BBC File on Four

[Mich the Tester]

When I worked for HP they were charging a client 1500 a day for me. I was 36K a year ... I became a contractor soon arfter!

Similar story for me. My old boss hired me out to Accidenture for 850 euros per day. Accidenture charged their client 1500 per day. I earned 40,000 euros per year and had to haggle with my boss over the 20 euros per day food budget while staying in a Bastion Hotel at 50 euros per night. My test manager on that project was a contractor who told me all about contracting. When I took the leap shortly after the project he offered me a contract at his new clientco.

[Jeebo72]

When I worked for HP they were charging a client 1500 a day for me. I was 36K a year ... I became a contractor soon arfter!

[Spacecadet]

How much does Accenture pay you? They charge the government £200,000 a year per contractor.

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Was planning to make the same post but stayed offline last night...

Great program, showed up exactly whats wrong with IT in this country; over complicated, over ambitious and badly run

[Pondlife]

£833 per day (based on 240 days a year) if it's exc VAT, £710 if it's inc VAT.

Quite cheap for one of the big boys.

No one's actually surprised by this are they?

[Paddy]

File on Four re Government IT Projects.

It’s the usual big three players in the Government IT projects failure however, these project failures point to incompetence by both parties. I would disagree, I think it is corruption with backhanders.

[Platypus]

I'm worth every penny

[Menelaus]

How much does Accenture pay you? They charge the government £200,000 a year per contractor.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlive/bbc_radio_fourfm/

FFS, how much?!

[Paddy]

How much does Accenture pay you? They charge the government £200,000 a year per contractor.

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