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IT contractors flee UK
News IT contractors are continuing to leaving the UK because of the uncertainty created by legislation such as IR35, according to new research. But the climate in which contractors operate in is very different, with IR35 now in full effect and a...
[August 18, 2003, 15:05]
IT contractors face tough times Down Under
News The changing economic climate is taking its toll on Australian IT contractors, as they struggle to pull in the same dollars they were 18 months ago. Justyn Griffin, a manager at recruitment consultancy Julia Ross IT, says many contractors have...
[February 1, 2002, 16:13]
IT contractors facing pay cuts
News Shout99, a news Web site for contract workers, has reported that both Credit Suisse First Boston and Hewlett-Packard have cut contractors' rates by ten percent. Under IR35 some contractors are treated as employees by the Inland Revenue, forcing...
[July 25, 2001, 12:22]
IT contractors face big rate cuts
News IT contractors are facing substantial pay cuts as big companies seek to cut costs. It wouldn't be a concern to us if all of our IT contractors walked out over this, obviously we hope they won't, but it wouldn't affect the services or products we...
[May 29, 2002, 11:19]
IT contractors focus on job security
News Long-term unemployment is on the up for UK IT contractors and job-security fears are increasingly on their minds. According to the survey, IT contractors are now less interested in prioritising softer issues, such as status, prestige and work/life...
[October 29, 2008, 6:30]
IT contractors cut out the middle-men
News It's more about giving the contractors some feedback and encouraging them to do the best they can. However, the majority of professionals available are independent contractors, according to Hayes. Resource Exchange -- an Australian b2b exchange for...
[May 21, 2002, 11:19]
IT contractors upbeat about job prospects
News IT contractors are upbeat about job prospects despite talk of a recession in the UK. Just nine percent of contractors said they are very concerned about finding work in the current economic climate, according to research from IT recruitment company...
[February 21, 2008, 7:49]
IT contractors squeezed into permanent jobs
News IT contractors continue to be squeezed by employers as their rates are cut. The number of contractors who have left self-employment to become permanent employees has doubled since June 2000 and the number out of work has more than tripled...
[July 12, 2002, 18:27]
IT contractors face new tax battle
News The hearing could have massive implications for thousands of small businesses, said the Professional Contractors Group, which is funding the case of Geoff and Diana Jones of West Sussex, who run a small IT consulting firm called Arctic Systems.
[June 14, 2004, 12:10]
August was hot for IT contractors
News August proved to be a good month for IT contractors with hourly rates reaching a high for the year, and contractors fluent in SAP software proved particularly highly sought after. The data is based on average rates for contractors working in the...
[August 30, 2005, 16:40]
More jobs for public sector IT contractors
News The demand for IT contractors to work in the public sector has risen sharply, according to research published on Tuesday by a recruitment company. CW Jobs has found that the number of IT contractors who found jobs in the public sector increased by...
[May 10, 2005, 17:35]
Demand grows for IT contractors
News Demand for IT staff is beginning to pick up in the UK, but growth is focused on contractors in a job market that remains sluggish, according to an annual study published on Thursday by the National Computing Centre.
[February 5, 2004, 16:25]
Most IT contractors 'distort' job applications
News Tough economic conditions are driving IT contractors to lie on their job applications, according to research by The Risk Advisory Group (TRAG). Fifty-six percent of the applications over the course of the year were found to contain lies or...
[April 24, 2003, 12:03]
Olympics fuels demand for IT contractors
News With around five years to go to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, demand for IT contractors for the event is accelerating. A survey of more than 1,500 IT contractors showed the number of IT contractors in the engineering and construction sector has...
[July 26, 2007, 17:19]
Demand for IT contractors rises
News A report published this week has shown an increase in demand for IT contractors. This is the highest rate paid to contractors this year, exceeding January's previous high of £27.56. This is compounded by contractors themselves taking breaks after...
[June 29, 2005, 15:00]
IT contractors cut out the middle-men
Talkback It will also encourage IT consultants to work for more than one client at a time, part-time or short full-time contracts. This has to be a growth area for the future where companies can find people to fix short term problems or skills shortages.
[August 19, 2003, 22:09]
Demand grows for IT contractors
Talkback I don't think the article is representative of the market in general. My opinion is that this may be specific to certain areas of the market. Salaries generally appear to have been frozen for those already with a company.
[February 24, 2004, 10:03]
Demand grows for IT contractors
Talkback I think both the article and the last comment have it wrong. I work for a major IT consultancy as a full-time employee and have had my pay frozen, along with thousands of my colleagues, since 2001. There are no plans as yet, despite the so-called...
[February 9, 2004, 15:03]
Demand grows for IT contractors
Talkback I am sorry but this article and the facts contained within it are complete rubbish. I was once an IT contractor who was forced to take a permanent job because of the down turn in the market. At present within London there are few contracts...
[February 6, 2004, 8:35]
NHS IT contractors to be paid £1.1bn extra
News Connecting for Health will now pay BT £1bn, 61 percent more than the original £620m, to provide the national Spine for the NHS National Programme for IT, following a contract reset in February this year, according to a parliamentary written answer...
[September 9, 2008, 13:41]
