat until September.

Happy days.