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Research carried out by a pre-employment screening company shows that the demand for IT contractors in the financial services industry fell by nearly half during October.
(Nov 10, 2008 in
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JP Morgan joins a host of other banks and slashes its contractor rates by 15%.
(Oct 30, 2008 in
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A new report shows that financial services contractors have seen their average rates slashed by 12% over the past 12 months.
(Oct 6, 2008 in
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With the media reporting 24/7 doom and gloom on the UK's economic prospects, is there any evidence that rates have started to drop within the contracting industry?
(Sep 23, 2008 in
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Following recent IT contractor rate cuts, 5% of the permanent IT staff at HBOS are to be culled as part of a "streamlining" process.
(Aug 19, 2008 in
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IT Contractors at two more major banks are being subjected to across the board rate cuts, as the banking downturn continues.
(Aug 5, 2008 in
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A guide to IT contract rates - what hourly rate can you expect as an IT Contractor, and key rate resources.
(Aug 1, 2008 in
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According to an interim management recruitment specialist, the winners in the credit crunch are likely to be temporary staff, contractors and interims as companies try to avoid adding permanent employeers to the payroll.
(Jul 29, 2008 in
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A recent poll of engineering contractors reveals that 63% believe their contract rates will rise over the next year, despite the effects of the predicted economic downturn on other sectors of the economy.
(Jul 2, 2008 in
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Leading IT contractor recruiter, Parity, has predicted a promising 2008 for public sector IT, despite the so-called "credit crunch".
(Jun 24, 2008 in
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According to a leading tech website, a major city bank has asked its IT contractors to take a 10% rate cut or a quick exit from the company. Another bank imposes an 11% cut on its contractor workforce.
(Jun 2, 2008 in
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We recently received an email from a permie who is considering going contracting. He was concerned about the state of the IT Contracting market and if he should leave his current job before searching for contracts.
(Apr 29, 2008 in
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IT contract rates remained static during the final quarter of 2007, although there were apparent changes within regions and skill-sets
(Apr 17, 2008 in
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A recent poll suggests that the "credit crunch" has made IT contractors a less attractive option than permies, as IT chiefs are forced to reign back on spending.
(Apr 16, 2008 in
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Hourly rates for engineering contractors are expected to rise in 2008 due to the buoyant demand for their skills, according to a recent poll.
(Apr 10, 2008 in
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New research suggests that the number of IT Contractors 'on the bench' has begun to rise as the 'credit crunch' begins to hit home, but contractor unemployment remains very low.
(Apr 4, 2008 in
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Oracle IT contractors are likely to enjoy an increase in demand for their skills in 2008 according to a leading contractor job site.
(Feb 26, 2008 in
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Fears of an economic downturn are forcing top project managers in the digital, telecoms and media industry to cut their contract rates, according to new research.
(Feb 12, 2008 in
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Despite the media frenzy following the "credit crunch", IT contractors working in the financial services sector have seen an 11% rise in contract rates over the past six months.
(Feb 1, 2008 in
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Most IT Contractors expect to see their rates rise by 5-10% over the coming year, according to new research.
(Jan 8, 2008 in
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SAP skills look set to be the most in demand in 2008, according to a leading IT contract recruitment site.
(Nov 23, 2007 in
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The findings from the latest SkillsMarket/ATSCo iProfile Skills Survey showed a continuing increase in the reported hourly rates of IT contractors
(Jun 11, 2007 in
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More than half of the UK’s IT contractors expect an inflation-busting rate hike of at least ten cent in 2007
(Jan 29, 2007 in
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A surge in demand for interim IT Directors, as organisations kick-start new IT projects, has pushed pay up 34% over the past year to £80 per hour, according to new research.
(Jul 26, 2006 in
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The share of IT contractors working on public sector IT projects has declined for the first time in three years, according to a new report.
(Jun 14, 2006 in
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IT Contract vacancies were up by 5.4% during the first quarter of 2006. With the exception of the last quarter 2005 contract vacancies have been rising each quarter for over three years.
(May 3, 2006 in
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Freelance IT contractors working in the City have reached the psychologically significant 50GBP per hour pay barrier for the first time since the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks.
(Feb 17, 2006 in
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