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  • SuperZ
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    Ardesco, they offered the rise without asking?

    In my line it's definatley picking up and at next extension I'm asking for rate rise or I'm off as things are that bouyant, and I could do with a change but a rate rise will secure me for another three months (as I'm close to home ATM)

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  • Fred Bloggs
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    Originally posted by Ardesco View Post
    Testing market seems pretty buoyant atm, I've had quite a few calls, a couple of interviews and then at the last minute current gig offered a 6 month extension with a pay rise.

    BOOMED
    Nice one!

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  • SillyMilly
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    I'm just back on the market from today, and it does seem a bit better than this time last year.

    But I'll have a more educated view in a couple of weeks.................

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  • Ardesco
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    Testing market seems pretty buoyant atm, I've had quite a few calls, a couple of interviews and then at the last minute current gig offered a 6 month extension with a pay rise.

    BOOMED

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  • Advocate
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    How bad is it in the UK? Is it improving? Is it really as bleak as a bleak moor on a bleak night in the bleak northern hills?

    Anyone giving up and going permaslave?

    Anyone on plan B?

    Here in Holland there’s certainly been some improvement on last year. I did a lot of preparation for plan B last year, thinking I’d need it, but now that I don’t, I’m actually very motivated to do it; I want to rebuild the warchest first though. In a way, the tuliptiness of 2009 had a bright side for me; it forced me to consider all the other things I can do and showed me that I can actually do quite well in something other than this IT lark.

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  • Moscow Mule
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    I'm going to continue milking the contracting cow for a while longer yet, but I can see a need to re-skill in the medium term (18-24 months).

    I'm ideally placed at the moment to angle for a re-skill permie position over that timeframe as I'm working at a software vendor who has a lot of new products on the horizon. If I can tack myself onto one of those then I will be laughing...

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  • DiscoStu
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    Can only speak for testing, seems to be picking up.

    Some Test Manager roles being advertised, which is generally a good sign and a pre-cursor to Test Analyst roles appearing.

    Saying that, I'm very very grateful that I'm currently in a gig that looks like it's going to run and run...

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  • Mich the Tester
    started a topic Contract market

    Contract market

    How bad is it in the UK? Is it improving? Is it really as bleak as a bleak moor on a bleak night in the bleak northern hills?

    Anyone giving up and going permaslave?

    Anyone on plan B?

    Here in Holland there’s certainly been some improvement on last year. I did a lot of preparation for plan B last year, thinking I’d need it, but now that I don’t, I’m actually very motivated to do it; I want to rebuild the warchest first though. In a way, the tuliptiness of 2009 had a bright side for me; it forced me to consider all the other things I can do and showed me that I can actually do quite well in something other than this IT lark.

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